The 100 Most Popular Accredited Online Schools & Colleges
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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Arizona State University
Annual Tuition: $19,398 - $29,428
Salary Score: 65
Southern New Hampshire University Online
Annual Tuition: $9,600
Salary Score: 64
ECPI University Online
Annual Tuition: $16,639 - $17,479
Salary Score: 38School | Online Enrollment | Annual Tuition | Salary Score | Recommend Rate | |
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Western Governors University | 136,139 | $6,670 | 72 | 71% (748 reviews) | |
Southern New Hampshire University Online | 106,375 | $9,600 | 64 | 62% (451 reviews) | |
University of Phoenix | 94,038 | $9,552 | 60 | 60% (1151 reviews) | |
Grand Canyon University | 75,277 | $17,800 | 58 | 49% (550 reviews) | |
Liberty University | 70,429 | $11,700 | 40 | 57% (333 reviews) | |
Strayer University | 51,507 | $13,515 | 41 | 59% (215 reviews) | |
Walden University | 48,420 | Not Provided | 47 | 51% (688 reviews) | |
University of Maryland Global Campus | 46,847 | $12,336 | 79 | 59% (227 reviews) | |
American Public University System | 45,249 | $7,324 | 86 | 69% (185 reviews) | |
Arizona State University | 44,253 | $24,413 | 65 | 64% (112 reviews) | |
Capella University | 37,859 | $14,540 | 54 | 62% (683 reviews) | |
Purdue Global | 37,778 | $14,358 | 46 | 72% (495 reviews) | |
The University of Arizona Global Campus | 32,620 | Not Provided | 45 | 67% (686 reviews) | |
Chamberlain College of Nursing | 25,295 | $19,638 | 70 | 86% (74 reviews) | |
Excelsior University | 25,245 | Not Provided | 86 | 63% (191 reviews) | |
DeVry University | 21,321 | $18,197 | 51 | 59% (225 reviews) | |
Columbia Southern University | 20,034 | $6,600 | 79 | 78% (191 reviews) | |
Rasmussen University Online | 19,588 | Not Provided | 64 | 36% (177 reviews) | |
Johns Hopkins University | 19,138 | $55,350 | 74 | 0% (2 reviews) | |
The University of Texas at Arlington | 18,824 | $28,129 | 62 | 30% (30 reviews) | |
Ultimate Medical Academy | 18,023 | $15,525 | 8 | 84% (556 reviews) | |
Full Sail University | 16,164 | $24,513 | 25 | 42% (123 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% (112 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% (124 reviews) | |
Northcentral University | 11,223 | $18,095 | 31 | 48% (267 reviews) | |
University of Central Florida | 11,073 | $22,467 | 41 | 88% (8 reviews) | |
Bellevue University | 10,503 | $7,851 | 69 | 68% (69 reviews) | |
Thomas Edison State University | 10,130 | $9,856 | 94 | 58% (74 reviews) | |
The George Washington University | 9,978 | $56,935 | 78 | 60% (5 reviews) | |
Indiana Wesleyan University Online | 9,822 | $18,906 | 50 | 40% (35 reviews) | |
University of the Cumberlands | 9,492 | $9,875 | 18 | 100% (4 reviews) | |
Lamar University | 8,372 | $18,622 | 61 | 47% (17 reviews) | |
Regent University Online | 8,238 | $18,620 | 32 | 36% (25 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 at AIU | 7,298 | $9,240 | 57 | 76% (91 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% (206 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 | 67% (18 reviews) | |
ECPI University Online | 6,270 | $17,059 | 38 | 58% (43 reviews) | |
South University Online | 6,195 | $15,304 | 33 | 38% (71 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% (45 reviews) | |
National University | 6,014 | $13,320 | 86 | 45% (113 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 | 56% (70 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% (1 review) | |
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% (3 reviews) | |
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 | Add 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 | 48 | Add Review | |
Western Kentucky University | 3,376 | $26,496 | 23 | 100% (1 review) | |
University of North Dakota | 3,351 | $15,895 | 61 | 67% (3 reviews) | |
University of Memphis | 3,341 | $13,752 | 31 | 33% (3 reviews) | |
Florida State College at Jacksonville | 3,340 | $9,992 | 61 | 27% (15 reviews) | |
Florida State University | 3,306 | $18,786 | 41 | 100% (1 review) | |
University of North Carolina at Greensboro | 3,301 | $22,562 | 29 | 60% (5 reviews) | |
University of Missouri | 3,258 | $28,348 | 56 | Add Review |