The 100 Most Popular Accredited Online Schools & Colleges
By OnlineU Staff | Updated 5/26/2023
Our list of the most popular online colleges includes accredited, flexible options. Popularity is determined by the number of students enrolled online which is sourced from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). We've included tuition, recommendation rates, and FAQs to help students find the school that best fits their educational needs.
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Southern New Hampshire University Online
Annual Tuition: $9,600
Salary Score: 64
ECPI University Online
Annual Tuition: $16,639 - $17,479
Salary Score: 38
The University of Arizona Global Campus
Annual Tuition: Not Provided
Salary Score: 45| School | Online Enrollment | Annual Tuition | Salary Score | Recommend Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Western Governors University | 136,139 | $6,670 | 72 | 70% (759 reviews) | |
| Southern New Hampshire University Online | 106,375 | $9,600 | 64 | 62% (461 reviews) | |
| University of Phoenix | 94,038 | $9,552 | 60 | 60% (1156 reviews) | |
| Grand Canyon University | 75,277 | $17,800 | 58 | 49% (562 reviews) | |
| Liberty University | 70,429 | $11,700 | 40 | 55% (342 reviews) | |
| Strayer University | 51,507 | $13,515 | 41 | 59% (217 reviews) | |
| Walden University | 48,420 | Not Provided | 47 | 51% (695 reviews) | |
| University of Maryland Global Campus | 46,847 | $12,336 | 79 | 58% (229 reviews) | |
| American Public University System | 45,249 | $7,324 | 86 | 69% (188 reviews) | |
| Arizona State University | 44,253 | $24,413 | 65 | 63% (114 reviews) | |
| Capella University | 37,859 | $14,540 | 54 | 62% (703 reviews) | |
| Purdue Global | 37,778 | $14,358 | 46 | 72% (537 reviews) | |
| The University of Arizona Global Campus | 32,620 | Not Provided | 45 | 67% (688 reviews) | |
| Chamberlain College of Nursing | 25,295 | $19,638 | 70 | 86% (74 reviews) | |
| Excelsior University | 25,245 | Not Provided | 86 | 63% (192 reviews) | |
| DeVry University | 21,321 | $18,197 | 51 | 59% (226 reviews) | |
| Columbia Southern University | 20,034 | $6,600 | 79 | 78% (192 reviews) | |
| Rasmussen University Online | 19,588 | Not Provided | 64 | 36% (179 reviews) | |
| Johns Hopkins University | 19,138 | $55,350 | 74 | 0% (2 reviews) | |
| The University of Texas at Arlington | 18,824 | $28,129 | 62 | 32% (31 reviews) | |
| Ultimate Medical Academy | 18,023 | $15,525 | 8 | 84% (589 reviews) | |
| Full Sail University | 16,164 | $24,513 | 25 | 45% (119 reviews) | |
| Florida International University | 13,671 | $18,963 | 39 | 77% (13 reviews) | |
| Georgia Institute of Technology | 13,301 | $33,794 | 92 | Add Review | |
| Saint Leo University Online | 12,962 | $23,750 | 52 | 61% (101 reviews) | |
| Colorado State University Global | 12,670 | $8,400 | 78 | 55% (113 reviews) | |
| American InterContinental University | 11,488 | Not Provided | 24 | 71% (213 reviews) | |
| Lone Star College System | 11,308 | $5,564 | 63 | Add Review | |
| Independence University | 11,228 | $14,585 | 21 | 56% (125 reviews) | |
| University of Central Florida | 11,073 | $22,467 | 41 | 88% (8 reviews) | |
| Bellevue University | 10,503 | $7,851 | 69 | 68% (71 reviews) | |
| Thomas Edison State University | 10,130 | $9,856 | 94 | 57% (75 reviews) | |
| The George Washington University | 9,978 | $56,935 | 78 | 60% (5 reviews) | |
| Indiana Wesleyan University Online | 9,822 | $18,906 | 50 | 39% (36 reviews) | |
| University of the Cumberlands | 9,492 | $9,875 | 18 | 100% (4 reviews) | |
| Lamar University | 8,372 | $18,622 | 61 | 50% (18 reviews) | |
| Regent University Online | 8,238 | $18,620 | 32 | 35% (26 reviews) | |
| Ohio University - Main Campus | 7,818 | $22,406 | 53 | 75% (4 reviews) | |
| Oregon State University | 7,467 | $31,215 | 54 | 57% (7 reviews) | |
| Trident University International | 7,298 | $9,240 | 57 | 75% (93 reviews) | |
