Reputable online degrees and state university rankings are listed in this periodically updated editorial guide. Distance learning graduate programs include online MA degrees, online MBA, online M.Ed., MS, Ph.D and DBAs.

All graduate degrees listed are 100% distance learning degree programs, administered entirely online. The disciplines include (but are not limited to) master degree offerings in Liberal studies and in the Sciences, in Accountancy, Business Administration, information technology, political science, psychology, teaching, and theology.

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American College

270 South Bryn Mawr Ave.
Bryn Mawr, PA 19010
Web site: http://www.theamericancollege.edu
Email: studentservices@amercoll.edu
Phone: (610) 526 1490 • (888) AMERCOLL
Residency: Two weeks per year

Degrees  for insurance professionals and financial consultants through distance learning. Includes  mandatory one week residency.

Atlantic International University

Pioneer Plaza
900 Fort Street Mall 40
Honolulu, HI 96813
Web site: http://www.aiu.edu/
Email: info@aiu.edu
Phone: 1-800-993-0066
Residency: Two weeks per year

Offers distance learning degree programs for adult learners at the bachelors, masters, and doctoral level. As a nontraditional university, with self paced programs taken online, by correspondence or home study AIU lifts the obstacles that keep professional adults from completing their studies. Fast track affordable degree programs allow adult students to finish college, earn a degree, and advance their careers. Atlantic International University is currently seeking accreditation.

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Auburn University

Graduate Outreach Program
106 Hargis Hall
Auburn, AL 36849-5122
Web site: www.auburn.edu
Email: gradadm@mail.auburn.edu
Phone: (334) 844 4700
Residency: 3 days, depending on program

Auburn is one of the largest universities in the South, remaining at the educational forefront with  emphasis on a blend of arts and applied sciences. The University continuously changes to accommodate today's needs, while still respecting the traditions and spirit of Auburn. 

Auburn University was established in 1856 as the East Alabama Male College, 20 years after the city of Auburn's founding. After December of 1859, it was maintained by the Methodist Episcopal Church South. The citizens of Auburn, the college faculty and the Methodist Church were all advocates of the new college. In 1859, Auburn's patrons erected and equipped a four-story building at the cost of $1,100 and opened its doors on October 1 to 80 students, six faculty members and a preparatory enrollment of 100. Five students were graduated after the first year.

The main campus had an enrollment during fall of 2004 of 22,935. Auburn University offers degrees in 13 schools and colleges at the undergraduate, graduate and professional levels.

Auburn University has developed into one of the largest universities in the South, remaining in the educational forefront with its traditional blend of arts and applied science, and changing with the needs of today while living with a respect for the traditions and spirit that are Auburn.

Auburn University at Montgomery was established as a separately administered branch campus in 1967. The institution has developed rapidly, especially since moving to a 500-acre campus east of Montgomery in 1971. Current enrollment at AUM is about 5,500.
 

Breyer State University

2100 SouthBridge Parkway Suite 650
Birmingham AL, 35209
Phone: 205-414-7567
Fax 205-414-7499
Residency: None

Breyer State University 's alumni enjoy modernized delivery,  diverse course content and accelerated learning. An MBA can be accomplished in 2 years, PhD in 5 years. Breyer State University does not require residency. Students study via video teleconferencing, email and online examinations.  Breyer State University is not accredited with the US regional accreditation board but has sought accreditation with other private academic entities. Breyer State University is state-licensed by  the Dept. of Education, State of Alabama, but it is not a state school as implied by "State" in it's name.

Burlington College

95 North Ave.
Burlington, VT 05401
Web site: www.burlingtoncollege.edu
Email: admissions@burlcol.edu
Phone: (802) 862 9616 • (800) 862 9616
Fax: (802) 660 4331
Residency: Four days per semester

Burlington College is an independent, progressive, liberal arts college located in Burlington, Vermont, offering two-year Associate and four-year Bachelor of Arts degrees, as well as several professional certificate programs. The College, originally the Vermont Institute of Community Involvement, is fully accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and is a non-profit institution.

The College’s mission affirms the innate dignity of every human being and gives direction to a program of education that addresses learners as individuals and helps them increase their awareness, knowledge and competence. Students are actively engaged in planning and implementing their education in an atmosphere of open communication and shared responsibility. This collaborative approach is valued by our students, many of whom are balancing their need for higher learning against the demands of single-parenthood, family and work.

