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The University of Scranton, fueled by elite finishes in two of its signature MBA specializations,\u00a0remains\u00a0one of the best colleges and universities for an online graduate education, according to the\u00a0<\/span>U.S. News and World Report\u2019s\u00a02026 \u201cBest Online Graduate Programs\u201d<\/span><\/a>\u00a0rankings.<\/span><\/p>\n Scranton earned a rare dual achievement with two\u00a0top-20\u00a0finishes in the\u00a0<\/span>MBA Finance (tied, 14th)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>MBA Business Analytics (tied, 16th)<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0categories. Additionally, the University<\/span>\u00a0tied for 76th in Best Online Master\u2019s in Business Programs<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span>tied for 152nd in Best Online MBA Programs.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n Hundreds of qualifying schools were eligible for the U.S. News rankings,\u00a0which were released Tuesday, Jan. 27. U.S. News\u00a0considers criteria including\u00a0student engagement, student excellence, faculty credentials and training and student services and technology.<\/span><\/p>\n Scranton performed particularly well in the student engagement and student excellence categories. Student engagement examines factors like graduation rates, class size,\u00a0one-year retention rates\u00a0and best practices\u00a0such as accreditation by AACSB International, while student\u00a0<\/span>excellence\u00a0weighs\u00a0acceptance\u00a0rates, work\u00a0experience\u00a0and students\u2019 undergraduate GPAs, among other things. In the Best Online Master\u2019s in Business Programs category, Scranton ranked No. 7 in student excellence and No. 47 in student engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n According to the most recent\u00a0<\/span>Roche Family Center for Career Development\u2019s First Destination Survey<\/span><\/a>, graduate degree recipients in The University of Scranton\u2019s Class of 2024 reported a 100% success rate. Survey participants reported a mean annual salary of $82,932 \u2014 a 15.4% increase from just three years earlier \u2014 with 95% of them employed full-time.<\/span><\/p>\n Scranton offers\u00a0<\/span>online graduate degrees<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in accounting and finance, business, business analytics, health administration, health informatics, health sciences, human resources, operations and management, social\u00a0sciences\u00a0and STEM, as well as\u00a0graduate certificates in various fields.<\/span><\/p>\n The University of Scranton also achieved high marks in the\u00a0<\/span>U.S. News 2026 \u201cBest Colleges\u201d report<\/span><\/a>, released in the fall, which ranked Scranton as a top 10 college in its region with six undergraduate programs ranked nationally. The most recent\u00a0<\/span>U.S. News \u201cBest Graduate Schools\u201d report<\/span><\/a>\u00a0also placed five University of Scranton programs in the top 50 in the nation and several more in the top 150.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n