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About Miami Online

With Miami Online, you can earn accredited undergraduate or graduate degrees, certificates, Microcredentials, or complete professional development in an interactive, rich, and flexible learning environment. You can be confident in your investment: Miami University graduates have a 99+% post-graduation success rate.

World-Renowned Education on Your Terms

A pioneer in online education since 1999, Miami Online offers a world-renowned education on your terms. Whether you are working, raising a family, or just prefer the online format, our programs allow you to pursue higher education and career advancement without giving up your way of life.

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Miami Online: Top-Ranked and Award-Winning

#2

Most Affordable Online College in Ohio

CollegeChoice, 2024

#7

Best Online College in Ohio

CollegeChoice, 2024

Top 10

Best Online College and Universities

EdSmart, 2024

95%

Recommendation Rate - Highest Rated by Students among Online Schools in Ohio

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Awards and Honors

The Telly Awards, 43rd Annual Bronze Winner, Miami Online is the winner of the UPCEA Central Region's 2022 Excellence in Instructional Design Award and a 2022 Telly Award.Miami Online’s nationally ranked program features exceptional, flexible student learning experiences. We've earned multiple awards because of our commitment to innovation, interaction, and quality. Browse our growing list of funded initiatives, honors, and conference presentations. Miami Online's program has earned multiple awards for innovation and quality, receiving over $750,000 in grants since 2020.

Grant Awards

Grant awards received since 2020
Year Award
2023 $5K MIAMI Women Giving Circle Grant, Hawk Tank Project, awarded to Tina Riedy, M.Ed., for Reentry Challenge—A simulation of reentry into society after prison. This virtual simulation will challenge students to “walk a mile in the shoes” of ex-offenders, revealing real-world pitfalls in the system.
2022 $4.6K MIAMI Women Giving Circle Grant, Hawk Tank Project, $4.6K awarded to Erica Noll Crawford, M.Ed., for the Mental First Aid Program for Miami University Regionals.
2022 $249K Individual Microcredential Assistance Program (IMAP) Grant, State of Ohio, up to $3K for each completed technology-focused Microcredential issued.
2021 $20K Community private donor.
2021 $10K Hamilton County Community Foundation, Women’s Fund, STEM Grant.
2020 $371K Boldly Creative Award - Diversity Appreciation Award - Miami University Regionals E-Campus.
2020 $27K Powerful Communities Grant, Duke Energy Foundation.
2020 $50K Finish for Your Future Grant, State of Ohio, Microcredential Initiative.

Awards

Program awards and staff achievements received since 2020
Year Award
2024 Quality Matters Ohio Individual Impact Award, from the Quality Matters Ohio Consortium to K Anand Gall, M.F.A., M.A., for her contribution to collaborative work with Sara Arter, Ph.D., R.N., and Rhonda Cooper, M.S.N., to redesign the Nursing (NSG) 435 BSN capstone course to better align learning objectives and assignments with preparation for roles of new nurses.
2023 Top 5 Best Online Bachelor's Programs in OhioU.S. News & World Report.
2023 Academy of American Poets Betty Jane Abrahams Memorial Poetry Prize for “Mehndi Ceremony, Night Before Our Wedding,” an original poem by K Anand Gall, M.F.A., M.A.
2022 Bronze Award, for Reentry Challenge game, developed by Tina Riedy, M.Ed., in collaboration with Jessica Warner, Ph.D., International Serious Play Awards, Serious Play Conference.
2021 Digital Learning Heroes Winners WCET Outstanding Work (WOW) Award, Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education – Cooperative for Educational Technologies.
2021 Collegiate Advertising Silver Award, Collegiate Advertising Awards, for Online/Remote Category | Miami E-Campus Term Marketing.
2021 UCDA Design Awards - Excellence Award for In-House Digital Video Series | Too Good to be True? Bachelor of Science in Commerce Digital Campaign Series.
2021 UCDA Design Awards4 Honorable Mentions for marketing videos, digital animation, and motion graphics.
2021 Top 20 Best Online Colleges for ROI, OnlineU.
2020 Excellence in E-Learning – E-Course of the Year, Instructional Technology Council.

Miami University Honors

Staff and program honors from Miami University

Year Award
2024 Campus Impact Award - Miami University Regionals Staff Forum, Erica Noll Crawford, M.Ed., Interim Director of Regionals E-Campus
2023 Campus Impact Award - Miami University Regionals Staff Forum, Emily Hughes, M.Ed., Interim Microcredential Program Manager
2021 Ray of Light Award - Miami University, Carrie Chambers, Coordinator of E-Campus Student Engagement.
2020 Diversity Appreciation Award - Miami University Regionals E-Campus.

Conference Presentations

Conference Presentations
Year Presentation, Conference, Location
2022 Bonnie Erwin, Tom Luo, Mark Peterson*, and Michael Stram. "Gamification in Online Courses: Theory and Practice." Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Oxford, OH
2022 Cynthia Govreau, Anthony Jones-Scott, Benjamin Kitchen, and Lisa Sheard. "Fostering Online Student Community and Engagement Through Faculty-Driven Discussion." Original Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Oxford, OH
2022 Benjamin Kitchen, Katherine Marusic, and Kristine Smith. "Expanding Educational Offerings for the Non-traditional Learner." University Professional & Continuing Education Association (UPCEA) South Region Conference, Atlanta, GA
2022 Jennifer Culbertson (Panel). "Revisiting the Community Conversation on Mental Health Support for Online Learners." UPCEA Central Region Conference, Columbus, OH
2022 Jennifer Culbertson, Bonnie Erwin, Katherine Marusic, and Michael Stram. "Gamification: The Future of Learning." UPCEA Central Region Conference, Columbus, OH
2022 Benjamin Kitchen, Katherine Marusic, and Kristine Smith. "Expanding Educational Offerings for the Non-traditional Learner." UPCEA Central Region Conference, Columbus, OH
2022 Jennifer Culbertson, Bonnie Erwin, Katherine Marusic, and Michael Stram. "Gamification: The Future of Learning." Ohio Higher Education Computing Council, Athens, OH
2019 Rachel Valerio. "10 Tips to Make Your Educational Videos More Professional." Online Learning Consortium (OLC) Accelerate, Orlando, FL

Resources for Employers and Organizations

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Contact Miami Online

Mosler Hall 316
1601 University Blvd.
Hamilton, OH 45011