How Many Online Universities Are There?
How Many Online Universities Are There?
There are numerous opportunities for online and distance learning. Not all of these programs are accredited, however, and some programs that claim to offer online education may fail to deliver on that promise.
As of 2017, there are 973 schools that have accreditation for their online degree programs. This amounts to 67,284 available programs, with nearly 9 million students enrolled across all schools.
According to U.S. News & World Report, the 10 largest online schools are:
- University of Phoenix
- Kaplan University
- Strayer University
- Ashford University
- Liberty University
- Walden University
- University of Maryland – University College
- Grand Canyon University
- Capella University
- American Public University System
Some of these universities are for-profit schools, meaning that they are not funded by state or charitable dollars. However, this doesn’t apply to all of these schools, and there are many online degree programs that are nonprofit.