Creative adaptation of strong liberal arts curricula in Humanities, Fine Arts and the Social Sciences has led to the focused development of majors in Transpersonal Psychology, Cinema Studies and Film Production, and Legal and Justice Studies. Students carry out service to the community as an integral component of their education at Burlington College and a new Institute for Civic Engagement was inaugurated this year to better enable the College to research, educate, publish, and take action on issues of importance to Vermont and the wider world community.

The College has, from the outset, developed a distinctly social, community-based mission and shared governance system that sets it apart from most colleges and universities. An alternative institution committed to individualized education, the college has a pedagogy based on mutual respect, small classes, dialogue, and experiential learning.

The respect students are given in the classroom is reflected in the College’s non-grading evaluation system. At the outset of each course or other learning activity, student and instructor negotiate a learning contract that sets expectations as well as specific learning goals. At the end of the semester, both student and instructor provide written evaluations of progress made toward these central goals. The evaluation period becomes not a harried time of cramming for exams or scrambling for a grade, but a time for reflection on what one has learned
 

Capella University

222 South 9th St., 20th Floor
Minneapolis, MN 55402-3389
Web site: www.Capella.edu
Email: info@capella.edu
Phone: (612) 339 8650 • (888) 227 3552
Residency: Short residency sessions for doctorates

Each year, thousands of employees benefit from company-supported participation in Capella University online degree programs. Capella University currently has education alliances with more than 120 corporations, including Boeing, Johnson & Johnson, Farmers Insurance, and Xerox.

Capella University was the inspiration of Stephen Shank, former CEO of Tonka Corporation, who felt that many adults were underserved by traditional universities. He envisioned a high quality university that people could attend from any location.

In 1991, Shank took the first step toward establishing the corporate entity that would become Capella Education Company. In 1993, Dr. Harold Abel, an experienced leader in higher education and former president of three universities, joined Shank to found The Graduate School of America, now called Capella University. Originally, the university offered online master's and doctoral degrees in management, education, and human services.

Today, Capella University offers more than 700 online courses and undergraduate and graduate degree programs in more than 93 specialized areas of study. Capella's more than 15,700 learners include a diverse group of adults from all 50 states and 63 countries.

Renowned for  doctorates, in business, education, human services, and IT. Favored by many Fortune 100 companies. Highly recommended by this board.

Charles Sturt University

International Division
Locked Bag 676
Wagga Wagga, NSW 2678
Australia
Web site: www.csu.edu.au
Email: inquiry@csu.edu.au
Phone: +61 (2) 6933 2666
Residency: None

CSU is one of the leading Australian universities for graduate employment. A survey conducted by the Graduate Careers Council of Australia in 2004 found that 83% of graduates were in full-time employment at the end of their studies at CSU.

Industry input gives our courses the advantage. The combination of advanced academic knowledge and practical, hands-on experience using the latest industry equipment gives graduates the skills to be job-ready and in demand by employers. Award-winning commercial enterprises provide opportunities for you to participate first-hand in current practices in a professional environment.

Facilities include:

• fully-equipped TV and photography studios
• community radio station
• farm, dairy and Olympic-class equine centre
• award-winning winery and vineyard
• award-winning cheese factory
• fully-equipped laboratories and high-tech lecture theatre facilities


 

Clarkson College

101 South 42nd St.
Omaha, NE 68131
Web site: www.clarksoncollege.edu
Email: admiss@clrkcol.crhsnet.edu
Phone: (402) 552 3041 • (800) 647 5500
Residency: None for BA's; some for master's

Focus on high tech health care.
 

Columbia Union College

7600 Flower Ave.
Wilkinson Hall, Room 336A
Takoma Park, MD 20912-7796
Web site: www.cuc.edu
Email: hsi@cuc.edu
Residency: None

BA degrees  entirely through correspondence courses.