| East Carolina University | 7,109 | $23,515 | 41 | 80% (5 reviews) | |
| University of Arkansas Grantham | 7,079 | $8,280 | 44 | 56% (96 reviews) | |
| Aspen University | 6,769 | $3,920 | 47 | 80% (214 reviews) | |
| Troy University | 6,721 | $13,520 | 39 | 50% (12 reviews) | |
| University of Southern California | 6,651 | $58,195 | 84 | 62% (13 reviews) | |
| USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work | 6,651 | $58,195 | 0 | 0% (1 review) | |
| University of Illinois Urbana - Champaign | 6,492 | $32,264 | 71 | 100% (1 review) | |
| Louisiana State University - Shreveport | 6,358 | $20,481 | 29 | 90% (63 reviews) | |
| ECPI University Online | 6,270 | $17,059 | 38 | 59% (46 reviews) | |
| South University Online | 6,195 | $15,304 | 33 | 39% (72 reviews) | |
| University of Cincinnati | 6,186 | $26,994 | 56 | 83% (6 reviews) | |
| Northern Arizona University | 6,183 | $26,516 | 47 | 67% (18 reviews) | |
| Old Dominion University | 6,154 | $30,840 | 46 | 64% (11 reviews) | |
| Maryville University | 6,123 | $28,470 | 37 | 33% (46 reviews) | |
| National University | 6,014 | $13,320 | 86 | 47% (388 reviews) | |
| University of South Florida Online | 5,874 | $17,324 | 39 | 50% (4 reviews) | |
| Nova Southeastern University | 5,824 | $32,110 | 37 | 63% (8 reviews) | |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | 5,736 | $20,400 | 38 | 100% (1 review) | |
| Drexel University | 5,189 | $54,516 | 70 | 67% (6 reviews) | |
| Kennesaw State University | 5,107 | $12,888 | 54 | 67% (6 reviews) | |
| Ball State University | 5,079 | $26,800 | 53 | 100% (5 reviews) | |
| University of Arizona | 5,073 | $11,800 | 54 | 80% (5 reviews) | |
| Bryant & Stratton College Online | 5,020 | $14,834 | 33 | 60% (78 reviews) | |
| Utah State University | 5,005 | $23,042 | 49 | 100% (11 reviews) | |
| Boston University | 4,618 | $55,892 | 78 | 75% (4 reviews) | |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | 4,539 | $19,556 | 32 | 67% (3 reviews) | |
| University of Alabama | 4,515 | $30,250 | 49 | 60% (5 reviews) | |
| Arkansas State University | 4,478 | $15,860 | 26 | 75% (4 reviews) | |
| University of Florida | 4,430 | $28,659 | 44 | 60% (5 reviews) | |
| The University of West Florida | 4,345 | $19,241 | 36 | 67% (6 reviews) | |
| Texas Woman's University | 4,265 | $18,055 | 54 | 100% (2 reviews) | |
| Northern Kentucky University | 4,157 | $20,256 | 41 | 60% (5 reviews) | |
| University of North Texas | 4,067 | $21,172 | 57 | 60% (5 reviews) | |
| University of Massachusetts - Lowell | 4,064 | $33,574 | 69 | 86% (7 reviews) | |
| University of West Alabama | 4,018 | $20,090 | 54 | 60% (5 reviews) | |
| Boise State University | 4,017 | $24,988 | 43 | 100% (2 reviews) | |
| Kent State University at Kent | 4,008 | $19,478 | 34 | 100% (1 review) | |
| Texas A&M University - Commerce | 3,977 | $21,628 | 59 | 86% (7 reviews) | |
| Colorado Christian University | 3,877 | $33,434 | 50 | 42% (19 reviews) | |
| Central Michigan University | 3,811 | $24,120 | 52 | 50% (4 reviews) | |
| Colorado State University - Fort Collins | 3,745 | $30,622 | 59 | 83% (6 reviews) | |
| Texas Tech University | 3,742 | $19,260 | 68 | 0% (1 review) | |
| Sam Houston State University | 3,682 | $18,664 | 56 | 100% (2 reviews) | |
| Concordia University - Portland | 3,642 | $32,230 | 56 | 57% (49 reviews) | |
| Washington State University | 3,574 | $26,419 | 70 | 62% (13 reviews) | |
| Concordia University - Chicago | 3,573 | $32,880 | 75 | 0% (1 review) | |
| Eastern Kentucky University | 3,573 | $19,948 | 26 | 25% (4 reviews) | |
| Florida Atlantic University | 3,540 | $17,324 | 41 | 67% (6 reviews) | |
| University of North Carolina at Wilmington | 3,540 | $21,246 | 33 | 100% (1 review) | |
| University of South Alabama | 3,533 | $16,292 | 32 | 50% (6 reviews) | |
| University of Massachusetts - Amherst | 3,499 | $35,710 | 73 | 60% (5 reviews) | |
| West Texas A&M University | 3,395 | $9,541 | |||