Nationally Ranked Programs

In our world, numbers matter. We were recently ranked as the #1 online college in the state of Tennessee. In fact, almost a third of our programs are nationally-ranked in the top 40. Even more rank in the top 100.

Everyone has different reasons for working towards a degree, but one thing remains constant—the need to learn, grow and advance.

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Ranked Programs

 

U.S. News & World Report Rankings
-Online
Online Bachelor's (49)
Online Business (32)
Online Criminal Justice (20)
Online Education - Graduate (109)
Online MBA (58)
Online Nursing - Graduate (37)
Online Psychology (20)
Best Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans (31)
Best Online Education Program for Veterans (29)
Best Online MBA Program for Veterans (39)
Best Online Nursing Programs for Veterans (13)
-Undergraduate (On-Campus)
Nursing (96)
Business (143)
Computer Science (224)
Engineering (183)
-Graduate (On-Campus)
Biological Sciences (190)
Biology (275)
Biomedical Engineering (112)
Chemistry (192)
Civil Engineering (143)
Computer Engineering (136)
Computer Science (161)
Earth Sciences (135)
Education (121)
Electrical Engineering (165)
Engineering (152)
English (122)
Fine Arts (152)
Geology (131)
History (127)
Math (133)
Mechanical Engineering (153)
Nursing (80)
Part-Time MBA (98)
Psychology (155)
Public Affairs (114)
Public Health (113)
Social Work (94)
Law (125)
Business Corporate Law (125)
Clinical Training (Law) (59)
Constitutional Law (158)
Contracts - Commercial Law (153)
Criminal Law (127)
Environmental Law (138)
Healthcare Law (103)
Intellectual Property (Law) (159)
International  Law (NR)
Legal Writing (Law) (52)
Tax Law (177)
Trial Advocacy (Law) (108)
-Overall Rankings
Best Graduate School (129)
National Universities (249)
Top Public Schools (123)
High School Counselor Rankings (228)
Top Performers on Social Mobility (78)
Ethnic Diversity (102)
Best Online Bachelor's Programs for Veterans (34)

Forbes
Top 10 Best Online MSW Programs of 2023
Best Online Master's in Journalism Programs of 2023

The Princeton Review

Best Online MBA (47)
2021 Top Online Nursing Programs

AffordableCollegesOnline.org
Best Online Bachelor's in English (10)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Accounting (12)
Best Online Bachelor's in History (9)
Best Online Bachelor's in Marketing (29)
Best Online Master's in Criminal Justice (43)
Best Online Master’s in Curriculum & Instruction (46)
Best Online Master's in English (19)
Best Online Master's in History (11)
Best Online Master's in Public Health

AffordableSchools.net
Most Affordable Online Colleges (14)
Best Affordable Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s Programs (17)
Best Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Accounting (28)
Best Affordable Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering (17)
Best Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Finance (5)
Best Affordable Online Bachelor’s in History (22)
Top Value Online Bachelor’s in Marketing (34)
Best Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Political Science (20)
Top Value Online Bachelor’s in Public Relations (29)
Best Affordable Online Bachelor's in Psychology (9)
Best Affordable Bachelor’s in Real Estate (10)
Best Affordable Bachelor’s in Theatre Arts (48)
Best Affordable Online Master’s in Criminal Justice (11)
Top Value Online Bachelor’s in Psychology (33)
Most Affordable Online Master’s of Criminal Justice (11)
Best Affordable Online Master’s in Public Health (19)
Most Affordable Online Ph.D. in Curriculum & Instruction (12)
Most Affordable Online Ph.D in Instructional Design and Technology (1)

BestColleges.com
Online Bachelor's in English (19)
Online Bachelor's in Real Estate (3)

BestCollegesOnline.org
Online Master’s in Linguistics (9)
Most Affordable Online Master's in
Educational Psychology (14)
Most Affordable Online Master’s in Journalism and Strategic Media (8)
Most Affordable Online Master’s in Liberal Studies (12)
Most Affordable Online Master’s of Public Health (22)
Most Affordable Online Master’s in Sport Commerce (21)
Accelerated Online Master’s in Sport Commerce (24)

BestCollegeReviews.org
Top Online Bachelor’s in Accounting (8)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Business Administration (20)
Best Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering (33)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Creative Writing (6)
Best Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Creative Writing (3)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice (22)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Finance (8)
Best Bachelor’s in Legal Studies (6)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Political Science (14)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Public Relations (10)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Psychology (10)
Best Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Psychology (12)
Best Online Bachelor’s in History (9)
Best Online RN -to- BSN Program (9)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Sociology (22)
Best Online Executive MBA (17)
Best Online Master’s in Educational Psychology (10)
Best Online Master’s in Public Health (25)
Top Online Master’s in Sports Management (12)
Most Affordable Online Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction (34)
Best Colleges for an Online Master’s Degree (13)
Best College for Parents Returning to School (7)

