The website Go Grad.org has named Morningside College’s Graduate Program in Education as one of the nation’s best online master’s in teaching programs.

The website Go Grad.org has named Morningside College’s Graduate Program in Education as one of the nation’s best online master’s in teaching programs.

The website’s “Top Online Master’s in Teaching” list places Morningside at number eight on a ranking of the nation’s top 14 online graduate programs in teaching. The complete list is here.

In announcing the 2015-16 rankings, Go Grad CEO and founder Dan Schuessler noted that education and teaching are among the most popular fields of study for students enrolled in online graduate degree programs.

“It was important to honor institutions across the country that are doing an incredible job of preparing tomorrow’s educators,” Schuessler said.

To develop its rankings, the website analyzed online graduate programs in teaching at hundreds of public and private not-for-profit colleges and universities. Schools were evaluated based on the number of online graduate degrees available in related subject area, graduate tuition, availability of academic and career counseling services, and availability of job placement services.

Morningside College’s Graduate Program in Education offers a Master of Arts in Teaching degree with special education and professional educator tracks. The program also offers several endorsement options for Iowa teachers. All of the graduate program in education courses are online.

Go Grad is an online platform where graduate students can find information they need to make decisions about their education.