Leading Accredited Online Schools

Things to consider when selecting an online program include the rank and accreditation of the online college or university. Best Online Colleges has developed a scoring system that measures graduation and retention rates to rank online universities. Best Online Colleges uses data from the Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education when applying the scoring system to online universities and colleges.
  1. Walden University

    • Walden University was accredited in 1990 by the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Best Online Colleges ranked Walden University first in the top 2010 ranking of online universities. Walden University offers certificate programs in psychology, public policy and administration, engineering and applied science, instructional design, and post-master's nursing. Bachelor's degree programs at Walden University include accounting, business administration, child development, communication, computer information systems, criminal justice, education, health care management, health, information technology, instructional design and technology, nursing, political science and public administration, and psychology. Walden University offers master's degree programs in accounting, business administration, health care administration, information systems management, public administration, public health, nursing, education, forensic psychology, instructional design and technology, counseling, psychology, and software engineering. Doctoral degree programs at Walden University include business administration, education, health services, human services, counselor education, management, psychology, public health, public policy and administration. Financial aid available to qualifying students includes scholarships, military and veterans' benefits, grants, work-study programs and loans. Walden University also offers fellowships, tuition reduction plans and payment plans with zero-percent financing.

      Walden University
      155 Fifth Ave. South
      Suite 100
      Minneapolis, MN 55401
      800-925-3368
      waldenu.edu

    Kaplan University

    • Kaplan University was accredited in 1997 by the Higher Learning Commission, North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Best Online Colleges ranked Kaplan University second in the top 2010 ranking of online universities. Kaplan offers online programs in business management, criminal justice, fire science and emergency management, teacher education, higher education, health sciences, information systems and technology, legal and paralegal studies, political science, public policy, environmental policy, and nursing. Kaplan offers online certificate programs in business and finance, health care, and information technology. Financial aid available to qualifying students includes scholarships, grants, student loans, and military and veterans' benefits.

      Kaplan University
      1801 E Kimberly Rd, Ste 1
      Davenport, IA 52807
      563-355-3500
      online.kaplanuniversity.edu

    Liberty University

    • Liberty University is a Christian Evangelical university that was founded in 1971 by Dr. Jerry Falwell Sr. Liberty University was accredited in 1980 by the Commission on Colleges, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Best Online Colleges ranked Liberty University third in the top 2010 ranking of online universities. The university offers online associate's degree, bachelor's degree, master's degree, doctoral degree and postgraduate degree programs. Online degree programs offered by Liberty University include accounting, business, criminal justice, education, management information systems, nursing, psychology and religion. Financial aid available to qualifying students includes scholarships, military and veterans' benefits, grants and loans. Liberty University offers a discount of 25 percent off the cost of tuition to police officers, firefighters, EMT personnel, corrections officers and Civil Air Patrol personnel. The school also offers payment plan options.

      Liberty University
      1971 University Boulevard
      Lynchburg, VA 24502
      877-298-9615
      liberty.edu

    Drexel University

    • Drexel University was accredited in 1927 by the Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Best Online Colleges ranked Drexel University fourth in the top 2010 ranking of online universities. Drexel University offers bachelor's degree programs in business administration, nursing, communications, criminal justice, education, psychology, property management, computing and security technology, information systems, and information technology. Master's degree programs offered by Drexel University include nursing, business administration, communications, education, property management, information systems, engineering, arts, hospitality management, construction management, sports management, property management, homeland security management and e-learning. Drexel offers certificates, advanced certificates, post-bachelor's certificates, post-master's certificates, undergraduate certificates, and graduate certificates in nursing, engineering, education, hospitality management, gaming and casino operations, information sciences, computing security technology, library sciences and public health. Financial aid available to qualifying students includes scholarships, grants and student loans.

      Drexel University
      3141 Chestnut St
      Philadelphia, PA 19104
      215-895-2000
      drexel.edu

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