Columbia University

540 Mudd, MC 4719
500 W. 120th St.
New York, NY 10027
Web site: www.cvn.columbia.edu
Email: cvn@cvn.columbia.edu
Phone: (212) 854 6447
Residency: None

Master's and certificate programs in many IT fields from a prestigious school in the United States. Graduates are well known in the Silicon Valley

Eastern Oregon University

Division of Distance Education (DDE)
1 University Blvd.
La Grande, OR 97850-2889
Web site: www2.eou.edu/dde
Email: jhart@eou.edu
Phone: (541) 962 3614 • (800) 452 8639
Residency: None for BA and BS

Excelsior College

7 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203-5159
Web site: www.excelsiorcollege.edu
Email: info@excelsiorcollege.edu
Phone: (518) 464 8500 • (888) 647 2388
Residency: None

Pioneered distance learning programs in this State. Rapid enrollment,

Georgia Institute of Technology

Center for Distance Learning
Atlanta, GA 30332
Web site: www.conted.gatech.edu/distance
Email: cdl@conted.gatech.edu
Phone: (404) 894 8572
Residency: None

Tech degrees highly respected by IT industry

Heriot-Watt University

MBA Student Services
Pearson Plc
1330 Avenue of the Americas, New York NY 10019
Web site: www.hw.ac.uk
Email: info@ebamba.edu
Phone: (212) 390 5030 • (800) 622 9661
Residency: None
 

British MBA sought after by many employers. On par with Harvard degree in prestige

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Kaplan University

Web site: www.kaplan.edu
Web site: www.getinfo.kaplan.edu/Microsite_B/index.aspx

Email: info@kaplan.edu
Residency: None
 

Kaplan University is America's number one ranked Online University rated by the R .W. Baird & Co. Education Services Higher Education SurveyReport, February 2006. Kaplan combines a top quality education with theconvenience of the Internet. Kaplan is the solution for people who are looking for an education with the power of a click.

At Kaplan, the students think of life as their career, and are open to lifelong learning to get more of what they want from it. Kaplan can do the same for those who long to achieve their personal goals without sacrificing their current lifestyle. Our leading edge online systems, reduced costs and financial aid assistance, are just some of the reasons we are ranked number one in online education.
 

Kennedy Western University

Web site: www.kw.edu
Email: info@kw.edu
Residency: None
 

Since 1984, Kennedy-Western University has afforded busy professionals with a convenient and flexible method for earning Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctorate level degrees. By leveraging the power of the Internet, Kennedy-Western has refined the academic process and opened up countless opportunities to adult learners. We invite you to browse the site and discover everything Kennedy-Western University has to offer.
 

Jones International University

9697 East Mineral Ave.
Englewood, CO 80112
Web site: www.international.edu
Email: info@international.edu
Phone: (303) 784 8045 • (800) 811 5663
Residency: None

JIU was the first online university to be awarded regional accreditation, the highest and most widely-recognized form of academic accreditation in the United States and the foundation of the JIU Gold Standard.

Degree programs are created by international business leaders and educators, including a Nobel Prize winner.

Highly recommended.
 

Laurentian University

Centre for Continuing Education
935 Ramsey Lake Road
Sudbury, Ontario P3E 2C6
Canada
Web site: www.laurentian.ca
Email: cce_l@nickel.laurentian.ca
Phone: +1 (705) 673 6569
Residency: None

A Canadian  distance-education provider focusing on humanities.
 

Naropa University

2130 Arapahoe Avenue
Boulder, CO 80302
Web site: www.ecampus.naropa.edu
Email: admissions@naropa.edu
Phone: (303) 444 0202
Residency: Two week annual summer residency

Known for master's programs in contemplative education and transpersonal studies. New.
 

Northwood University

University College
4000 Whiting Drive
Midland, MI 48640
Web site: www.northwood.edu
Email: uc@northwood.edu
Phone: (517) 837 4411 • (800) 445 5873
Residency: One week

Focus on executive business administration. Degrees favored in the consulting world.
 

Norwich University

Vermont College
College St.
Montpelier, VT 05602
Web site: www.norwich.edu/vermontcollege
Email: vcadmis@norwich.edu
Phone: (802) 828 8500 • (800) 336 6794
Residency: Two week residency

Respected degrees from one of the oldest nontraditional programs in USA.

Prescott College

220 Grove Avenue
Prescott, AZ 86301
Web site: www.prescott.edu
Email: admissions@prescott.edu
Phone: (520) 778 2090 • (800) 628 6364
Residency: Some weekends

Customized distance learning programs with degrees respected in the business world.
 

Regent University

Distance Education Program
1000 Regent University Drive
Virginia Beach, VA 23464-9800
Web site: www.regent.edu
Email: admissions@regent.edu
Phone: (757) 226 4127 • (800) 373 5504
Residency: None

Cutting edge master's and doctoral programs through pure online study. Known for it's progressive curriculum and innovative delivery.

