Old Westbury, NY – Several graduate online programs offered by New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) are among the best nationally, according to the U.S. News & World Report rankings of Best Online Programs for 2014.

NYIT's M.S. in Energy Management, part of NYIT's School of Engineering and Computing Sciences, was ranked among the Best Online Graduate Engineering Programs. Several graduate programs offered by NYIT's School of Education were ranked among the Best Online Graduate Education Programs. These include:

• Adolescence Education: Specialist in Mathematics 7-12, M.S.
• Adolescence Education: Specialist in Science 7-12, M.S.
• Childhood Education, M.S.
• Instructional Technology, M.S.

According to U.S. News, it evaluated several factors to rank the best online graduate engineering programs including reputation, faculty credentials, and student services and technologies; it evaluated several factors to rank the best online graduate education programs, including faculty credentials, graduation rates, and student services and technologies.

For the 16th consecutive year, NYIT is ranked a top regional university by U.S. News, and placed for the second year in a row among the top 50 universities in the north in the 2014 rankings. NYIT's School of Engineering and Computing Sciences ranked among the top engineering schools offering bachelor's or master's degrees, in the U.S. News 2014 ranking. NYIT is also among the "Best Colleges for Veterans" according to 2014 U.S. News & World Report 2014 rankings.

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About NYIT

New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) offers 90 degree programs, including undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees, in more than 50 fields of study, including architecture and design; arts and sciences; education; engineering and computing sciences; health professions; management; and osteopathic medicine. A non-profit independent, private institution of higher education, NYIT has 13,000 students attending campuses on Long Island and Manhattan, online, and at its global campuses. NYIT sponsors 11 NCAA Division II programs and one Division I team.

Led by President Edward Guiliano, NYIT is guided by its mission to provide career-oriented professional education, offer access to opportunity to all qualified students, and support applications-oriented research that benefits the larger world. To date, nearly 95,000 graduates have received degrees from NYIT. For more information, visit nyit.edu.

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