BestValueSchools.org
Top Accelerated Online Degree (4)
Fastest Online Bachelor’s Degree (8)
Best Accounting Programs (2)
Best Criminal Justice Programs (18)
Best Online Communications Programs (9)
Best Online Media Communications Degree (3)
Best Online Public Relations Degree (8)
Best Online Real Estate Degree (5)
Best Online Master’s Programs (9)
Best Master’s in Educational Psychology (13)
Best Master’s in History (2)
Best Master’s in Psychology (41)
Best Master’s in Spanish (9)
Best Master’s in Sports Management (14)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Anthropology (9)
Best Online Bachelor’s in History (7)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Philosophy (6)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Political Science (3)
Best Online Master’s in English (8)
Best Doctorate in Education (13)
Best Value Online Bachelor’s in Marketing (10)
Top Master’s in Training and Development (2)
Top Cyber Security Degrees (41)
Top Public Relations Degrees (11)
Most Affordable Online Psychology Degree (11)
Cheapest Online Accounting Degree (5)

CollegeValuesOnline.com
Online Master's in Educational Technology (22)
Online Doctorate in Educational Leadership (17)

CollegeRank.net
Best Bachelor’s in Business Administration (9)
Best Bachelor’s in Communications (26)
Best Bachelor’s in History (10)
Best Bachelor’s in Information Technology (30)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Nursing (11)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Psychology (21)
Best Online Master’s in Educational Psychology (8)
Best Online Master’s in Psychology (9)
Best Online Master’s in Sports Management (15)

SuperScholar.org
Online Bachelor's in Communication (48)
Online MBA (49)
Online Master's in Journalism (46)
Online Master's in Psychology (35)
Online Communications & Public Relations Programs (13)

CollegeConsensus.com
Online Bachelor’s in Accounting (20)
Online Master’s in History (10)
Best Online MBA in TN (2)

 

BestMastersDegrees.com
Top Online Master’s in Liberal Studies (17)
Best Master’s in Speech-Language Pathology (35)
Most Affordable Online Master’s in History (7)
Most Affordable Online Master’s in Environmental Nutrition (29)

CEO Magazine
MBA Program (Tier 1)
Online MBA Program (43)
Executive MBA Program (56)

GreatValueColleges.net
Best Bachelor’s in Art (45)
Best Bachelor’s in Music (28)
Top Affordable Online Master’s (28)
Top Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Criminal Justice (16)
Great Value Online Bachelor’s in Marketing (13)
Online Bachelor’s in Accounting (4)
Most Affordable Online Bachelor’s in African-American Studies (2)
Most Affordable Online Bachelor's in Finance (12)
Most Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Journalism (2)
Most Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Philosophy (4)
Most Affordable Bachelor’s in Philosophy (41)
Online Bachelor's in Sociology (11)
Top Affordable Online Master's of Public Health (6)
Most Affordable Master’s in Anthropology (20)
Most Affordable Master’s in Philosophy (33)
Most Affordable Doctoral Program in Curriculum and Instruction (4)
Most Affordable Doctoral Program in Philosophy (14)

Intelligent.com
Best Online Accounting Degree Program (12)
Best Criminal Justice Degree Program (10)
Best Online Nutrition Degree Program (25)
Best Online Nurse Practitioner Degree Program (21)
Best Online Master’s in Educational Psychology (9)
Best Online Master’s in Educational Technology (36)
Best Online Master’s in Health Education (18)
Best Online Master’s in History (18)
Best Online Master’s in Journalism (10)
Best Online Master’s in Liberal Arts (14)
Best Online Master’s in Online Teaching Degree Program (30)
Best Online Master’s in Training Development (10)
Best Online Doctorate in Education (20)
Top Communication Degree Program (28)

Learn.org
Online Bachelor’s in Accounting (13)
Online Bachelor’s in Business Management (32)
Online Bachelor’s in English (6)
Online Bachelor’s in History (12)
Online Bachelor’s in Law Enforcement (8)
Online Bachelor’s in Marketing (14)
Online Bachelor’s in Psychology (38)
Online School Psychology Degree (9)
Best Online Bachelor’s Degree Programs (40)
Best Online Certificate Programs (36)

OnlineU.org
BestOnline Bachelor's in Anthropology (6)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Criminology (20)
Best Online Bachelor's in Finance (24)
Best Online Bachelor's in Philosophy (7)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Public Relations (9)
Most Popular Accredited Online Bachelor’s for Real Estate (11)
Best Online Master’s in ESL (9)
Best Online Master's in Health Education (2)
Best Online Master's in History (5)
Best Online Master's in Physical Education (20)
Best Online Master's in Secondary Education (9)
Best Online Master's in Special Education (13)
Best Online Master’s in Teaching (14)

