{"id":21501,"date":"2020-01-13T16:04:21","date_gmt":"2020-01-13T21:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/?page_id=21501"},"modified":"2024-12-09T15:40:49","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T20:40:49","slug":"top-online-degree-rankings","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/programs\/top-online-degree-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Top Online Degree Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-home-degree-search my-0 bg-inverse\" style data-section-link-title=\"[icon class=&quot;fa fa-search fa-2x text-primary mr-2&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: sub;&quot;]Search for an online Degree\" aria-label=\"[icon class=&quot;fa fa-search fa-2x text-primary mr-2&quot; style=&quot;vertical-align: sub;&quot;]Search for an online Degree\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container py-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row py-lg-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-3 mb-lg-0 align-self-lg-center col-12 col-lg-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h6 text-uppercase letter-spacing-3 mb-0\">\t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-search fa-2x text-primary mr-2\" style=\"vertical-align: sub;\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\tSearch for an online Degree<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-12 col-lg\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"search\" class=\"degree-search-typeahead ucf-degree-search-typeahead\" aria-label=\"Search degree programs\" placeholder=\"e.g. Healthcare informatics\" data-degree-search-count=\"5\" data-degree-search-params=\"?search=%q\">\n\n\t\t\t<br>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"lead\">\nUCF\u2019s online programs stand out at the top among the more than 300 schools surveyed annually by <em>U.S. News &#038; World Report<\/em>. The rankings consider <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/online-student-resources\/ucf-online-connect-center\/\">student engagement<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/online-student-resources\/\">student services and technology<\/a>, faculty credentials and training and peer reputation.\n<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"best-online-bachelors\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-best-online-bachelors jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-0 pb-0 mt-1 bg-secondary\" style data-section-link-title=\"Best Online Bachelor&#039;s Degrees\" aria-label=\"Best Online Bachelor&#039;s Degrees\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row pt-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2>Best Online Bachelor&#8217;s Degrees<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"mt-5 mb-4 col-lg-6\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-4\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" img-fluid size-medium wp-image-15476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2022\/04\/UCF-US-News-World-Report-Bach-Overall-badge-600.png\" alt=\"Best Online Bachelor's Degree - U.S. News &amp; World Report\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" img-fluid size-medium wp-image-15476 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Best Online Bachelor's Degree - U.S. News &amp; World Report\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2022\/04\/UCF-US-News-World-Report-Bach-Overall-badge-600.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-8\">\n<p><span class=\"font-weight-bold\">Top 10 Best Online Bachelor\u2019s Programs in 2026<\/span><br>\nUCF is ranked No. 6 in Best Online Undergraduate Programs in the Nation. Using indicators of academic excellence, <em>U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/em> ranks regionally accredited colleges and universities.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mt-5 mb-4 col-lg-6\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-4\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" img-fluid size-medium wp-image-15476\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2022\/04\/UCF-US-News-World-Report-Bach-Veterans-badge-600.png\" alt=\"Best Online Veterans Bachelors Degree U.S. News &amp; World Report\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" img-fluid size-medium wp-image-15476 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"Best Online Veterans Bachelors Degree U.S. News &amp; World Report\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2022\/04\/UCF-US-News-World-Report-Bach-Veterans-badge-600.png\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-8\">\n<p><span class=\"font-weight-bold\">Top 10 Best Online Bachelor\u2019s Programs for Veterans in 2026<\/span><br>\n<em>U.S. News and World Report<\/em> ranked the University of Central Florida as No. 6 in best online bachelor\u2019s degree programs that help veterans reduce the cost of school.\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/bachelors\/\">See all top online bachelor degrees<\/a><br>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"#bestBachelorsCollapse\" data-toggle=\"collapse\">HOW THE BEST ONLINE BACHELOR\u2019S RANKINGS ARE CHOSEN \t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a><br>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-best-online-bachelors-more-info mb-0\" style data-section-link-title=\"How are the Best Online Bachelor\u2019s Rankings chosen?\" aria-label=\"How are the Best Online Bachelor\u2019s Rankings chosen?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"bestBachelorsCollapse\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse-t-3 py-5 mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 mb-lg-5 col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3> How are the Best Online Bachelor\u2019s Rankings chosen? <\/h3>\n<p><em>U.S. News &#038; World Report<\/em> is a multi-platform publisher of news and information that includes usnews.com and annual print and e-book versions of its authoritative rankings of Best Colleges, Best Graduate Schools and Best Hospitals. <em>U.S. News<\/em> evaluates several factors to rank the best online bachelor&#8217;s degree programs, including graduation rates, faculty credentials and support services available for fully online students.