UMass Amhert gets good grades for online degree programs

Online bachelor's degree programs offered by the University of Massachusetts Amherst were recently ranked 24th overall among American universities by U.S. News & World Report.

The determination was made based on a survey of 217 schools that looked at student engagement, faculty credentials and training, peer reputation, student services and technology.

The university’s Isenberg School of Management's online MBA program ranked 12th, while its M.S. program in accounting ranked 29th. The nursing program ranked 13th and the graduate science education program placed 101st.

Graduate rankings took admissions selectivity into account.