The 19 best online MBA programs

An MBA can be a shortcut for ascending the career ladder and boosting your salary. While attending one of best b-schools in the world can be an attractive option - Business Insider published its list of the world's 50 best business schools in December - for some working professionals it's not feasible, making online programs a great alternative.

U.S. News & World Report recently released their ranking of the best online MBA programs, evaluating schools based solely on data related to their distance education MBA programs in five categories: student engagement, admissions selectivity, peer reputation, faculty credentials and training, and student services and technology. (You can read a full breakdown of the methodology here.) Note that because of multiple ties, the ranking only goes through No. 15.

Temple University's online MBA program took the top spot, followed by Indiana University Bloomington, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Read on for the rest of the 19 best online MBA programs in the country, according to U.S. News.