HAYS, Kan. – Programs offered through the Fort Hays State University Virtual College received a No. 1 recognition in January 2018 as well as other rankings from various agencies as among the best and most affordable online programs offered by U.S. colleges and universities.
CollegeFactual named FHSU the No. 1 school in Kansas for its military accessible general studies program. FHSU earned the ranking based on its veteran affordability, population, policies, resources, satisfaction and overall college quality.
FHSU’s Bachelor of General Studies is an undergraduate liberal arts degree available through the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. It is a degree completion option for students who have well-defined career objectives and do not require a course-specific or career-specific degree.
Students can choose from 19 concentrations, including a military specialties concentration specifically available to members of FHSU’s military partnership program.
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FHSU’s Bachelor of Information Networking and Telecommunications (Web and mobile application development) earned the No. 4 spot on CollegeChoice’s list for its affordability and education quality.
The 124-credit-hour program prepares students to work in diverse fields during the age of media convergence. Courses include leadership in information networking, advanced Web development, Web scripting languages, electronic news and field production and laws of cyber space.
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Affordability, accreditation and prestige earned FHSU’s Master of Business Administration (tourism and hospitality management) the No. 8 spot on OnlineMBA’s list of the top 10 hospitality programs in the nation.
The program consists of 34 credit hours, including 9 credit hours focused on tourism and hospitality management. Course options include tourism and hospitality marketing, service operations, hotel and resort management and principles and practices in tourism and hospitality management.
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OnlineMBAToday also recognized FHSU’s Master of Business Administration (health and human performance/sports management) as among the top 25 MBA sports management programs in the nations.
“The concentration in health and human performance/sports management is designed to provide professionals with a foundation for decision making and leadership in sports marketing, planning, promotion, and facilities management, as well as a comprehension and awareness of legal issues in health and human performance,” said the FHSU website.
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FHSU was ranked third on OnlineU’s list of the most affordable online colleges offering bachelor’s degrees.
Students in the FHSU Virtual College can choose between 33 bachelor’s degree options, including accounting, elementary education, general studies, health studies, information networking and telecommunications, international business and economics, sociology and nursing.
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The Virtual College was also recognized by OnlineU for its master’s degree program, which ranked No. 3 out of 25 schools listed as the most affordable.
FHSU offers 16 online master’s degrees, including business administration, counseling, education, health and human performance, higher education student affairs, history, liberal studies and school psychology.
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FHSU earned the No. 17 spot on SucessfulStudent’s list of best online master’s programs in special education. The website praised FHSU for its admissions process and accreditation.
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FHSU was named one of the best schools in the country for students receiving scholarship aid. StudentLoans.net used Peterson’s Financial Aid dataset, which provides college-reported statistics for more than 500 different public.
FHSU offers a variety of scholarship opportunities to students, including annual ACT based scholarship, department scholarships, transfer student scholarship and academic opportunity awards.
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