MET Online Master’s Programs Climb U.S. News & World Report Poll for 2024, with 3 Top-10 Placements
For the 11th straight year, Metropolitan College online master’s degree programs have been deemed among the best in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. This year, three graduate programs netted top-10 ratings, with each climbing above last year’s rankings.
MET’s online MS in Criminal Justice, which has placed top-4 each year since 2015, is ranked #3 nationally among the Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Programs for 2024, up from #4 a year ago. MET placed third after UC Irvine and the University of New Haven and tied with Sam Houston State University, Texas Christian University, and UMass–Lowell.
MET’s online master’s degree programs in management—including the MS in Applied Business Analytics, the MS in Enterprise Risk Management, the MS in Financial Management, the MS in Global Marketing Management, the MS in Insurance Management, the MS in Project Management, and the MS in Supply Chain Management—placed #6 among the Best Online Master’s in Business Programs (non-MBA), up from #9 a year ago. Coming in just after Michigan State and University of Georgia, MET’s management programs outranked Duke University, Florida International University, Kansas State University, University of Texas at Dallas, and University of Connecticut, all of which landed in the ninth spot.
MET’s online MS in Applied Data Analytics, MS in Computer Information Systems, MS in Health Informatics, and MS in Software Development are collectively ranked #8 in the nation among 2024’s Best Online Master’s in Computer Information Technology Programs, up from #10 last year and continuing their run of consecutive years of top-10 ratings, which dates to 2015. This ranking bested University of Cincinnati, North Carolina A&T State University, Stevens Institute of Technology, and Rice University.
Metropolitan College Dean Tanya Zlateva welcomed news of the programs’ rise in prestige. “These are excellent results that underscore the consistency of our online programs,” she said. “Our resilience and improvement in the U.S. News rankings is the result of our community’s dedication to excellence in our academics and student support systems, an eagle eye on the emerging needs of industry, keen awareness of areas in need of improvement, and deep commitment to our mission.”