KU online graduate degree in special education ranked No. 1 in the U.S.; other KU programs also ranked

The University of Kansas’ online graduate degree program in special education continues to be the top-ranked program in the country, according to the new rankings from U.S. News & World Report.

In addition, two other online degree programs in the school of education were ranked in the top 20, while the University of Kansas’ online MBA program moved into the top 15 rankings among public business schools.

The online master’s degree in special education offered by KU’s School of Education & Human Sciences was ranked No. 1 by U.S. News & World Report in its recently released “Best Online Programs” report. The special education program also was ranked No. 1 in the country last year.

In addition, the education school had its online master’s in educational administration ranked No. 12, up from No. 13 a year ago, while the school’s online master’s degree in curriculum and instruction moved up one spot in the rankings to No. 14.

Overall, KU’s school of education had its entire slate of online master’s offerings ranked as No. 34 in the country. The school ranked No. 10 for veterans seeking an online degree in education.

The KU School of Business ranked No. 16 nationally — and No. 13 among public universities — for its online master of business administration program. That was an improvement of four spots from last year’s rankings. The report also ranked KU’s online MBA program 10th for veterans.

KU’s nursing and engineering schools also were included in the rankings. The nursing school ranked 57th for its online master’s in nursing program, while the engineering school ranked in the general category of No. 79-104 for its master’s in engineering programs.

A few other universities in the state also had notable rankings from the U.S. News & World Report publication. Kansas State University ranked No. 24 for its overall online master’s programs in education, No. 24 for is online master of business administration and No. 30 for its master’s in engineering programs. Fort Hays State also ranked No. 29 for its master’s in online nursing.

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