Study.com
Online Bachelor’s in Anthropology (5)
Online Bachelor’s in Finance (12)
Online Bachelor’s in History (26)
Online Bachelor’s in Marketing (27)
Online Bachelor’s in Public Relations (3)
Best Supply Management School (41)

TheBestSchools.org
Best Online Colleges in Tennessee (1)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Communications (1)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Public Relations (2)
Best Online Bachelor's in English (17)
Most Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Healthcare Administration (20)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Real Estate (1)
Best Online Bachelor's in Sociology (25)
Best Online Master's in Journalism (4)
Best Online Master's in History (17)
Most Affordable Online Bachelor's in Marketing (25)
Best Online Bachelor's in Marketing (10)

OnlineSchoolsReport.com
Best Online Bachelor's in Finance (29)
Best Online Bachelor’s in History (34)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Accounting (23)
Best Online Bachelor’s in Marketing (26)
Best Online Master’s in English (11)

GradSchoolHub.com
Best Online Master’s in History (12)
Best Affordable Online Master’s Degrees in Curriculum & Instruction (34)
Best Affordable Online Master’s Degrees in History (14)

DiscoverBusiness.us
Best Online MBA Programs (28)

Online-Psychology-Degrees.org
Grad Program in Experimental Psychology (10)
Best Doctoral Degree Programs in Psychology (18)

OnlineMasterDegrees.org
Best Online Master's Degree in Journalism (4)

OnlineMBAReport.com
Top Online MBA in Tennessee (1)
Top 25 Online MBA in the South (14)
Top 50 Nationally among Public Universities and Colleges (42)

OnlineMBAToday.com
Top Online MBA in Tennessee (1)
Best Value Online MBA Program (23)

GreatBusinessSchools.org
Best Online Real Estate Degree (9)

ValueColleges.com
Best Online College in Tennessee (1)
Best Value Online Bachelor’s in Political Science (16)
Most Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Accounting (12)
Most Affordable Online MBA (16)

TopEducationDegrees.org
Best Online Master's in Educational Psychology (5)
Online Doctorate in Instructional Curriculum Leadership (6)
Online Doctorate in Instructional Design and Technology (14)
Online Master’s in Nursing Education (9)
Most Affordable Online Master’s in English with ESL (7)

EddPrograms.org
Most Affordable Online Ed.D. Programs (23)

TopMastersInHealthcare.com
Most Affordable Online Master's in Public Health (13)

Healthcare-Management-Degree.net
Top Master’s in Health Care Management in the South (1)

BestHealthDegrees.com
Best Online Master’s in Health Promotion (2)

MastersPublicHealth.net
Online Master’s in Biostatistics (9)
Online Master’s in Environmental Health (7)
Online Master's in Social and Behavioral Sciences (1)

MPHOnline.org
Top Online Master’s in Epidemiology (19)
Best Master's in Healthcare Administration (23)

rntomsn.org
Tennessee's Best RN to BSN Programs (2)

OnlineCourseReport.com
Best Online Bachelor’s in Accounting (17)
Best Online Master's in English (15)
Best Online Bachelor’s in English (7)
Best Online Bachelor’s of Business Administration in Marketing (6)
Best Online Master’s in Public Health (6)

SuccessfulStudent.org
Best Online Business School (22)
Best Online Psychology Degree Programs (19)
Best Criminal Justice Degree Program (49)
Best Online Master’s in History (7)

Sports-Management-Degrees.com
Online Bachelor’s in Sports Management (4)
Best Return On Investment Bachelor's Degree
in Sports Management (23)
Affordable Online Master’s in Physical Education (12)
Most Affordable Urban Schools for Sports Management (16)

AcademicInfluence.com
Online Bachelor's in Sports Management (4)
Online Master's in Sports Management (6)

 

Other Rankings

U.S. News & World Report Rankings
National Universities (249)
Top Public Schools (123)
High School Counselor Rankings (228)
Top Performers on Social Mobility (78)
Ethnic Diversity (102)

MilitaryFriendly.com
Military Friendly - Gold Ranking

INSIGHT into Diversity
2021 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award - Top Colleges for Diversity

GreatValueColleges.net
Great Colleges With An Increasing Student Population (26)

QS TopUniversities.com
World University Rankings: USA (171-180)

Study.com
Best Online College in Tennessee (1)
Most Affordable Online Colleges (46)

SuccessfulStudent.com
Best Online Colleges (52)

Zippia.com
The Best Total Package College In Each State In America - #1 in TN