Want to earn an online degree in teaching? Well, it is just a click away.

With the advent of technology, education has become easier to avail. The boom in networks and online communication is helping millions of people to connect with each other much better. Besides, distant learning via telecommunication is very easy and effective.

To help with your needs, several universities across the state are offering various online education programs and degrees to learn your subject of interest without the need to attend any of those classroom lectures.

Now, you want to pursue an online degree but still undecided on the best university.It is just so easy to find out the top universities offering the best online education programs in the United States. There are numerous sites that come up with the list of top universities in the US as well as around the world every year.

One such website TheBestSchools.org helps in finding the best school programs offered in the US universities. The website recently released a list the top 25 online teacher education programs based on the data collected by them.

The website has placed The University of Massachusetts system (UMass Online) on the top of the list followed by Western Governors University (Salt Lake City, UT) in second place. Liberty University in Virginia has been ranked third in the list.

Based on three indicators - academic excellence (measured by faculty education and productivity), program depth (measured by number of courses available), and affordability - the website has compiled the top 25 list.

List of Top 10 online teacher education programs in the US

1. UMass Online

2. Western Governors University (Salt Lake City, UT)

3. Liberty University Online (Lynchburg, VA)

4. University of Nebraska at Kearney (Kearney, NE)

5. Drexel University Online (Philadelphia, PA)

6. Arizona State University (Tempe, AZ)

7. University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)

8. Graceland University (Lamoni, IA)

9. Kaplan University (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)

10. Walden University (Minneapolis, MN)

To take a look at the entire list, click here.