These Are The Best MA Colleges For Online Degrees: US News

MASSACHUSETTS — A new report released this week by U.S. News & World Report ranks online degree programs at four universities in Massachusetts among the best in the country.

The 2025 Best Online Programs rankings of nearly 1,800 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs at regionally accredited institutions Master’s programs are ranked in several disciplines: MBA, business (non-MBA), engineering, information technology, criminal justice, education and nursing.

Ranked in the top 25 programs by category from Massachusetts are:

Bachelor’s Programs

The University at Buffalo (SUNY) and the University of Florida were ranked No. 1 and No. 2, with a two-way tie for third place among the University of Illinois-Chicago and the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

In Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked No. 19.

MBA

Indiana University-Bloomington, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, and Carnegie Mellon University, respectively, topped this list.

In Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked No. 16.

Business

Carnegie Mellon University and Texas A&M University-College Station tied for first, and Arizona State University was ranked third.

In Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked No. 5, Boston University ranked No. 10, and the University of Massachusetts Lowell ranked No. 19.

Information Technology

Johns Hopkins University, Columbia University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham occupied the top three positions, respectively.

In Massachusetts, Boston University ranked No. 10.

Criminal Justice/Criminology

The University of New Haven and the University of California-Irvine topped the list.

In Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Lowell ranked No. 3 and Boston University ranked No. 6.

Education

Clemson University and the University of Florida, respectively, placed first and second. San Diego State University, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, the University of North Texas and the University of Wisconsin-Madison tied for third place.

In Massachusetts, the University of Massachusetts Lowell ranked No. 9.

Engineering

The University of California-Los Angeles was ranked first and Purdue University-Main Campus and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign tied for second.

In Massachusetts, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ranked No. 22.

Nursing

The University of South Carolina and Saint Xavier University placed first and second, and Duke University and Ohio University tied for third.

No Massachusetts schools were in the top 25 for nursing.