Website Promoting Nonprofit Colleges and Universities Releases Students Before Profits Award for Best Online Bachelor's in Accounting Programs

RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Nonprofit Colleges Online (nonprofitcollegesonline.com), a website devoted to promoting nonprofit online colleges and universities, has published another of its "Students Before Profits Award" rankings, this time focused on online bachelor's in accounting programs (http://www.nonprofitcollegesonline.com/rankings/best-online-bachelors-in-accounting/).

The "Students Before Profits Award" series of rankings attempts to counteract online education's negative reputation fostered by the exploitative practices of some for-profit online education companies by highlighting online schools that put "students before profits and education before the bottom line." To be considered for an award programs must be offered by a regionally accredited, nonprofit college or university. Programs are then ranked according to their affordability.

According to Brett Gershon, the lead editor of the ranking, "A bachelor's degree in accounting is one of the most highly versatile professional degrees available as due to corporate scandal and government legislation (like the Sarbanes-Oxley Act), financial analysts and accountants, are in increasingly high demand in not only large businesses but small business alike.  Furthermore, finance professionals are needed in nonprofit sectors, government sectors and almost every area of public life where capital is exchanged."  Gershon goes on to say that a degree in accounting provides such a broad base of skills and knowledge that many graduates of these programs will be equipped not just to work in accounting and related fields, but also to ascend to other areas of business.  "The CEOs and CFOs of many notable companies began their careers as accountants."  This award ranking will be valuable for working adults who desire to take their careers into a wide variety of potential areas and who desire to do so while keeping their costs to a minimum.

Florida Atlantic University holds the number one position on this ranking with a shockingly low tuition rate of $60 per credit and total tuition cost of $7,200.  Western Governors University and Dickinson State University come in second and third place, respectively.

Other colleges and universities awarded include (in alphabetical order):

Athens State University

Baker College

Bellevue University

Bemidji State University

Central Methodist University

City University of Seattle

Clarion University

Colorado State University-Global

Columbia College

Concordia University--St. Paul

Dakota State University

Davenport University

Dickinson State University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida Institute of Technology

Franklin University

Golden Gate University

Granite State College

Hiram College

Indiana State University

Keiser University

Linfield College-Adult Degree Program

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Morehead State University

National University

New England College

Northeastern University

Northern State University

Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Old Dominion University

Ottawa University

Post University

Saint Leo University

Sam Houston State University

Southern Oregon University

Southern Polytechnic State University

Texas A & M University Commerce

Thomas Edison State College

Tiffin University

Trine University

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Maine at Augusta

University of Maryland-University College

University of Minnesota-Crookston

University of Northwestern Ohio

University of the Southwest

University of West Alabama

Washington State University

Western Governors University

Nonprofit Colleges Online is an independent guide to nonprofit online education. In addition to the Students Before Profits Award rankings, the site publishes a number of other resources to help prospective students learn about and connect with schools where they can get a quality online education that puts their needs and success first.

Contact:

Brett Gershon
Editor, Nonprofit Colleges Online
http://nonprofitcollegesonline.com
763.503.0162
Email

SOURCE Nonprofit Colleges Online

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