{"id":2940,"date":"2026-01-27T08:10:28","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T16:10:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/?p=2940"},"modified":"2026-02-25T13:56:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T21:56:18","slug":"best-online-bachelors-degrees-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/best-online-bachelors-degrees-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon State once again lands in nation&#8217;s top 10 for best online bachelor&#8217;s degrees"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Students who pursue a degree online with Oregon State University receive an outstanding education thanks largely to the expertise of the OSU faculty, according to a list published Tuesday by U.S. News &amp; World Report.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon State ranks No. 6 nationally for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/bachelors\/rankings?int=999208\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Online Bachelor\u2019s Programs<\/a>, a list that evaluates institutions on the quality of their academic offerings, the level of support and engagement students receive and the credentials of faculty.<\/p>\n<p>OSU is the only institution in the U.S. to have earned a top-10 ranking in each of the past 12 years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis recognition year after year is the result of Oregon State\u2019s collaborative, intentional and long-term investment in high-quality online education,\u201d said Lisa L. Templeton, the vice provost of the Division of Educational Ventures. \u201cOur online programs are designed to remove barriers while maintaining the academic quality modern learners expect from a leading public research university.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re proud that our many partners throughout the OSU community have a shared focus on supporting student success at every stage of the learning experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Oregon State delivers <a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/online-degrees\/topics\/?type=undergraduate-degrees\">59 bachelor\u2019s degrees online<\/a> and more than 125 degrees, certificates and microcredentials in all at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Nearly 1 in 3 OSU students learns exclusively online, including 11,647 this past fall term.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the No. 6 ranking for best online bachelor&#8217;s degrees, Oregon State earned high marks from U.S. News &amp; World Report in these disciplines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>No. 1 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/bachelors\/online-bachelors-psychology-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Online Psychology Bachelor\u2019s Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No. 4 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/bachelors\/online-bachelors-business-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Online Business Bachelor\u2019s Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No. 13 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/bachelors\/veteran-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Online Bachelor\u2019s Programs for Veterans<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No. 31 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/engineering\/rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Online Master\u2019s in Engineering Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No. 32 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/education\/rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Online Master\u2019s in Education Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No. 32 \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/engineering\/veteran-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Online Master&#8217;s in Engineering Programs for Veterans<\/a><\/li>\n<li>No. 50 \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/education\/online-education\/mba\/rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Best Online MBA Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>U.S. News ranked nearly 350 institutions in the category of Best Online Bachelor\u2019s Programs based on four factors: faculty credentials and training; student services and technology; student engagement; and peer assessment.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon State received the nation\u2019s highest peer assessment rating for the second straight year. This underscores OSU\u2019s status as a widely respected and innovative leader in the field of online education. Oregon State also ranked 15th based on the expertise of the OSU faculty who teach online.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/\">Oregon State Ecampus<\/a>, the university\u2019s online education unit, partners with nearly 1,300 OSU faculty members, academic advisors and administrators to serve students in all 50 states and more than 50 countries.<\/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 ranks No. 6 on U.S. News &#038; World Report&#8217;s Best Online Bachelor\u2019s Programs list based on the quality of its academic offerings, the level of support and engagement students receive and the credentials of faculty. OSU is the only institution in the U.S. to have earned a top-10 ranking in each of the past 12 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2945,"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":[1,6,16,2,670,676],"tags":[107,160,75,120],"class_list":["post-2940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all","category-ecampus","category-military","category-in-the-news","category-division","category-why-osu","tag-college-of-business","tag-college-of-engineering","tag-college-of-liberal-arts","tag-military"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/Ecampus-News-800x450-3.png?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p7BNSE-Lq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1716,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/best-online-psychology-degree\/","url_meta":{"origin":2940,"position":0},"title":"Oregon State online psychology bachelor\u2019s degree ranked #1 in the U.S.","author":"Ecampus News","date":"January 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Oregon State University\u2019s expertise in delivering a liberal arts education online is well-documented, and now that reputation has been bolstered even further \u2014 thanks to U.S. News & World Report ranking OSU No. 2 on its list of Best Online Bachelor\u2019s in Psychology Programs for the second straight year.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;All Stories&quot;","block_context":{"text":"All Stories","link":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/category\/all\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Woman taking notes on clipboard while talking to a young child.","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ug-psychology-800x450-1.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ug-psychology-800x450-1.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ug-psychology-800x450-1.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/assets\/ug-psychology-800x450-1.jpg?fit=800%2C450&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2206,"url":"https:\/\/ecampus.oregonstate.edu\/news\/best-online-degrees\/","url_meta":{"origin":2940,"position":1},"title":"Oregon State ranked top 10 nationally for best online degrees for 9th straight year","author":"Tyler Hansen","date":"January 24, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Bolstered by the expertise of the faculty who develop and teach classes online, Oregon State has earned another top ranking from U.S. News & World Report as one of the nation\u2019s best providers of online education. 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