The online master’s degree program in hotel and tourism management at the University of New Orleans has been selected as one of the best among similar programs by OnlineMasters.com, a private educational research firm.

The firm released on Wednesday its “Top 10 Master's in Hospitality Management Programs for 2018.”

The award recognizes the Lester E. Kabacoff School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Tourism Administration’s program as best particularly for careers in tourism management.

OnlineMasters ranked UNO’s program ninth out of 50 programs that it determined to be “the best in the nation to advance your hospitality management career.”

The program was evaluated based on methodology that included academic quality, student success and affordability.