SRU collects 37 Intelligent.com program rankings, named Best Online College in Pennsylvania
Slippery Rock University was recognized by Intelligent.com 37 times in its 2022 program rankings, including No. 1 on the list of Best Online Colleges in Pennsylvania.
Jan. 6, 2021
SLIPPERY ROCK, Pa. — Intelligent.com has recognized Slippery Rock University in 37 categories of its 2022 rankings of the top programs in the U.S., including a No. 1 ranking on its list of Best Online Colleges in Pennsylvania. Intelligent.com, an online resource that "helps students make informed decisions about higher education programs," compared more than 700 programs from 2,900 colleges and universities in the nation.
SRU also garnered No. 1 rankings on the lists for Best Online Doctorate in Special Education Programs, Best Online Master's in Elementary Education Programs and Best Online Master's in Social Studies Degree Programs, beating out large state flagship and land-grant universities, including the University of Florida, Auburn University and the University of Missouri.
Eight other SRU programs were ranked No. 2 and were among 17 others from SRU in program categories that earned top-5 rankings and 30 in the top 10.
Intelligent.com researchers identified the best programs in the nation based on flexibility, faculty, course strength, cost and reputation. They used a methodology that ranked each program on a scale from 0 to 100 across five categories: program strength, student readiness, return on investment, cost and student engagement.
SRU achieved a score of 99.3 for Best Online Colleges in Pennsylvania, edging Duquesne University on the list and obtaining the researchers' "Intelligent Pick" designation.
SRU offers 22 graduate degree, certificate and endorsement programs that are offered 100% online. The University also offers seven online bachelor's degree completion programs for degrees in accounting, health care administration and management, management, leadership studies, nursing, philanthropy and nonprofit management, and liberal arts.
Intelligent.com also recognized SRU on the following rankings:
- Best History Degree Programs (No. 2)
- Best Master's in Environmental Management Degree Programs (No. 2)
- Best Master's in K-12 Education Degree Programs (No. 2)
- Best Master's in Law Enforcement Administration Degree Programs (No. 2)
- Best Master's in Math Education Degree Programs (No. 2)
- Best Master's in Social Studies Degree Programs (No. 2)
- Best Master's in English Language Learning Degree Programs (No. 2)
- Best Online Master's in English Programs (No. 2)
- Best Master's in History Degree Programs (No. 3)
- Best Master's in Elementary Education Degree Programs (No. 4)
- Best Master's in Reading And Literacy Degree Programs (No. 4)
- Best Master's in Secondary Education Degree Programs (No. 4)
- Best Sports Management Degree Programs (No. 4)
- Best Master's in Criminal Justice Degree Programs (No. 6)
- Best Master's in Education Degree Programs (No. 6)
- Best Master's in Health informatics Degree Programs (No. 6)
- Best Master's in Data Science Degree Programs (No. 6)
- Most Affordable Master's Degree Programs (No. 6)
- Best Master's in Special Education Degree Programs (No. 7)
- Best Online Master's in English Language Learning Programs (No. 7)
- Best Online Master's in Environmental Management Programs (No. 7)
- Best Online History Degree Programs (No. 8)
- Best Online Master's in Reading and Literacy Programs (No. 8)
- Best Online Master's in Data Science Programs (No. 10)
- Best Online Master's in History Programs (No. 10)
- Best RN to BSN Programs (No. 10)
- Best Online Master's in Health Informatics Programs (No. 12)
- Best Online Master's in Law Enforcement Administration Programs (No. 12)
- Best Online Master's in Special Education Programs (No. 13)
- Best Colleges in Pennsylvania (No. 19)
- Best Online Master's in Criminal Justice Programs (No. 19)
- Best Online Master's in Math Education Programs (No. 27)
- Best Online RN to BSN Programs (No. 34)
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