Six percent of regionally accredited colleges and universities earned a ranking position. Take a look at the full rankings to see where Marshall placed:
- Best Online Counseling Degree Programs – https://www.edumed.org/online-schools/counseling-degrees/#4-year-schools
- Most Affordable Online Counseling Master’s Degrees – https://www.edumed.org/online-schools/counseling-degrees/most-affordable/#4-year-schools
- Best Online Mental Health Counseling Degrees – https://www.edumed.org/online-schools/counseling-degrees/mental-health-counseling/#4-year-schools
“Our rankings showcase the schools giving future nurses and allied health professionals the best chance to succeed from day one in the classroom to day one on the job,” said Wes Harris, outreach coordinator for EduMed.org. “This starts with low-cost tuition, but also includes academic counseling, career placement and other key resources that students need to graduate and get hired.”
EduMed.org’s rankings come at a time when the demand for trained health care professionals is on the rise. According to Mercer, a global consulting leader in health care, the U.S. will see millions of vacancies in critical health care positions by 2025. Nurse practitioner, nursing assistant and home health aide roles stand to experience some of the greatest shortages over the next three years and beyond.
“One key to solving the health care shortage is making higher education more accessible,” said Harris. “Online programs open the door to students who may not be able to commit to a campus-based program while working, or to commute to a classroom at all. Each school in our rankings has made online learning a priority.”
EduMed.org researched and analyzed more than 7,700 accredited schools using data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and from the schools themselves. The website’s data science team then applied a proprietary algorithm to rank all qualifying schools for each health care discipline. Primary data points include:
- Academic counseling services
- Career placement services
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- Tuition
- Percent of students receiving school-based financial aid
- Amount of school-based aid per student
To be eligible, a school must hold active regional accreditation and have at least one partially online program in the ranking subject. Just six percent of U.S. postsecondary institutions earned a ranking position.
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About EduMed.org
EduMed.org (https://www.edumed.org) set out in 2018 to support higher education in health care. Their complimentary resource materials are expert-driven guidebooks help students find scholarships, financial aid and top degree programs in nursing, health care administration, public health and dozens of other key medical and health disciplines. Since the site’s official launch in 2019, EduMed.org has been featured by more than 100 premier colleges and universities across the U.S.