The Online MBA program at Temple University’s Fox School of Business has been ranked fourth nationally in the inaugural ranking of Best Online Graduate Business Programs for Veterans by U.S. News and World Report. Of the 29 business schools ranked, the Fox School is the only one from the Philadelphia region.

The 153 online degree programs included in the veterans rankings — released May 7 and featuring bachelor’s programs as well as master’s programs in education, nursing, engineering and business — first had to be numerically ranked in the U.S. News 2013 Best Online Education Programs rankings. Fox was 28th among business programs in that survey, including seventh in the category of student services and technology.