Posted on Monday, January 15, 2018
¾¨Ó㴫ý was recognized by U.S. News & World Report for having one of the “Best Online Graduate Education Programs” in the country. Programs were ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence, including student engagement, student services and technology, admissions selectivity, faculty credentials and training, and peer reputation.
¾¨Ó㴫ý’s no. 197 spot in U.S. News’ national ranking of best online graduate education programs marks the success of the Graduate School’s decision in 2015 to create online versions of its well-respected educational offerings. This national recognition confirms that ¾¨Ó㴫ý’s graduate students are receiving the same quality education that on-campus students have received for over 70 years.
The graduate program in education at ¾¨Ó㴫ý offers online degree and certification-only tracks, including master’s degrees in education, school counseling, dual special education/reading specialist, school principal, school superintendent and the newly-added master of art degree in clinical mental health counseling.
The M.A. in clinical mental health counseling is a 60 credit-hour cohort program aimed at developing a professional counseling identity. The program features tracks in adult, youth and school counseling, with specialty study options in trauma and rural/distance counseling.
The Graduate School at ¾¨Ó㴫ý offers rolling admissions, which means that students can enter the program during any of the following months: January, March, May, July, August or October. New courses start every eight weeks. This year ¾¨Ó㴫ý will also offer more online classes for undergraduate students during this year’s summer session, which begins on June 4, 2018.
For more information, contact The Graduate School at ¾¨Ó㴫ý at graduatestudies@westminster.edu or 888-378-2779.
