UH West Oʻahu’s Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration (BAPA) degree has been named the sixth-best online degree program nationally by CollegeAffordabilityGuide.org.
The website’s analysts reviewed all universities in the United States with online degrees in public administration and related degrees in naming UH West Oʻahu one of the nation’s top schools for an online public administration degree. California State University-Northridge’s Tseng College of Graduate, International and Midcareer Education’s online Master of Public Administration program was named best in the country of the 44 non-profit schools that were ranked.
“Many schools now offer intriguing specializations and electives at the undergraduate level,” the website noted. “For example, the University of Hawai’i – West O’ahu’s Online BAPA has concentrations in healthcare administration, justice administration, disaster preparedness & emergency management, and general public administration.”
UH West Oʻahu’s online offerings have appeared in other rankings, including one by Best Value Schools, which earlier this year identified the university as providing the best value of online colleges in the state. It noted the school’s selection of online courses and distance learning opportunities through online and interactive television formats.
Additionally, UH West Oʻahu’s Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences degree was been ranked the 9th best online program for social sciences in the nation by AffordableColleges.com. The university was named the No. 3 Best Online College in Hawaiʻi for 2018-2019 by OnlineColleges.com.
UH West O’ahu offers online coursework in many areas of study. Students may pursue UH West Oʻahu’s distance learning upper division coursework entirely online after completing lower division coursework by attending classes on campus in-person and online and/or a partnering University of Hawai’i Community College. This includes programs in Business Administration, Public Administration, Social Sciences (Applied Track), Early Childhood Education, Political Science, and Psychology entirely online.