Upper Iowa University has been rated “Best Buy” for their online criminal justice degree by GetEducated.com. UIU’s online offerings were ranked against 43 other regionally accredited bachelor’s degree programs in criminal justice, law, and legal studies. Upper Iowa University ranked 16 out of the 19 programs featured on the GetEducated.com website.
William Duffy, Upper Iowa University Senior Vice President, made this statement about the college’s “Best Buy” recognition: “We are pleased that GetEducated.com has once again recognized a UIU distance learning program as a ‘best buy’ for students. Our wide variety of flexible delivery options provides educational opportunities for students from around the world. At UIU, our academic programs provide a quality education that is also convenient, flexible, affordable, and created to meet the needs of our adult students.”
All of the 19 programs featured as a “Best Buy” offer a bachelor’s degree for less than $43,000, with an average cost of $42,837.
GetEducated.com’s College Ranking System
GetEducated.com is a virtual review committee that uncovers the gems in online education while simultaneously uncovering the rip-offs. According to the website, degrees in justice studies “[r]ankings are based on a Fall 2009 survey of regionally accredited and regional candidate bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice, law and legal studies. Costs were valid at the time of collection (Fall 2009).”
Upper Iowa University’s cost averaged $39,000 for a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice. For all the ranked colleges, costs ranged from $10,204.80 (lowest) to $42,545.00 (highest).
GetEducated.com is an editorially independent website that ranks colleges based on a “survey of regionally accredited and regional candidate bachelor’s degrees in criminal justice, law and legal studies.” Data for this study was conducted during the Fall of 2009. There is no cost to colleges to appear on the website.
The website also exposes online scams, such as degree-earning pets. Colby Nolan, a black cat, earned an MBA from Trinity Southern University of Plano, Texas in 2004. According to the GetEducated.com website, “Colby’s diploma was purchased for $399, plus shipping and handling, in a sting operation undertaken by the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office.” His degree was awarded based on his career experience in retail management, the fast food industry, and child care.
Get Educated at Upper Iowa University
Individuals who are interested in earning an online criminal justice degree may get more information from their website about their online learning programs. The next term runs from May 10 through July 4. An additional summer term is offered from July 5 through August 29. UIU also offers an Independent Study option that allows students to take up to six months to complete a course.
Interested individuals should visit the Upper Iowa University website for more information, call the university at 563-425-5252, or send an e-mail inquiry to extdegree@uiu.edu .
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