UoPeople Named Top Tuition-Free Online University in the U.S.

UoPeople also received the top ranking for its Master’s in Teaching degree program

PASADENA, CA (January 4, 2022) Intelligent.com has named University of the People (UoPeople) as the number one tuition-free online university in the United States as part of its annual rankings of the Best Online Colleges. UoPeople also received the top ranking for its Master’s in Teaching degree program and was ranked among the top 20 nationally in the following categories:

#1    Best Tuition-Free Online Universities

#1    Best Online Master’s in Teaching

#3    Best Online Master’s in Education

#4    Best Online Bachelor’s in Computer Science

#6    Best Online Bachelor’s in Health Science

“We are proud that UoPeople and many of its academic programs have been nationally recognized for their outstanding quality and affordability,” said Shai Reshef, president of University of the People. “These rankings demonstrate what our students already know, that UoPeople provides a high-quality online education at a very low cost.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the landscape of higher education and as a result online learning has become increasingly more popular because of its flexibility. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 37.2% of college students have taken at least one online course and 17.6% take online courses exclusively. The flexibility of distance learning has made it an especially attractive option for students who have other responsibilities in addition to their education, such as children or a full-time job.

Intelligent.com used this fact as a basis for reviewing the top colleges that offer online degree programs. In each ranking, they only considered programs that are offered completely online or in hybrid format. Then they evaluated each college on the strength of its academic programs, accreditation, online resources, reputation, student readiness, return on investment, cost, and student engagement. Over 2,900 colleges and universities were researched as part of their annual rankings. Other universities that were named by Intelligent.com in this year’s online college rankings include Harvard, Princeton, Yale, and MIT.

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About University of the People

University of the People (UoPeople) is the Education Revolution. It is the first non-profit, tuition-free, American, accredited online university. Currently there are over 117,000 students from more than 200 countries and territories. Designed to open access to higher education globally, UoPeople helps qualified high school graduates overcome financial, geographic, political, and personal constraints keeping them from collegiate studies. The university offers associate and bachelor’s degree programs in business administration, computer science, and health science, as well as an MBA and M.Ed. program. Graduates of UoPeople can be found working at such companies as Amazon, Apple, Pfizer, Google, Microsoft and IBM. Chaired by NYU’s President Emeritus John Sexton, UoPeople’s President’s Council is comprised of two dozen leaders of the world’s foremost institutions. UoPeople collaborates with Harvard Business School Online, New York University, McGill University, and the University of Edinburgh and has been supported by foundations such as the Gates Foundation, Ford Foundation and Hewlett Foundation. Learn more at www.uopeople.edu.