{"id":133913,"date":"2026-01-27T20:16:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:16:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/133913\/"},"modified":"2026-01-27T20:16:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T20:16:11","slug":"fsu-earns-12-top-rankings-in-2026-u-s-news-best-online-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/133913\/","title":{"rendered":"FSU earns 12 top rankings in 2026 U.S. News Best Online Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/US-NEWS-RANKING-2026.jpg\" class=\"img-responsive wp-post-image\" alt=\"US NEWS RANKING 2026\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>FSU\u2019s strongest results remain concentrated in education and information technology, where several programs ranked among the nation\u2019s Top 10 overall and among public universities.\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Florida State University earned national recognition for its online graduate programs in the 2026 U.S. News &amp; World Report Best Online Programs rankings, with 12 degree-granting distance-education programs receiving \u201cBest\u201d status when the rankings were released Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>FSU\u2019s strongest results remain concentrated in education and information technology, where several programs ranked among the nation\u2019s Top 10 overall and among public universities.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ischool.cci.fsu.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">School of Information<\/a> continued to post one of the university\u2019s strongest showings. The online master\u2019s program in information technology ranked No. 8 overall and No. 5 among public universities, while also earning a Top 5 ranking for veterans, placing No. 5 nationally and No. 4 among publics.<\/p>\n<p>Education programs in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/annescollege.fsu.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Anne Spencer Daves College of Education, Health, and Human Sciences<\/a> again earned multiple Top\u00a010 rankings. The online master\u2019s program in curriculum and instruction ranked No. 3 nationally,\u00a0maintaining\u00a0its position among both public and private institutions. Special education ranked No. 7 overall, as did educational and instructional media design.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/criminology.fsu.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">College of Criminology and Criminal Justice<\/a> also\u00a0remained\u00a0a national leader. Its online graduate program ranked No. 12 overall and No. 7 among public universities, keeping the program firmly within the top tier nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Online graduate business programs in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/business.fsu.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Herbert Wertheim College of Business<\/a> earned continued recognition, ranking No. 18 overall in the Best Online Graduate Business Programs category. The online MBA program ranked No. 21 nationally and No. 16 among programs serving veterans. The graduate business category includes a range of non-MBA master\u2019s degrees, including programs in accounting, business\u00a0analytics\u00a0and supply chain management.<\/p>\n<p>FSU also performed well in rankings for military-affiliated students, earning Top 10 and Top 25 placements across information technology, education and business disciplines.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. News &amp; World Report<\/a> rankings assess online programs based on student engagement, faculty credentials, academic services and peer evaluations.<\/p>\n<p>More information about Florida State University\u2019s online graduate programs is available at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/distance.fsu.edu\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">distance@fsu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FSU\u2019s strongest results remain concentrated in education and information technology, where several programs ranked among the nation\u2019s Top&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":133914,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[232,234,233,26351],"class_list":["post-133913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee","tag-tallahassee-headlines","tag-tallahassee-news","tag-u-s-news-world-report"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/133914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}