TOP DISTANCE LEARNING UNIVERSITIES

1. University of Phoenix

For over 30 years, our goal has been to make higher education accessible for the working student. Since 1976, more than 400,000 graduates have overcome the challenges of balancing family, work and finances to earn their degrees and enhance their lives. We offer a wide range of distance learning courses at the Associate’s, Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral levels. Each degree is a combination of academic theory and practical application.

2. Strayer University

Strayer University is a place where you’ll feel comfortable because you will be with classmates who share your real-world perspective and enrich your studies with their professional and life experiences. The average age of a Strayer University student is 34, and virtually all of them are working full time while continuing their education. When you enroll at Strayer University, you’ll join more than 44,000 students from across the United States and around the world who attend classes at one of more than 70 convenient campus locations or take classes online.

3. Kaplan University

All colleges can teach a subject. But what makes Kaplan University online degrees and distance learning programs unique is our emphasis on teaching you how to absorb and apply the real-world knowledge that will be meaningful in your professional life. When you're educated at Kaplan University, you don't just learn to memorize, you learn what you won't learn anywhere else... how to educate yourself... how to make the world work for you.

4. Argosy University

Our 100% online degree programs give you the freedom to decide when – and from where – you attend class. The most flexible and convenient of our learning formats, our online programs allow you to log into your classes any time of the day or night. The most flexible and convenient of our learning formats, our online programs allow you to log into your classes any time of the day or night. The degree programs at our Sarasota, Florida location offer a distance-learning format that blends the flexibility of on-line learning with the power of face-to-face interaction in the classroom. Our distance-learning format attracts students from all over the country to our programs creating a rich and diverse learning experience.

5. Capella University

Distance learning at Capella University offers flexibility, convenience, and the uncompromising quality employers have come to expect from Capella University. The university offers high quality distance learning programs that fit your schedule. As a Capella distance learner, you can access online courserooms using any Internet connection, anytime, anywhere. Round-the-clock access allows you to download assignments, read and contribute to class discussions, review faculty feedback, all at your convenience. The flexible schedule, uncompromising quality, and tremendous support services give you online distance learning resources that will help keep you on track toward your goals.

6. DeVry University

At DeVry University, we understand the time constraints faced by many students. That's why we offer associate, bachelor's, and master's degree programs online. As an online student, you can study from home, the office, or an Internet café — anywhere you can find a connection. Distance learning online makes it easy to earn your degree while living your life.

7. Walden University

Walden University provides a diverse community of career professionals with the opportunity to transform themselves as scholar-practitioners so that they can effect positive social change. Walden University envisions a distinctively different 21st-century learning community where knowledge is judged worthy to the degree that it can be applied by its graduates to the immediate solutions of critical societal challenges, thereby advancing the greater global good.

8. Westwood College

You can't put your daily life on hold while you work toward your career. We don't expect you to. Our online courses incorporate sophisticated audio/video technologies to ensure you receive an engaging virtual learning experience – one that echoes an actual classroom. We also offer free tutoring, other student services and computer support along with a constant focus on career development.

9. Ashford College

Balance your job with online coursework as you earn your Bachelor's or Master's degree. You'll find Ashford University®, founded in 1918, is an ideal choice for you whether you're a working adult or haven't yet completed your degree. Count on Ashford University to provide a high-quality degree program

10. Colorado Technical Institute

Suppose you could have access to your studies, academic files, classmates, instructors and advisors any time and anywhere you can logon to the Internet. These are the things that advanced and emerging technologies have enabled us to create at Colorado Tech Online; the amazingly interactive, experientially immersive Virtual Campus of the Colorado Technical University learning community.