Below is a list of schools that offer virtual or online education programs and are accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the US Department of Education .[ 1] The Distance Education Accrediting Commission is the primary accrediting body that recognizes online schools, but not all schools on this list are accredited by that agency. This list includes schools that offer fully online programs exclusively, as well as schools that offer at least one fully online program in addition to campus offerings. During the COVID-19 pandemic , many of the colleges and universities in the United States offered classes entirely online, particularly facilitated via Zoom .[ 2]
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^ "Online Degree Programs That Expand Your Job Prospects" . www.aiuniv.edu . Retrieved May 3, 2017 .
^ "Antioch University Online | A University in Pursuit of a Better World" . www.antioch.edu/auonline . November 21, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2018 .
^ "ASU Online Degree Programs | Arizona State University | Arizona State University" . asuonline.asu.edu . Retrieved May 26, 2016 .
^ "Aurora University Online" . Aurora University. Retrieved May 1, 2013 .
^ "Boston University Online" . Boston University. Retrieved September 9, 2014 .
^ "Bradley University Online" .
^ "Brescia University Online" . Brescia University. Retrieved May 1, 2013 .
^ "Online Learning" . www.byui.edu . Retrieved October 26, 2015 .
^ "[Home]" . California Southern University .
^ "Case Western University" . Case Western University. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "CTU's Online Programs" . Colorado Technical University. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .
^ "Masters in Human Services Degree | Concordia University, Nebraska Online" . onlineprograms.cune.edu . Archived from the original on December 19, 2015. Retrieved December 30, 2015 .
^ "Concordia University Texas" .
^ "Concordia University Online" .
^ Creighton University: About us
^ "Online Christian College" . Crown College. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .
^ "Online/Onsite Students" . Eastern Oregon University. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .
^ "Learn Online at Friends University" . Friends University. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .
^ "Loyola University New Orleans Online" . Loyola University New Orleans. Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
^ "Online Christian Degree Programs" . Lubbock University. Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
^ "Maryville University" . Maryville University. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "Miller-Motte Online Programs" . Miller-Motte Technical College. Retrieved August 12, 2013 .
^ "Northeastern University" . Northeastern University. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "Notre Dame College Online" . Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved May 1, 2013 .
^ "Ohio University" . Ohio University. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "Oregon State University" . Oregon State University Ecampus. Retrieved February 9, 2023 .
^ "Pepperdine University" . Pepperdine University. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "Online Programs at PSU" . Portland State University. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "Post University" .
^ "Riverwood University Online" .
^ "Rutgers Online" .
^ "Saint Xavier Online" .
^ "Online Professional Design" . Sessions College. March 2011. Retrieved July 17, 2014 .
^ "Online Education" . Southwestern Christian University. Retrieved May 9, 2013 .
^ "Online Degree Programs at Stratford University" . Stratford.edu.
^ "Texas Woman's University Online Programs" . Texas Woman's University. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .
^ "University of Alabama at Birmingham" . University of Alabama at Birmingham. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "University of Arizona" . University of Arizona. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "University of Cincinnati" . University of Cincinnati. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "University of Florida" . University of Florida. Archived from the original on April 4, 2015. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "University of Illinois at Chicago" . University of Illinois at Chicago. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "University of Louisville Online Programs — Online Learning" . louisville.edu . Retrieved March 12, 2020 .
^ "University of Maryland" . University of Maryland. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "Accredited Online College Degrees | UMGC" . University of Maryland Global Campus . Retrieved May 16, 2020 .
^ "UNL Online" . University of Nebraska - Lincoln. Retrieved April 29, 2013 .
^ "University of New England" . University of New England. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "University of Southern California" . University of Southern California. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "Wake Forest University" . Wake Forest University. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "Online Degree Programs" . Waldorf College. Retrieved April 29, 2013 .
^ "Washington State University" . Washington State University. Retrieved September 25, 2014 .
^ "Wilmington University Online" .
^ "California Pacific University" . cpu.edu . Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2022 .
^ "Online Bachelors in Business Administration" . Green Mountain College. Archived from the original on August 28, 2015. Retrieved April 24, 2013 .
^ "ICDC College Online" . ICDC College . Archived from the original on May 19, 2013. Retrieved April 25, 2013 .