Two Online Graduate Programs Nationally Ranked

Angelo State University’s online master’s degree programs in criminal justice and applied psychology have each been ranked among the top 10 nationally for 2015 in their respective areas by GoGrad.org, an online information guide to affordable graduate programs in all academic disciplines.Overall, ASU’s criminal justice program ranked No. 3 in the U.S. out of the 37 schools listed by GoGrad.org as having “Top Online Master’s in Criminal Justice” degrees. ASU’s applied psychology program ranked No. 6 out of the 24 schools listed has having “Top Online Master’s in Psychology” degrees.

To be eligible for the rankings, online graduate programs must be offered at not-for-profit public or private institutions. Programs were each assigned a grade, with 100 being a perfect score, based on:

• The number of online graduate degrees available in related subject area
• Graduate tuition
• Availability of academic and career counseling
• Availability of job placement services
• Program cost compared to peer institutions

ASU’s criminal justice program received a grade of 97.64 while the applied psychology program received a 97.83. Only one other Texas school was ranked in each of those disciplines, Lamar University (No. 14) in criminal justice and University of North Texas (No. 9) in psychology.

The complete criminal justice rankings can be found at www.gograd.org/online-masters-programs/criminal-justice-degree/. The psychology rankings are available at www.gograd.org/online-masters-programs/psychology-degree/.