Online colleges are an excellent option for students looking to earn their degree while balancing the demands of work and family. Here is the list of Top 20 Best Online Colleges in the World.
20. Waldorf College
Waldorf College, located in Forest City, Iowa, United States, is a four-year liberal arts, for-profit college.
19. Ottawa University
Ottawa University is a private, non-profit, faith-based liberal arts college located in Ottawa, Kansas, United States. It was founded in 1865 and is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA.
18. University of Phoenix (tie)
The University of Phoenix is an American for-profit institution of higher learning, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
17. Columbia College
Columbia College is a private co-educational liberal arts college based in Columbia, Missouri. The school offers day and evening classes on its Columbia Campus, extension courses through its 34 nationwide campuses and ties with U.S. military bases (including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba), and online courses.
16. St. Catherine University (tie)
St. Catherine University is a private Catholic liberal arts university, located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Prior to attaining university status, the school was known as the College of St. Catherine.
15. University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a public research university located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885, UA was the first university in the Arizona Territory.
14. Liberty University (tie)
Liberty University is a private, non-profit Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Liberty's annual enrollment includes over 14,000 residential students and over 100,000 online students as of May 2013.
13. Bellevue University (tie)
Bellevue University is a private, non-profit university located in Bellevue, Nebraska. It opened in 1966 and from the outset has focused on providing adult education and educational outreach.
12. Southern New Hampshire University
Southern New Hampshire University, also known as SNHU, is a private, nonprofit, coeducational, and nonsectarian university situated between Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire, in the United States.
11. Grand Canyon University (tie)
Grand Canyon University is a private, for-profit Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. GCU was founded in 1949 as a non-profit liberal arts college, and was purchased by Grand Canyon Education, Inc. in February 2004.
10. Wilmington University (tie)
Wilmington University is a private, non-profit doctoral research institution located in New Castle, Delaware, United States.
9. American Public University System (tie)
American Public University System is a for-profit, online learning institution that is composed of American Military University and American Public University.
8. Pennsylvania State World Campus
Penn State World Campus or "Penn State Online" is the online campus of The Pennsylvania State University. Launched in 1998, the World Campus grew out of the University's long and distinguished history in distance education that began in 1892.
7. Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States.
6. Oregon State University (tie)
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university in the northwest United States, located in Corvallis, Oregon.
5. University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida is an American public research university in Orlando, Florida. It is the largest university in the United States by undergraduate enrollment, and the second largest by total enrollment.
4. State University of New York
New York University is a private, nonsectarian American research university based in New York City. Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the largest private non-profit institutions of American higher education.
3. Granite State College
Granite State College is an institution of the University System of New Hampshire whose mission is to expand access to public higher education to students of all ages in the US state of New Hampshire.
2. Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public flagship metropolitan research university located on five campuses across the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area, and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona.
1. Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 36 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona.
20. Waldorf College
Waldorf College, located in Forest City, Iowa, United States, is a four-year liberal arts, for-profit college.
19. Ottawa University
Ottawa University is a private, non-profit, faith-based liberal arts college located in Ottawa, Kansas, United States. It was founded in 1865 and is affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA.
18. University of Phoenix (tie)
The University of Phoenix is an American for-profit institution of higher learning, headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, United States.
17. Columbia College
Columbia College is a private co-educational liberal arts college based in Columbia, Missouri. The school offers day and evening classes on its Columbia Campus, extension courses through its 34 nationwide campuses and ties with U.S. military bases (including Guantanamo Bay, Cuba), and online courses.
16. St. Catherine University (tie)
St. Catherine University is a private Catholic liberal arts university, located in St. Paul and Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Prior to attaining university status, the school was known as the College of St. Catherine.
15. University of Arizona
The University of Arizona is a public research university located in Tucson, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885, UA was the first university in the Arizona Territory.
14. Liberty University (tie)
Liberty University is a private, non-profit Christian university located in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. Liberty's annual enrollment includes over 14,000 residential students and over 100,000 online students as of May 2013.
13. Bellevue University (tie)
Bellevue University is a private, non-profit university located in Bellevue, Nebraska. It opened in 1966 and from the outset has focused on providing adult education and educational outreach.
12. Southern New Hampshire University
Southern New Hampshire University, also known as SNHU, is a private, nonprofit, coeducational, and nonsectarian university situated between Manchester and Hooksett, New Hampshire, in the United States.
11. Grand Canyon University (tie)
Grand Canyon University is a private, for-profit Christian university located in Phoenix, Arizona, United States. GCU was founded in 1949 as a non-profit liberal arts college, and was purchased by Grand Canyon Education, Inc. in February 2004.
10. Wilmington University (tie)
Wilmington University is a private, non-profit doctoral research institution located in New Castle, Delaware, United States.
9. American Public University System (tie)
American Public University System is a for-profit, online learning institution that is composed of American Military University and American Public University.
8. Pennsylvania State World Campus
Penn State World Campus or "Penn State Online" is the online campus of The Pennsylvania State University. Launched in 1998, the World Campus grew out of the University's long and distinguished history in distance education that began in 1892.
7. Fort Hays State University
Fort Hays State University is a public, co-educational university located in Hays, Kansas, United States.
6. Oregon State University (tie)
Oregon State University is a coeducational, public research university in the northwest United States, located in Corvallis, Oregon.
5. University of Central Florida
The University of Central Florida is an American public research university in Orlando, Florida. It is the largest university in the United States by undergraduate enrollment, and the second largest by total enrollment.
4. State University of New York
New York University is a private, nonsectarian American research university based in New York City. Founded in 1831, NYU is one of the largest private non-profit institutions of American higher education.
3. Granite State College
Granite State College is an institution of the University System of New Hampshire whose mission is to expand access to public higher education to students of all ages in the US state of New Hampshire.
2. Arizona State University
Arizona State University is a public flagship metropolitan research university located on five campuses across the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area, and four regional learning centers throughout Arizona.
1. Northern Arizona University
Northern Arizona University is a public university located in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States. It is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, and has 36 satellite campuses in the state of Arizona.
