UMass Online, part of the highly respected University of Massachusetts system, provides more than 100 online degrees and certificate programs in areas such as business, liberal arts, management, education, public health, nursing, information technology, and more. The University of Massachusetts has provided distance education for more than 25 years.
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The same high-quality instructors who teach the on-campus classes also teach all classes for the online college. The faculty includes recipients of some of the world’s most prestigious academic awards. UMass has a reputation for high-level research in many fields, including bioinformatics, nanotechnology, remote sensing, renewable energy, vaccine development, and chemistry. The New England Association of Schools and Colleges provides accreditation.
UMass Online has received the Excellence in Distance Teaching Education award from the United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA). The Times of London named UMass one of the world’s top 20 universities, while Forbes ranked the flagship campus, UMass-Amherst, as #89 among research universities. U.S. News & World Report also ranked that campus #91 in its 2014 edition of Best Colleges in National Universities and as the #40 top public school.
