The U.S. News and World Report’s 2021 Best Online Programs rankings placed Penn State World Campus in the top 10 of five graduate degree disciplines and the bachelor’s degree category—the most of any institution. World Campus’ rankings are:

#4 online graduate engineering
#7 online graduate education
#7 online MBA
#8 online graduate computer IT
#10 online bachelor’s programs
#10 online graduate business (non-MBA)

The Best Online Programs rankings include additional lists, such as the best specialty programs within certain academic areas. Highlights of World Campus’ rankings in specialty categories include:

#1 online bachelor’s in psychology
#3 online MBA in graduate engineering management
#9 online MBA in business analytics

Finally, U.S. News ranked World Campus in the top 10 in six categories on its Best Online Programs for Veterans lists, including:

#1 online graduate engineering
#3 online graduate business (non-MBA)
#3 online graduate education
#5 online MBA #5 online computer IT
#7 online bachelor’s programs

Renata Engel ’82 Eng, vice provost for online education, said the rankings are a reflection of “the combination of Penn State faculty who are scholars or experts in their fields, contemporary curriculum that is engaging, and staff that are committed to comprehensive support services that create learning environments across the range of disciplines that support students to pursue and realize their educational goals.” –RP