UHCL scores big in nationwide rankings for quality, affordability

January 11, 2019 | Jim Townsend

University of Houston-Clear Lake received 18 top-10 rankings nationwide from three organizations that rate the best colleges for academics, value and student success and other metrics that help students decide where to go to school. Two of the organizations also break out rankings by state. UH-Clear Lake garnered five spots in top-10 rankings for best in Texas.

In all, UHCL received a total 60 rankings from BestColleges.com (21), CollegeChoice.net (17), AffordableColleges.com (eight), OnlineMasters.com (eight) and TheBestSchools.org (six) each of which sifts through data from thousands of colleges and universities to determine the top schools.

“These rankings support that UHCL is making strides to meet its mission to serve a diverse body of students in providing high-quality, student-centered undergraduate and graduate programs that prepare students to thrive in a competitive workplace and to make meaningful contributions to their communities,” said Steven J. Berberich, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost.

Other metrics considered are tuition and fees, the number of students receiving financial aid, student retention, graduation rates, admission rate, prevalence of online courses, student-to-faculty ratio, return-on-investment ratio and the measures each school takes to provide a caring environment.

UHCL’s 2018 U.S. rankings on AffordableColleges.com:

• 2nd best online finance master’s degree.
• 5th best online master’s degree in software engineering.
• 5th best online master’s degrees in human resources.
• 5th best online master’s in engineering management.
• 11th best online bachelor’s degrees in finance.
• 13th best master’s in engineering.
• 23rd best online master’s in educational technology.
• 45th best online MBA program.

UHCL’s 2018 U.S. rankings on BestColleges.com:

• 4th best online graduate certificate in human resources.
• 4th most affordable online bachelor’s in finance.
• 6th best online bachelor’s in anthropology.
• 6th best online master’s in environmental management.
• 6th best online master’s in engineering management.
• 7th best online master’s in software engineering.
• 8th best online master’s in educational technology.
• 12th best campus security.
• 13th best online MBA in human resources.
• 14th best online master’s in human resources.
• 15th best online bachelor’s in finance.
• 16th best online master’s in finance.
• 16th best online master’s in education administration.
• 18th best online MBA in finance.
• 20th best online master’s in education.
• 26th best online master’s in management.
• 30th best online master’s in engineering.
• Bronze medalist Schools of Distinction for online degree programs.

UHCL’s 2018 Texas rankings on BestColleges.com:

• 3rd most affordable online college.
• 7th best college, up from 21st in 2017.
• 9th best accredited online college, up from 13th in 2017.

UHCL’s 2018 U.S. rankings on CollegeChoice.net:

• 2nd most affordable online bachelor’s of finance.
• 2nd most affordable master’s in environmental science.
• 3rd best online master’s in finance.
• 5th most affordable online master’s in software engineering.
• 6th most affordable online master’s in educational administration
• 7th best online master’s in human resources.
• 11th most affordable online master’s in library science.
• 12th best online master’s in environmental science.
• 14th best online master’s degrees in finance.
• 21st best online master’s in educational administration.
• 21st best master’s in software engineering.
• 26th best online master’s in educational administration.
• 32nd best online bachelor’s in finance.
• 35th best online master’s in engineering management.

UHCL’s 2018 U.S. rankings on OnlineMasters.com:

• 12th best online master’s in software engineering
• 17th best online MBA in finance
• 20th best online master’s in finance
• 20th best online master’s in environmental management
• 27th best online MBA in information systems management
• 28th best online MBA in human resources
• 40th best online master’s in engineering management
• 46th best online master’s in educational technology

UHCL’s 2018 U.S. rankings on TheBestSchools.org

• 10th best online bachelor’s in anthropology
• 16th best online master’s in finance
• 17th best online master’s in engineering management
• 20th best online bachelor’s in finance
• 20th best online college in Texas
• 31st best online master’s in human resources

UHCL’s 2018 Texas rankings on CollegeChoice.net:

• 7th best online college.
• 7th best online MBA program.
• 43rd best college.

Note: This story, originally published Jan. 11, was updated March 18.