Online Programs in professional areas with the largest enrollments are evaluated annually by U.S. News, based on criteria such as employment outcomes of graduates.

This is true for any situation, even in the case of Southern Miss — a team that is coming out of what was statistically the most abysmal season ever endured by any team currently in the Sun Belt.

The application deadline for the online MBA programs at University of Southern Mississippi, a public school, is June 1. Ninety percent of students are already employed when they first enroll.