Drexel University Program Review

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Drexel University Online transcends education as it relates to time and location by bringing its rich tradition of academic excellence to an online format. Students who want a quality education but can’t afford to spend time commuting to campus or altering their schedules each semester will find that Drexel University Online promotes convenience, career-focused training, and quality academics.

Drexel University was founded in Philadelphia, PA, over 115 years ago. The school is a premier technological university and has been recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of America’s Best Colleges for 2007. Drexel University is a private school that offers research opportunities and degrees up to the doctoral level. It usually enrolls around 16,000 students, who are active in the 11 colleges and schools at Drexel. Drexel University Online was founded in 1996 and was recognized by U.S. News and World Report as offering some of the "Best Online Graduate Programs" in Business Administration, Engineering and Library Science.

Drexel University Online offers Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees, as well as a range of professional certificates. Undergraduate areas of study include programs in Nursing and Health Professions, Communications, Education, General studies, Psychology, Professional Studies, and Technology. Master’s-level programs range from Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner to Sport Management to Computer Science to Teaching to Collaborative Leadership to Information Systems. Additional certificate programs include Medical Billing, Retail Leadership, Engineering Management and others. These programs introduce students into a particular field and give professionals already working in the field advanced experience that allows them to increase their salaries or get a promotion.

Drexel Online fosters many different professional partnerships with over 160 organizations, health systems, schools and professional associations. These partnerships give employees and members access to online degree programs at a lower cost.