<\/p>\n<p>These are assessed in four categories used to determine a school\u2019s standing: engagement, services and technologies, faculty credentials and training, and expert opinion.<\/p>\n<p>For the Best Online Programs for Veterans ranking, all schools included in these rankings first have to be ranked among the top half of schools in <em>U.S. News &#038; World Report&#8217;s<\/em> 2025 Best Online Programs rankings. These rankings measure these factors in consideration to financial benefits available specifically to people with military experience, such as program reputation, faculty credentials, retention rates, graduate debt loads, GI Bill status, and population of students with a military background. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"best-online-graduate\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-best-online-graduate jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-0 pb-0 bg-primary-lightest\" style data-section-link-title=\"Best Online Graduate Degrees\" aria-label=\"Best Online Graduate Degrees\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row pt-4 mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2>Best Online Graduate Degrees<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mt-2 pb-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"h4\">Top 20 Best Online Criminal Justice Graduate Programs<\/h3>\n<p>UCF Online\u2019s Criminal Justice Graduate Program was ranked No. 17 in the 2026 Best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/criminal-justice-m-s\/\">Online Master&#8217;s Criminal Justice Programs<\/a> by <em>U.S. News &#038; World Report<\/em>. The Department of Criminal Justice at UCF blends the latest technological advancements in criminal investigations with a public-policy approach to examining crime, criminals and justice policy that focuses on making the world a safer place.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"h6\">Additional Online Criminal Justice Graduate Programs:<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-inline\">\n<li class=\"list-inline-item\">&bull; <a class=\"bg-primary-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/police-leadership\/\">Online Police Leadership <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-inline-item\">&bull; <a class=\"bg-primary-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/juvenile-justice-leadership\/\">Online Juvenile Justice Leadership <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-inline-item\">&bull; <a class=\"bg-primary-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/corrections-leadership\/\">Online Corrections Leadership<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-inline-item\">&bull; <a class=\"bg-primary-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/crime-analysis\/\">Online Crime Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"d-none d-md-block col-auto\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<hr class=\"hr-vertical hr-primary hr-2\">\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3 class=\"h4\">Top 20 Best Online Nursing Graduate Programs<\/h3>\n<p><em>U.S. News &#038; World Report<\/em> recently ranked UCF No. 17 in the 2026 Best <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/nursing-m-s-n\/\">Online Master&#8217;s in Nursing Programs<\/a> out of 179 schools. The College of Nursing is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and offers fully online bachelor&#8217;s, master\u2019s, certificate and doctorate programs taught by nationally recognized faculty.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"h6\">Additional Online Nursing Graduate Programs:<\/h4>\n<ul class=\"list-inline\">\n<li class=\"list-inline-item\">&bull; <a class=\"bg-primary-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/health-care-simulation-certificate\/\">Online Healthcare Simulation <\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-inline-item\">&bull; <a class=\"bg-primary-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/nursing-education\/\">Online Nursing Education<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-inline-item\">&bull; <a class=\"bg-primary-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/nursing-practice-d-n-p\/\">Online Nursing Practice, DNP<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-inline-item\">&bull; <a class=\"bg-primary-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/nursing-practice-d-n-p-executive-track\/\">Online Executive Nursing Practice, DNP<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"list-inline-item\">&bull; <a class=\"bg-primary-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/degree\/nursing-ph-d\/\">Nursing, PhD<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"best-online-innovative\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-best-online-innovative jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-0 pb-0 media-background-container text-inverse\" style data-section-link-title=\"Top 20 Most Innovative University in the Nation\" aria-label=\"Top 20 Most Innovative University in the Nation\">\n\t\t\t\t<noscript><picture class=\"media-background-picture\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500-1199x500.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500-991x500.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500-767x500.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 576px)\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500-575x500.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 575px)\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500.jpg\" alt=\"header background image\" data-object-position=\"30% 30%\">\n\t\t<\/picture><\/noscript><picture class=\"media-background-picture\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500-1199x500.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500-991x500.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 576px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500-767x500.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(max-width: 575px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500-575x500.