{"id":279,"date":"2016-09-20T13:08:54","date_gmt":"2016-09-20T20:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=279"},"modified":"2024-04-02T15:09:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-02T22:09:10","slug":"osu-ecampus-named-nations-best-online-education-program-value","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/osu-ecampus-named-nations-best-online-education-program-value\/","title":{"rendered":"OSU Ecampus named nation\u2019s best value in online education"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Top ranking bolsters university&#8217;s reputation for distance learning<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_280\" class=\"wp-caption wp-caption-638 alignnone\" style=\"width: 638px\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-280 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/valley-library.jpg?resize=638%2C410&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Valley Library at Oregon State University at dusk.\" width=\"638\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/valley-library.jpg?w=638&amp;ssl=1 638w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/valley-library.jpg?resize=320%2C206&amp;ssl=1 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 638px) 100vw, 638px\" \/><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Oregon State University Ecampus\u00a0is considered\u00a0the nation&#8217;s No. 1 online college in terms of value by ValueColleges.com.<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em>By <a title=\"All stories by Tyler Hansen\" href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/author\/hansenty\/\">Tyler Hansen<\/a><\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sept. 20, 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p>CORVALLIS, Ore. \u2013 Oregon State University\u2019s distance education program has been named the nation\u2019s best online college in terms of value by ValueColleges.com, an organization that provides in-depth analysis and rankings on affordability and quality in higher education.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon State Ecampus ranks first on a list of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.valuecolleges.com\/rankings\/best-value-online-colleges-2017\/\">Top 50 Best Value Online Colleges for 2017<\/a>. The rankings assess online bachelor\u2019s programs based on tuition costs, reputability, and return on investment using data from the website Payscale.com.<\/p>\n<p>In its evaluation, the organization noted that Ecampus delivers the most online undergraduate major and minor programs in Oregon, and that OSU is a leader in STEM research and boasts the Carnegie Foundation\u2019s highest research activity classification.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis ranking speaks to our mission to provide learners with access to a high-quality Oregon State education,\u201d said Ecampus Executive Director Lisa L. Templeton. \u201cThe value comes in the form of highly engaging programs that give our students opportunities for career advancement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>All Ecampus students pay the same tuition rate no matter where they live. Ecampus serves adult learners in all 50 states and more than 40 countries by delivering 21 undergraduate degrees and 27 graduate programs online.<\/p>\n<p>During the 2015-16 academic year, more than 19,000 OSU students took at least one Ecampus class.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon State has developed a reputation as a leader in online education, having been <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/us-news-top-10-2016\/\">ranked in the top 10 by U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/a> each of the past two years. In 2014, Ecampus won the Online Learning Consortium\u2019s Award for Excellence in Faculty Development for Online Teaching \u2013 one of the industry\u2019s most prestigious awards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cValue Colleges looks for the perfect balance of educational excellence, affordability, and opportunity, and Oregon State Ecampus is doing it all,\u201d said Carrie Sealey-Morris, the site\u2019s lead editor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\"><\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute read<\/span><\/span>Oregon State University\u2019s distance education program has been named the nation\u2019s best online college in terms of value by ValueColleges.com, an organization that provides in-depth analysis and rankings on affordability and quality in higher education.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":280,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[673],"tags":[26,25,24],"class_list":["post-279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-archives","tag-distance-education","tag-online-education","tag-online-learning"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/valley-library.jpg?fit=638%2C410&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7BNSE-4v","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1100,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/oregon-state-online-top-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":279,"position":0},"title":"Oregon State online bachelor&#8217;s programs ranked 3rd in the nation by U.S. News","author":"Tyler Hansen","date":"January 15, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Oregon State University\u2019s place among the nation\u2019s best providers of online education has inched closer to the pinnacle amid the release of new rankings by U.S. News & World Report. 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