2020 News Stories
College of Education’s online graduate programs climb 14 points in U.S. News rankings
In the newly released “Best Online Graduate Programs in Education,” rankings, the USF College of Education is recognized as one of the top 60 schools in the nation.
The University of South Florida (USF)’s College of Education was recognized nationally for its online graduate education programs, climbing to no. 55 in the 2020 rankings released by U.S. News and World Report in January.
U.S. News and World Report evaluates several factors to rank the best online graduation education degree programs, including faculty credentials, graduation rates and student services and technologies. In 2019’s edition of the rankings list, the College of Education was ranked no. 69.
In the 2018-19 academic year, the College of Education developed 19 online courses, adding courses such as “Gender and the Educational Process,” “Technology for Leading and Learning” and “The History of Education in the US” to its expanding catalog of distance learning options.
“The USF College of Education has consistently invested in resources to support e-learning environments and faculty efforts towards online course development and the creation of fully-online programs and graduate certificates,” said Robert C. Knoeppel, Dean of the College of Education. “These efforts align with our goals of providing students with the skills needed to utilize emerging technologies and supporting collaborative, digitally-enhanced learning across all of our programs.”
For more information regarding the U.S. News and World Report's Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings, please visit the U.S. News and World Report website.
About the USF College of Education:
Home to more than 2,200 students and 130 faculty members, the University of South Florida College of Education values high-quality education and excellence in research, teaching and learning. The College of Education is nationally accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP), and its educator preparation programs are fully approved by the Florida Department of Education.