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California Southern University  

Distance Education Program
1840 E. 17th Street, #240, Santa Ana, California 92705-8605    Web site: http://www.calsouthern.edu/
Email: enroll@scups.edu
Phone: 714/480-0800 • 714/480-0834
Residency: None

California Southern University was incorporated in the State of California in 1978 for the purpose of satisfying the educational needs of working adults who could not attend tradition educational institutions due to lack of accessibility or work and family obligations. This realization led to the commitment of offering degree-granting distance education designed to meet the needs of working adults. From initial offerings at the associate degree level, the University expanded to Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral degrees delivered entirely through distance learning methodologies. Learners pursuing degrees in business, law, legal studies, psychology, liberal studies and management of engineering and technology are enrolled worldwide.

Highly regarded for its law and psychology programs despite lack of regional accreditation.

Stanford University

Stanford Center for Professional Development
496 Lomita Mall, Durand Building, Room 401
Stanford, CA 94305-4036
Web site: stanford-online.stanford.edu
Email: sitn-registration@stanford.edu
Phone: (650) 725 3000
Residency: None

MS in EE. One of the largest, and most prestigious universities in the world. Belongs to the Ivy League.
 

Thomas Edison State College

101 West State Street
Trenton, NJ 08608-1176
Web site: www.tesc.edu
Email: info@tesc.edu
Phone: (888) 442 8372
Residency: None for BA/BS

Offers two online master's degrees: the MA in Professional Studies (MAPS) and the MSc in Management (MSM). Highly structured course delivery suited for middle managers.

University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0001
Web site: bama.ua.edu/~exd
Email: info@exd.ccs.ua.edu
Phone: (205) 348 3019
Residency: Three days

BA in interdisciplinary studies. Famous for humanities.

University of Idaho

Engineering Outreach Program
P.O. Box 441014
Moscow, ID 83844-1014
Web site: www.uidaho.edu/evo
Email: outreach@uidaho.edu
Phone: (800) 824 2889

Master's degrees in 14 fields through distance learning.


University of Kent at Canterbury

The Registry
Canterbury, Kent CT2 7NZ
United Kingdom
Web site: www.ukc.ac.uk
Email: graduate-office@ukc.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (1227) 824 040
Residency: Variable

Over 65 M.Phil., LL.M., and Ph.D.  course offerings. Expensive tution, but worth the investment.

University of London

The External Programme
Senate House, Malet Street
London WC1E 7HU
United Kingdom
Web site: www.londonexternal.ac.uk
Email: enquiries@external.lon.ac.uk
Phone: +44 (20) 7862 8360

Residency: None

Masters degrees, focusing on law. One of the oldest universities in the UK. Degree is revered world wide.

University of Melbourne

Victoria 3010
Australia
Web site: www.unimelb.edu.au/research
Email: j.gilbert@sgs.unimelb.edu.au
Phone: +61 (3) 8344 8670

Research work for Masters of Philosphy and Ph.D. programs in 155 fields. It's student body is diverse, many coming from Asia and Europe.

University of The Philippines

Open University

University of The Philippines
Diliman Campus, Quezon City, 1108
Web site: http://www.upou.org/
Email: info@upou.org

Phone: +63 920 5301 to 35

The University of the Philippines draws Asians of all nationalities, especially in the fields of science and business. Many graduates of U.P. end up holding key government and industry positions. It rates high in the Asian state university rankings.

University of Phoenix

4615 East Elwood Street
Phoenix, AZ 85072
Web site: www.uofphx2.quinstreet.com
Phone: (480) 966 9577 • (800) 742 4742
Fax: (480) 829 9030

BA and MA degrees entirely through distance learning study, from the most marketed university in the U.S.

University of South Africa

P.O. Box 392
Unisa 0003
South Africa
Web site: www.unisa.ac.za
Email: study-info@alpha.unisa.ac.za
Phone: +27 (12) 429 3111
Fax: +27 (12) 429 3221
 

Much of the faculty is educated in traditional ivy league universities. Tuition is affordable even to those coming from developing nations. A good college to gain top notch education at affordable tuition!

University of Southern Queensland

International Office
Toowoomba Qld
Queensland 4350
Australia
Web site: www.usqonline.com.au
Email: international@usq.edu.au
Phone: +61 (74) 631 2362
 

Walden University

155 Fifth Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55401
Web site: www.waldenu.edu
Email: info@waldenu.edu
Phone: (612) 338 7224 • (800) 925 3368
Fax: (612) 338 5092

Respected master's and doctorates in many fields. Purely distance learning.

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