Online College Rankings: Top Online Colleges:

There are several online university and college rankings available on the Internet and published often by newspapers and magazines.  Each ranking has its own criteria, and an online college that ranks well in one ranking might not rank well in the other one.  Technically speaking, this could be true for any ranking of universities, including on-campus universities.  However, this is even more true when it comes to online universities, because of the very fact that they are online, and it is, therefore, difficult to measure their quality based on solid factors.

 

Our rankings, or the Internet-Colleges.Net rankings 2008, are not an academic ranking of these universities.  It is mainly a city ranking, which is made based on the idea that the bigger a city is, the better the resources of an online university located in that city will be.  Nevertheless, you should not base your decisions on these rankings!  You should visit the websites of every online college first, and make your own decision.  Furthermore, what might be a top online college to one might not even be among top 100 online colleges to another.  Again, what might be among the top 10 online colleges in one program, say law, might not even be among the top 20 online colleges in another program, say engineering or business (BSA, MBA, etc.).  It is for this reason that we are simply providing you a list of the most well-known online colleges here, and suggest that you visit the websites of each college and see how good they are. We are also providing a ranking, but these are not online college rankings but the rankings of cities based on their population.  In general, big cities will have better universities and colleges. By this logic, it could be predicted that big cities will also have better online colleges and universities (i.e. Internet colleges).  Nevertheless, this might not always be true; certain things such as tax, educational policies of certain states and other matters might influence certain online colleges and universities and their rankings and success.

 

The online colleges whose list we provide below provide a variety of degrees, ranging from business administration to law, engineering, education, arts, sciences, languages, international relations, etc.  Remember that a college might be the top online college in one program but not among the best online colleges in another.  There are also lots of online expert services ready to help you choose the best colleges that fit your needs.  These could be quite useful, but you should still be careful, and see if the person who is in a position to give you advice is really qualified or not.  Below is a list of some of the most well-known online colleges and universities worldwide.  On the right hand side, we also provide a rankings of cities, and most of these cities, being the biggest cities in the United States, also have some good online colleges and universities, though this might not apply to every city.  Internet-Colleges.Net is by no means associated with any of the online colleges and universities mentioned on this page.  Note that the list includes not only American but also British, Canadian, Australian and other universities, though the city data are only from the United States. 

 

The list:

• A.T. Still University

• AIU

• Academy College

• Art Institute Online

• Ashford University

• Aspen University

• Assumption College

• Athabasca University

• Azusa Pacific University

• Baker

• Bowling Green State University

• Bryant & Stratton College

• California Coast University

• California Southern University

• Capella University

• Centenary College

• Chamberlain College of Nursing

• Coleman College

• Colorado Technical University Online

• Columbia Southern University

• Concord Law School

• Court Reporting Institute of Dallas Online

• DeVry University Online

• Eastern Kentucky University

• Ellis College of New York Institute of Technology

• Fielding Graduate University

• Florida Hospital College of Health Sciences

• Florida Tech University

• Gardner-Webb University

• Globe University and the Minnesota School of Business

• Gonzaga University Online

• Grand Canyon University

• Grantham University

• ITT Technical Institute Online

• Indiana Business College

• Indiana State University

• International Academy of Design and Technology Online

• Iowa Central College

• Ivy Bridge College Of Tiffin University

• Jacksonville University

• Jones International University

• Kaplan University

• Keiser College eCampus

• Keller Graduate School of Management

• LeTourneau University

• Liberty University

• Lincoln College

• Loyola University

• Marylhurst University

• NYU - School of Continuing and Professional Studies - New York (undergraduate Degree)

• National American University Online

• National University

• New England College

• New England Institute of Technology

• Nichols College

• Norwich University

• Online Learning through Everest College at Phoenix

• Penn Foster Career School

• Pinnacle Career Institute

• Post University

• Rasmussen College Online

• Regis University Online

• Salem International University

• Santa Barbara Business College

• South University Online

• St. Joseph's University Online

• St. Leo University

• Sterling College

• Strayer University Online

• The George Washington University

• The University of Liverpool

• Thunderbird - The Garvin School of International Business

• Tiffin University

• University of Cincinnati

• University of Maryland Baltimore County

• University of Notre Dame

• University of Phoenix

• University of Scranton

• Upper Iowa University

• Utica College Online

• Villanova University

• Virginia College Online

• Walden University

• West Coast University

• Western Governors University (WGU)

• Western International University

• Westwood College Online

 

Here are rankings of cities in the United States.  Notice that only US cities, by population, are included:

 

