Value Colleges Releases Top 50 Ranking of Best Value Online Undergraduate Business Schools for 2017

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 15, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Value Colleges (www.valuecolleges.com), an online guide to the best values in undergraduate and graduate education, is pleased to share their Top 50 Best Value Online Undergraduate Business Schools for 2017 at http://www.valuecolleges.com/rankings/best-value-online-undergraduate-business-schools-for-2017/.

The growth of the global economy in the years since the 2008 recession has led to an explosion of managerial positions, but for working adults without a bachelor's degree, those higher-paying, more secure jobs can be out of reach. For this reason, many in the workforce are turning to online degree programs that offer a non-traditional path to obtaining a higher education degree. Unfortunately, there are predatory diploma mills ready to exploit the demand created by these prospective students, making it more difficult for non-traditional students to be sure they are earning a degree that will have real job-market value. This is why Value Colleges analyzed the field and developed the Top 50 ranking of the Best Value Online Undergraduate Business Schools. Every college and university represented on this ranking is regionally accredited, reputable, and proven to return their students' online investments.

The Value Colleges ranking is based on the following metrics: reputability (based on U.S. News & World Report Overall score); ROI (according to data from Payscale); and cost (online per-credit-rate as sourced from the school).

Placing first in this ranking is the University of Florida, in Gainesville, Florida, while the University of Wyoming in Laramie, Wyoming, placed second, and the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, placed third. Value Colleges congratulates the top three, as well as all fifty schools who made this ranking.

The full list, in alphabetical order, reads as follows:

Appalachian State University - Boone, NC

Arizona State University - Tempe, AZ

Bentley University - Waltham, MA

California State University, East Bay - Hayward, CA

Drexel University - Philadelphia, PA

Drury University - Springfield, MO

East Carolina University - Greenville, NC

Fayetteville State University - Fayetteville, NC

Florida Atlantic University - Boca Raton, FL

Florida International University - Miami, FL

Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS

Kennesaw State University - Kennesaw, GA

McNeese State University - Lake Charles, LA

Minnesota State University Moorhead - Moorhead, MN

Morehead State University - Morehead, KY

Murray State University - Murray, KY

Northeastern University - Boston, MA

Ohio University - Athens, OH

Oklahoma State University - Stillwater, OK

Penn State World Campus - University Park, PA

Quinnipiac University - Hamden, CT

Rider University - Lawrenceville, NJ

Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ

Saint Joseph's College of Maine - Standish, ME

Southern Illinois University - Carbondale, IL

Southern Utah University - Cedar City, UT

Stephen F. Austin State University - Nacogdoches, TX

Temple University - Philadelphia, PA

University of Alabama - Tuscaloosa, AL

University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ

University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AR

University of Central Arkansas - Conway, AR

University of Colorado Colorado Springs - Colorado Springs, CO

University of Florida - Gainesville, FL

University of Georgia - Athens, GA

University of Illinois at Chicago - Chicago, IL

University of Louisiana Monroe - Monroe, LA

University of Massachusetts - Amherst, MA

University of Massachusetts Dartmouth - Dartmouth, MA

University of Massachusetts Lowell - Lowell, MA

University of Michigan Flint - Flint, MI

University of North Carolina Greensboro - Greensboro, NC

University of South Carolina - Columbia, SC

University of Southern Mississippi - Hattiesburg, MS

University of Virginia - Charlottesville, VA

University of Wisconsin eCampus

University of Wyoming - Laramie, WY

Washington State University - Pullman, WA

Western Carolina University - Cullowhee, NC

West Texas A&M University - Canyon, TX

"Once upon a time," editor Carrie Sealey-Morris explains, "it was possible to work one's way up from a position in a company's mailroom into a managerial position, but in today's business world of heightened competition, working one's way up the chain of command from an entry level position is unlikely." Online degree programs are a crucial means for bridging this gap. Working adults who would otherwise have to find free evenings or weekends, or adapt their work schedules around traditional university hours, can attend school with minimal disruption to their work schedule.

Carrie Sealey-Morris
Lead Editor, Value Colleges
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