Rankings
The College of Education, Criminal Justice and Human Services (CECH) at the University of Cincinnati is consistently a nationally-ranked College by numerous ranking agencies, including US News and World Report, USA Today, and College Factual. Below are CECH's most recent listings:
2024 College Rankings
This year CECH has received five rankings from U.S. News & World Report 2024 Best Online Programs.
See below for our school's other rankings.
| Ranking | Year |
|---|---|
| 17th Best Online Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction (2024, US News) *NEW | 2024 |
| 35th Best Online Master’s in Education (2024, US News) *NEW | 2024 |
| 30th Best Online Master’s in Education (2023, US News) | 2023 |
| 46th Best Online Master's in Education (2021, US News) | 2021 |
| 25th Best Online Master's Education Program in Curriculum and Instruction (2020, US News) | 2020 |
| 75th Among the Best Online Bachelor's (2020, US News) | 2020 |
| 20th Best Special Education Online Master's Degree (2019, Top Education Degree) | 2019 |
| 46th Best Online Education Programs (ED, 2019 US News) | 2019 |
| 95th Best Graduate Education Schools (SED, 2019 US News) | 2019 |
| 1st Best Online Bachelor in Early Childhood Education (SED, 2018, TheBestSchools.org) | 2018 |
| 2nd Best Online Associate in Early Childhood Education (SED, 2018, TheBestSchools.org) | 2018 |
| 2nd Best Early Childhood Education Program in Ohio (SED, 2018 Universities.com) | 2018 |
| 5th Best Online Master in Curriculum and Instruction Degree (SED, 2018, TheBestSchools.org) | 2018 |
| 8th Best Online Master’s in Reading Degree (SED, 2018, TheBestSchools) | 2018 |
| 9th Best Online Master’s in Special Education (SED, 2018, SuccessfulStudent.org) | 2018 |
| 12th Best Online Master’s in Educational Leadership (SED, 2018, TheBestSchools) | 2018 |
| 19th Best Online Master's in Reading and Literacy (SOE, 2018 TopEducationDegrees.org) | 2018 |
| 62nd Best Online Graduate Education Program (SED, 2018 US News) | 2018 |
| 1st Best Online Bachelor of Early Childhood Education (SED, 2017 TheBestSchools.org) | 2017 |
| 4th Best Online Master's in Educational Leadership (SED, 2017, Top Masters in Education) | 2017 |
| 7th Most Affordable Masters in Educational Leadership (SED, 2017, Top Masters in Education) | 2017 |
| 16th Most Valuable Master's in Educational Leadership Degrees, 1st in the state of Ohio (College Values Online, 2017) | 2017 |
| 22nd Best Online Master’s in Education Degree Programs (SED, 2017, TheBestSchools) | 2017 |
| 43rd Best Online Graduate Education Program (SED, 2017 US News) | 2017 |
| 89th Best Graduate Education Schools (SED, 2017 US News) | 2017 |
| 13th Most Affordable Online Early Childhood Education Program in the nation, ranked 1st in the state of Ohio (2016, AffordableColleges.com) | 2016 |
| 18th Top Online Master’s In Special Education (SED, 2016 GoGrad) | 2016 |
| 3rd Best Early Education Program in the Nation (SED, 2015 USA Today) | 2016 |
| 19th Dean Johnson Named 19th Most Influential Dean in Education (CECH, 2015, Mometrix) | 2015 |
| 20th Best Online Graduate Education Program for Veterans (SED, 2015 US News) | 2015 |
| 4th E-Learning (SED, College Factual) | 2015 |
| 24th Veteran Friendly (SED, College Factual) | N/A |
| 48th Special Education (SED, College Factual) | N/A |
| 56th Overall (SED, College Factual) | N/A |
| Ranking | Year |
|---|---|
| 12th Best Online Master's in Criminal Justice Program (2024, US News) *NEW | 2024 |
| 9th Best Online Master's in Criminal Justice Program (2023, US News) | 2023 |
| 7th Best Online Master's in Criminal Justice program for Veterans (2020, US News) | 2020 |
| 11th Best Online Master's in Criminal Justice (2020, US News) | 2020 |
| 5th Overall Best Criminal Justice Programs (2019, Successful Student) | 2019 |
| 8th Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice program (CJ, 2019 US News) | 2019 |
| 3rd Best Graduate Criminal Justice Program (CJ, 2018, US News) | 2018 |
| 7th Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Program (CJ, 2018 US News) | 2018 |
| 11th Best Online Graduate Criminal Justice Program (CJ, 2017 US News) | 2017 |
| 1st Faculty Scholarship (CJ, 2015 Academic Analytics, Inc) | 2015 |
| 1st in Data Analytics (CJ, 2015) | 2015 |
| 3rd Ph.D. Program (CJ, 2015 US News) | 2015 |
| 1st Research Productivity and Recognition (CJ, US News) | N/A |
| 2nd E-Learning (CJ, College Factual) | N/A |
| 5th Overall (CJ, College Factual) | N/A |
| 8th Veteran Friendly (CJ, College Factual) | N/A |
| Ranking | Year |
|---|---|
| 35th Best Online Master’s in Education (Foundations in Behavioral Analysis) (2024, US News) *NEW | 2024 |
| 30th Best Online Master’s in Education (Foundations in Behavioral Analysis) (2023, US News) | 2023 |
| 7th Best Online Bachelor's in Addiction Recovery Programs (TheBestSChools.com, 2019) | 2019 |
| 2nd Best Bachelor's in Addiction Recovery (2018, TheBestSchools.org) | 2018 |
| 62nd Best Online Graduate Education Program, Behavior Analysis (SHS, 2018 US News) | 2018 |
| 43rd Best Online Graduate Education Program, Behavior Analysis (SHS, 2017 US News) | 2017 |
| Ranking |
Year |
|---|---|
| 6th Best Online Master’s in Information Technology for Veterans (2024, US News) *NEW | 2024 |
| 10th Best Online Master’s in Information Technology (2024, US News) *NEW | 2024 |
| 14th Best Online Master's in Computer Information Technology (2023, US News) | 2023 |
| 10th Best Online Master's in Information Technology (2021, US News) | 2021 |
| 12th Best Online Master's in Computer Information Technology (2020, US News) | 2020 |
| 11th Best Online Information Technology Graduate Program (IT, 2019 US News) | 2019 |
| 35th Best Online Master of Information Technology Degree Program (IT, 2018 mastersprogramsguide.com) | 2018 |
| 37th Best Online Graduate Information Technology Program (IT, 2018 US News) | 2018 |
| 32nd Best Online Graduate Program in Information Technology (IT, 2017 US News) | 2017 |
| 38th Best Online Master’s Degree in Information Technology (IT, 2016 CollegeChoice.net) | 2016 |
| 1st Academic Analytics (2013) | 2013 |
In addition to the numeric rankings CECH has received:
- The School Psychology Program is the first program in the country accredited by the Association of Behavior Analysis International (ABAI).
- The Bachelor of Information Technology program was one of the first IT programs to be ABET-accredited in the nation and the IT + MBA Program is also among the first of its kind in the nation.