SEATTLE (Source: PRNewswire) | Online business education and career guide Top Management Degrees (www.topmanagementdegrees.com) has published a ranking of the 50 best online master’s programs in nonprofit management.
The data for this ranking was derived from publically available sources, including U.S. News and World Report, the Princeton Review, and the National Center for Education Statistics. The top online master’s degrees in nonprofit management were ranked based on estimated cost, flexibility, reputation and prestige, student satisfaction, and accreditation.
The top spot went to Northeastern University’s College of Professional Studies in Boston, MA, followed by Clemson University’s Graduate School in Clemson, SC, and City University of New York’s Baruch College School of Public Affairs in New York, NY.
Other schools making the list include (alphabetically ordered):
- Abilene Christian University – Abilene, Texas
- Avila University – Kansas City, Missouri
- Bay Path University – Longmeadow, Massachusetts
- Cairn University – Langhorne, Pennsylvania
- Central Michigan University – Mount Pleasant, Michigan
- Chaminade University of Honolulu – Honolulu, Hawaii
- Concordia University, Nebraska – Seward, Nebraska
- Corban University Hoff School of Business – Salem, Oregon
- Eastern University – Saint Davids, Pennsylvania
- Grace College and Theological Seminary – Winona Lake, Indiana
- Harvard University Extension School – Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Hope International University – Fullerton, California
- Indiana University-Bloomington – Bloomington, Indiana
- Indiana Wesleyan University – Marion, Indiana
- Johnson & Wales University – Providence, Rhode Island
- Juniata College – Huntingdon, Pennsylvania
- La Salle University – Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Lasell College – Newton, Massachusetts
- Lewis University – Romeoville, Illinois
- Lindenwood University Plaster School of Business & Entrepreneurship – Saint Charles, Missouri
- Louisiana State University-Shreveport – Shreveport, Louisiana
- Marylhurst University – Marylhurst, Oregon
- Marywood University Munley College of Liberal Arts and Sciences – Scranton, Pennsylvania
- Metropolitan State University – Saint Paul, Minnesota
- New England College – Henniker, New Hampshire
- North Park University – Chicago, Illinois
- Our Lady of the Lake University – San Antonio, Texas
- Park University Hauptmann School of Public Affairs – Parkville, Missouri
- Post University Burke School of Public Service & Education – Waterbury, Connecticut
- Quinnipiac University – Hamden, Connecticut
- Regent University Robertson School of Government – Virginia Beach, Virginia
- Regis University – Denver, Colorado
- Salve Regina University – Newport, Rhode Island
- Texas A&M University Bush School of Government & Public Service – College Station, Texas
- Troy University – Troy, Alabama
- University of Central Florida – Orlando, Florida
- University of Colorado-Denver – Denver, Colorado
- University of Denver – Denver, Colorado
- University of Houston-Downtown – Houston, Texas
- University of Maryland University College – Adelphi, Maryland
- University of Montana – Missoula, Montana
- University of Nebraska-Omaha – Omaha, Nebraska
- University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, North Carolina
- University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business – Notre Dame, Indiana
- University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy – Los Angeles, California
- Walden University – Minneapolis, Minnesota
- West Chester University of Pennsylvania – West Chester, Pennsylvania
The nonprofit sector is a strong and growing field that employs over 11 million employees. Tammie Cagle, editor of Top Management Degrees, states that “organizations within this field require knowledgeable and skilled managers to help organizations make a positive impact as well as remain financially viable.”
She explains that a master’s degree focused on nonprofit management can offer professionals “the knowledge and skills to lead and manage nonprofit organizations, staff, and programs with a curriculum that covers basic business and management topics within the unique context of the nonprofit world.”
An online master’s degree in nonprofit management is advantageous for nonprofit professionals because online programs offer optimal flexibility in order to balance personal responsibilities, coursework, and the demands of nonprofit work.
Top Management Degrees is an independent online resource for information about business and management education and careers. The site publishes rankings and reviews of top business and management degree programs, financial aid options for business students, career guides, and more.
