Online Schools with Best Outcomes for Graduates

The trend of online schools seems to be increasing day by day. Choky and constricting routines provoke the agitation for online schools and online learning programs.

According to a report issued by Babson survey research group, the online course enrolments in US in 2010 outstripped 6.1 million and the graph does not seem to level off.

From 2007-2011, the online course enrollments almost doubled. This elicitation is likely to be the effect of stagnant economy and increased competition in the markets. Secondly, the robust and rich online learning opportunities provided by the educational institutions also ignite the demand for online education.
The administrators of the colleges and universities reckon the online education as an important part of long term institutional strategy.

The students who want to attend classes on their own timings and who are working professionals bearing responsibilities other than education must pursue online degree programs. The online degree programs provide reasonable tractability to the students in order to maintain a balance between all the responsibilities.

The students need to be reasonably skeptic in order to choose the right online school and right online degree program. There are many things which are needed to be taken into consideration in order to know which online school proposes best opportunities. A sane and fairish choice is likely to demonstrate best outcomes for the students.

Online Bachelor degree programs are also offered by vast number of online schools and universities. However, multiple characteristics must be scrutinized before engaging with a particular online school/university. Following information is likely to provide a counsel for choosing the best online school by keeping in context various prominent traits. 

i. Student Engagement and Assessment:

Exclusive online bachelor schools and their bachelor degree programs implement many ways in order to foster the participation of students in online learning. The faculty must thoroughly assess the performance of students. The online schools that handle the student engagement and assessment with sagacity are likely to be proved as student outcome oriented. Following is the list of top 10 online schools conferring bachelor degrees ranked on the basis of student engagement and assessment

Rank	Online School	Score	Instructors Response Expected within (Hours)	Instructors Office Hours (Weekly)	Faculty Track Student Login	Apply
# 1	Bellevue University	80.5	48	10	Yes	Apply
# 2	Newberry College	80	24	10	Yes
# 3	Troy University	78.5	24	10	Yes
# 4	University of Incarnate Word	78.5	24	5	Yes
# 5	University of Phoenix	77	24	0	Yes	Apply
# 6	Fort Hays State University	75.8	48	5	Yes
# 7	Regis University	75	24	n/a	Yes
# 8	Palm Beach Atlantic University	72	24	n/a	Yes
# 9	Excelsior College	71	48	1	Yes
# 10	Pace University	70	24	5	Yes

ii. Student Services and technology:

Student services in online degree programs are as essential as the student services in campus based learning. Students must possess a reasonable knowledge of online tutoring. The understanding lag of online learning is unlikely to be in the favor of students and the institution as well. Students must also get technological support in case of malfunctioning of online system. The online schools that ply with the student services and technology by adopting hands on approach are likely to harvest best outcomes for students. Following is the list of top 10 online graduate schools ranked on the basis of student services and technology.

Rank	Online School	Score	Career Placement Assistance	Live Tutoring	Smartphone Apps	Live Streaming Video	Apply
# 1	Arizona State University	100	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
# 2	Sam Houston State University	94	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
# 3	florida International University	88.6	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
# 4	University of North Dacota	88.6	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
# 5	Troy University	87.6	No	Yes	Yes	Yes
# 6	Washington State University	87.2	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
# 7	Ball State University	87	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
# 8	East Tennessee State University	86	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
# 9	Regent University	86	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
# 10	Central Michigan University	85	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

iii. Faculty Credentials and Training:

The students seem to respond best to the faculty that possess high credentials and training. In online education there is no face to face communication. So, the faculty needs to adopt a professional approach in order to instruct and guide the students. The faculty that fall in the high bands of academic credentials and training is more likely to guide the students in a reasonable manner by keeping in context the student gratification.

The students are also obliged to confirm the faculty credentials and their relevant experiences before engaging with a particular online school.

Following is the list that provides the ranking of top 10 online schools on the basis of faculty credentials and training.

Rank	Online School	Faculty Score	Faculty Having at-least 2 years online teaching experience	Schools Finances Online Instructor Training	Online Instruction Training Required to Teach	Apply
# 1	Westfield State University	82	81%	Yes	Yes
# 2	United States Sports Academy	80.9	100%	Yes	Yes
# 3	St. Marry's College of California	80.3	82%	Yes	Yes
# 4	Pace University	78.6	70%	Yes	Yes
# 5	Sam Houston State University	76.1	94%	Yes	Yes
# 6	Charleston Southern University	73.7	100%	Yes	Yes
# 7	Oregon Health and Science University	73.7	100%	Yes	Yes
# 8	University of the Incarnate Word	72.4	95%	Yes	Yes
# 9	Northwood University	71.6	79%	Yes	Yes
# 10	Indiana University - Purdue University - Fort - Wayne	70.5	75%	Yes	Yes

So, in order to infer the best options of online schools with best outcomes for graduates, a final decision can be made on the basis of student engagement and assessment, faculty credentials and training, student services and technology.

Author Name: Ronnie Williams