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"header background image\" data-object-position=\"30% 30%\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/campus-topview-1366x500.jpg\">\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\" id=\"most-innovative\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-lg-2  col-lg-10\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2>Top 20 Most Innovative University in the Nation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-lg-2 text-center col-lg-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><em>U.S. News &#038; World Report<\/em> ranks UCF above Princeton, NYU, and Yale as most innovative in its annual list of best colleges.<\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row mb-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-lg-2 text-center col-lg-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<p><\/p><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2020\/09\/UCF-US-News-World-Report-MostInnovative-badge-360.png\" alt=\"US World New Most Innovative University Badge \" class=\"img-fluid w-25\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"US World New Most Innovative University Badge \" class=\"img-fluid w-25 lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2020\/09\/UCF-US-News-World-Report-MostInnovative-badge-360.png\"><br>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<a class=\"btn btn-secondary\" href=\"#mostInnovativeChosen\" data-toggle=\"collapse\">How the Most Innovative Rank is Chosen \t\t\t<span class=\"fa fa-chevron-circle-down\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/a><br>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-best-online-innovative-more-info mb-0\" style data-section-link-title=\"How Are Most Innovative Rankings chosen?\" aria-label=\"How Are Most Innovative Rankings chosen?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"mostInnovativeChosen\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"jumbotron jumbotron-fluid bg-inverse-t-3 py-5 mb-0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"mb-4 mb-lg-5 col-lg-12\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h3> How Are Most Innovative Rankings chosen? <\/h3>\n<p>A Most Innovative school, as determined by <em>U.S. News &#038; World Report<\/em>, is one making promising innovations in technology, curriculum and other areas. To help identify these schools, U.S. News asks university presidents, provosts and admissions deans at some of the top academic colleges and universities across the country to name the institutions they think develop and deliver innovative ideas, opportunities and solutions. In a peer assessment survey, each university leader who contributed to the survey rankings were tasked to nominate up to 15 institutions in their U.S. News Best Colleges ranking category that are making the most innovative improvements in terms of curriculum, faculty, students, campus life, technology or facilities. <\/p>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\n\t\t<section id=\"why-ucf-online\" class=\"ucf-section ucf-section-best-online-why-ucf jumbotron jumbotron-fluid mb-0 pb-0 media-background-container\" style data-section-link-title=\"Why UCF Online?\" aria-label=\"Why UCF Online?\">\n\t\t\t\t<noscript><picture class=\"media-background-picture\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/MainPage-StatsBackground-yellow-1024x512.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/MainPage-StatsBackground-yellow-1024x512-991x512.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/MainPage-StatsBackground-yellow-1024x512-767x512.jpg\" media=\"(min-width: 576px)\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/MainPage-StatsBackground-yellow-1024x512-575x512.jpg\" media=\"(max-width: 575px)\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/MainPage-StatsBackground-yellow-1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"header background image\" data-object-position=\"30% 30%\">\n\t\t<\/picture><\/noscript><picture class=\"media-background-picture\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/MainPage-StatsBackground-yellow-1024x512.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/MainPage-StatsBackground-yellow-1024x512-991x512.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(min-width: 576px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/MainPage-StatsBackground-yellow-1024x512-767x512.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<source media=\"(max-width: 575px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/MainPage-StatsBackground-yellow-1024x512-575x512.jpg\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"media-background object-fit-cover lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"header background image\" data-object-position=\"30% 30%\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/19\/files\/2018\/11\/MainPage-StatsBackground-yellow-1024x512.jpg\">\n\t\t<\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\" col-lg-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<h2 class=\"h3 heading-inverse mt-lg-4 mb-4\">Why UCF Online?<\/h2>\n<p>Online degree programs combine an outstanding learning experience with personalized convenience and flexibility \u2014 plus the empowering ability to advance your career and create your own success.<\/p>\n<p>For alumna Loreen Hand \u201981 \u201913MS, who was part of UCF\u2019s first class of BSN graduates, our online programs enabled her to earn a master\u2019s degree while working full time as a nurse. Life-changing outcomes like this are just one of the reasons UCF offers accredited and in-demand <a class=\"bg-primary-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ucf.edu\/online\/programs\/\">degree programs online<\/a> that have been ranked among the best in the nation.<br>\n\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"text-center pl-lg-5 mb-5 mb-lg-0 col-lg-8\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"fact-grid-wrap\">\n<div class=\"fact-grid\">\n<div class=\"fact-block\">\n<div class=\"text-uppercase fact-header font-condensed h1\">100+<\/div>\n<p><strong>Undergraduate, graduate and certificate programs offered fully online through UCF Online<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fact-block\">\n<div class=\"text-uppercase fact-header font-condensed h1\">200<\/div>\n<p><strong>Full-time, tenure-track faculty teaching online programs<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fact-block\">\n<div class=\"text-uppercase fact-header font-condensed h1\">Top 5<\/div>\n<p><strong>UCF Online Graduate Majors Based on 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