Ranking. Name, State: Population

1. New York, New York: 8,084,316 

2. Los Angeles California: 3,798,981

3. Chicago, Illinois: 2,886,251

4. Houston, Texas: 2,009,834 5

5. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: 1,492,231

6. Phoenix, Arizona: 1,371,960

7. San Diego, California: 1,259,532

8. Dallas, Texas: 1,211,467

9. San Antonio, Texas: 1,194,222

10. Detroit, Michigan: 925,051

11. San Jose, California: 900,443

12. Indianapolis, Indiana: 793,645

13. San Francisco, California: 764,049

14. Jacksonville, Florida: 762,461

15. Columbus, Ohio: 725,228

16. Austin, Texas: 671,873

17. Memphis, Tennessee: 648,882

18. Baltimore, Maryland: 638,614

19. Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 590,895

20. Boston, Massachusetts: 589,281

21. Charlotte, North Carolina: 580,597

22. El Paso, Texas: 577,415

23. Washington DC, Columbia: 570,898

24. Nashville-Davidson, Tennessee: 570,785

25. Seattle, Washington: 570,426

26. Fort Worth, Texas: 567,516

27. Denver, Colorado: 560,415

28. Portland, Oregon: 539,438

29. Oklahoma, Oklahoma: 519,034

30. Las Vegas, Nevada: 508,604

31. Tucson, Arizona: 503,151

32. New Orleans, Louisiana: 473,681

33. Long Beach, California: 472,412

34. Cleveland, Ohio: 467,851

35. Albuquerque, New Mexico: 463,874

36. Fresno, California: 445,227

37. Kansas, Missouri: 443,471

38. Sacramento, California: 435,245

39. Virginia Beach, Virginia: 433,934

40. Mesa, Arizona: 426,841

41. Atlanta, Georgia: 424,868

42. Oakland, California: 402,777

43. Omaha, Nebraska: 399,357

44. Tulsa, Oklahoma: 391,908

45. Honolulu CDP Hawaii: 378,155

46. Minneapolis, Minnesota: 375,635

47. Miami, Florida: 374,791

48. Colorado Springs, Colorado: 371,182

49. Wichita, Kansas: 355,126

50. Arlington, Texas: 349,944

51. Santa Ana, California: 343,413

52. St. Louis, Missouri: 338,353

53. Anaheim, California: 332,642

54. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: 327,898

55. Cincinnati, Ohio: 323,885

56. Tampa, Florida: 315,140

57. Toledo, Ohio: 309,106

58. Raleigh North, Carolina: 306,944

59. Buffalo, New York: 287,698

60. Aurora, Colorado: 286,028

61. St. Paul, Minnesota: 284,037

62. Corpus Christi, Texas: 278,520

63. Newark, New Jersey: 277,000

64. Riverside, California: 274,226

65. Anchorage, Alaska: 268,983

66. Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky: 263,618

67. Stockton, California: 262,835

68. Bakersfield, California: 260,969

69. Louisville, Kentucky: 251,399

70. St. Petersburg, Florida: 248,546

71. Jersey City, New Jersey: 240,100

72. Birmingham, Alabama: 239,416

73. Norfolk, Virginia: 239,036

74. Plano, Texas: 238,091

75. Lincoln, Nebraska: 232,362

76. Glendale, Arizona: 230,564

77. Greensboro, North Carolina: 228,217

78. Hialeah, Florida: 228,149

79. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: 225,702

80. Garland, Texas: 219,646

81. Rochester, New York: 217,158

82. Scottsdale, Arizona: 215,779

83. Madison, Wisconsin: 215,211

84. Akron, Ohio: 214,349

85. Fort Wayne, Indiana: 210,070

86. Fremont, California: 206,856

87. Chesapeake, Virginia: 206,665

88. Henderson, Nevada: 206,153

89. Lubbock, Texas: 203,715

90. Modesto, California: 203,555

91. Chandler, Arizona: 202,016

92. Montgomery, Alabama: 201,425

93. Glendale, California: 199,430

94. Shreveport, Louisiana: 199,033

95. Des Moines, Iowa: 198,076

96. Augusta-Richmond, Georgia: 197,842

97. Tacoma, Washington: 197,553

98. Richmond, Virginia: 197,456

99. Yonkers, New York: 197,234

100. Grand Rapids, Michigan: 196,595

101. Spokane, Washington: 196,305

102. Irving, Texas: 196,119

103. Durham, North Carolina: 195,914

104. Mobile, Alabama: 194,862

105. Chula, Vista: California 193,919

106. Huntington Beach, California: 193,799

107. Orlando, Florida: 193,722

108. San Bernardino, California: 191,631

109. Laredo, Texas: 191,538

110. Reno, Nevada: 190,248

111. Arlington CDP, Virginia: 189,927

112. Boise, Idaho: 189,847

113. Winston-Salem, North Carolina: 188,934

114. Columbus, Georgia: 185,948

115. Little Rock, Arkansas: 184,055

116. Salt Lake, Utah: 181,266

117. Jackson, Mississippi: 180,881

118. Newport News, Virginia: 180,272

119. Oxnard, California: 177,984

120. Amarillo, Texas: 177,010

121. Providence, Rhode Island: 175,901

122. Worcester, Massachusetts: 174,962

123. Knoxville, Tennessee: 173,661

124. Garden Grove, California: 167,429

125. Oceanside, California: 165,880

126. Ontario, California: 165,064

127. Dayton, Ohio: 162,669

128. Huntsville, Alabama: 162,536

129. Irvine, California: 162,122

130. Santa Clarita, California 160,554