Uni Rankings - Big 3/WGU/UMPI are on the list!

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  1. AsianStew

    AsianStew Moderator Staff Member

    For those interested in College/University Rankings...
    These are a few I look into in addition to the usual ones...
    The first link doesn't show the main institutions we are used to, the next three does!
    All of the Big 3/WGU/UMPI made the list of institutions in the world, this is awesome!

    https://www.4icu.org/
    https://edurank.org/geo/
    https://www.webometrics.info/en
    https://www.unipage.net/en/universities

    Basically searched for each of the following and a few state colleges
    Charter Oak State College
    Excelsior College
    Thomas Edison State University
    Western Governors University
    University of Maine Presque Isle

    These are not really known or recognized lists, but having attended a school that is ranked is interesting!
    Especially so, if it's globally ranked, as many did or do not make the list at all... that's what I am guessing.
     
  2. LearningAddict

    LearningAddict Well-Known Member

    EdSmart listed Breyer State as a top online school.

    Some big time schools like the University of Oklahoma and a host of others have been busted for faking information to boost their rankings.

    I take college rankings as purely entertainment now... Except for the College Football Top 25 rankings. Those are gospel.
     
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  3. TEKMAN

    TEKMAN Semper Fi!

    A lot of these sites rank colleges and universities without any methodologies.
     
  4. sanantone

    sanantone Well-Known Member

    I take the pragmatic approach to rankings. There are the rankings that industry folks use to gauge prestige. Whether you agree with the methodology or usefulness, salaries and job placement numbers are what they are. There are also rankings that convey valuable information. I've seen some good rankings based on outcomes for low-income students.

    With that said, most of these online degree ranking lists are junk and are mostly marketing schemes.
     

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