| Universities and colleges are now more than ever | | | | competitive school in education over the last few |
| offering online degree programs. The resistance to | | | | years. A lot of this has been helped by the online |
| having an education online has lessened over the | | | | education that they provide. This university has |
| years, and nearly all colleges and universities are | | | | emerged as one of the top online schools, and has |
| offering an online degree program. There are some | | | | now become recognized by their online graduate |
| schools that give students the chance to complete | | | | degree program. "Online Education Database," |
| their entire degree online, which makes it convenient | | | | recognized them as one of better online universities for |
| for many students, who wish to get that degree they | | | | 2009. Their rankings come from many factors such as, |
| have always wanted. | | | | retention rates and selectivity and peer citations. The |
| Penn State University | | | | reputation of Nova Southeastern University, can be |
| This was one of the first major schools that have now | | | | largely thanked by the many programs it offers online. |
| received a great reputation in giving many students | | | | These programs come in many different fields of |
| different choices in online degree programs. The Penn | | | | interest such as, occupational therapy, physical therapy, |
| State world campus, gives students a number of | | | | computer information systems, conflict analysis and |
| masters and bachelor programs online. Penn State | | | | resolution, and many more. |
| University was ranked by the "U.S. News and World | | | | Capella University |
| Report," amongst the top 50 universities nationwide. | | | | This too is a university that has grown because of its |
| This school offers students over 70 different online | | | | reputation in the online education area, because of the |
| programs to choose from. They offer degrees in | | | | many online degrees they have. This school gives |
| psychology, society and law, criminal justice, business, | | | | students a chance to choose from many online |
| information sciences and technology, nursing, turf grass | | | | degree programs. It also gives students a chance to |
| science and organizational leadership. Their Master's | | | | shape the course the way they want for their studies |
| degrees have online courses in earth sciences, | | | | to suit their own needs. They offer Bachelor degrees |
| business administration, education, homeland security, | | | | in the area of, marketing, business administration, |
| project management, homeland security and software | | | | criminal justice and psychology. Their doctoral degrees |
| engineering, and many more. | | | | include, psychology, education, public service leadership |
| Nova Southeastern University | | | | and as well as business. |
| This is one of the universities that has grown as a | | | | |