Albertus Magnus College: 2024 US News & World Report Best Online Programs

Both Online Bachelor’s and Master’s Programs Heralded

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Albertus Magnus College lecture in business.

New Haven, Conn., February 7, 2024 – For the fourth year in a row, US News & World Report ranks Albertus Magnus College on its Best Online Programs list.  Included this year are Best Online Bachelor’s Programs, Best Online Bachelor’s in Business, Best Online Master’s in Business, and Best Online Master’s in Criminal Justice.

The rankings cover fully online degree programs, defined by US News as those with a vast majority of required coursework that can be completed via distance education courses. Standards are measured by being commensurate with quality in-person programs properly adapted to remote learning.

“Albertus Magnus College is a pioneer in adult education and online degree programs, providing a proven track record in earning power and social mobility,” said Albertus Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of the Faculty Rosa E. Rivera-Hainaj, Ph.D. “Being recognized by US News for our quality education and the flexibility of our courses only adds to the already strong foundation of critical thinking skills and experiential learning that is at the core of an Albertus values-based liberal arts education.”

Highlights of the survey include:

  • Best Online Bachelor’s Programs:  Albertus jumped 15 spots in this category.
  • Best Online Bachelor’s in Business Programs:  This is the first time Albertus has appeared in this ranking, recognized for its overall academic quality.
  • Best Online Master’s in Business:  The Tagliatela School of Business and Leadership adds the US News Online honors to its long list of distinguished achievements.
  • Best Online Master’s in Criminal Justice: This national ranking adds to recent accolades, including being is ranked one of the best in the country by Forbes Advisor, where Albertus’ online program earned the #5 spot nationally and the top spot  in the State of Connecticut.

Earlier in this 2023-2024 academic year, along with Forbes Advisor, Money named Albertus one of its Best Colleges in America and US News & World Report named Albertus one of its “Best Colleges” in its overall rankings – receiving special recognition in the area of social mobility and undergraduate teaching.

About Albertus Magnus College

Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health. 

Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.