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Contact: James Carskadon

STARKVILLE, Miss.ā€”Distance education programs at Mississippi State are once again being recognized for providing exceptional value to students.

In the Best Online Colleges rankings recently released by SR Education Group, Mississippi State is ranked No. 3 in the country for schools offering online doctoral programs and No. 13 nationally for schools offering online masterā€™s degree programs.

Additionally, nine programs are ranked in the top 10 of their respective fields. MSUā€™s distance MBA program is ranked No. 2 in the country, with online programs in project management, computational engineering and secondary education also earning top five rankings.

ā€œThis recognition is a credit to our Ļć½¶Ö±²„faculty and staff who are dedicated to providing students with exceptional academic programs in a format that best meets their needs,ā€ said Susan Seal, executive director of the Ļć½¶Ö±²„Center for Distance Education. ā€œOur online programs provide the flexibility and outstanding value that is of particular interest to adult learners, while maintaining the high-quality standards that are expected from an Ļć½¶Ö±²„program.ā€

The SR Education group rankings include distance programs in MSUā€™s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering, College of Education and College of Business. The programs ranked include:

ā€“Master of Business Administration, ranked No. 2

ā€“Master of Business Administration - Project Management, ranked No. 3

ā€“Master of Science in Computational Engineering, ranked No. 4

ā€“Master of Science in Secondary Education, ranked No. 5

ā€“Master of Science in Civil Engineering, ranked No. 6

ā€“Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, ranked No. 6

ā€“Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering, ranked No. 6

ā€“Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, ranked No. 7

ā€“Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, ranked No. 7

ā€“Master of Arts in Teaching ā€“ Special Education, ranked No. 12

Several programs also were highly ranked for their affordability. Ļć½¶Ö±²„is No. 10 in the rankings for most affordable online doctoral degrees.

SR Education Group, an education research publisher founded in 2004, used data on tuition rates and academic programs to determine which schools offer the best value. For complete ranking details, see .

MSUā€™s distance education programs are consistently ranked among the best in the country by U.S. News & World Report, among other outlets. For more on the Ļć½¶Ö±²„Center for Distance Educationā€™s online degree and certificate programs, visit .

Ļć½¶Ö±²„is Mississippiā€™s leading university, available online at .