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Although many of the older and more respected colleges were slow to adopt online teaching, there are more online degree programs offered every year by America's oldest and most reputable universities.

Famous & Highly-Respected Colleges & Universities With Online Degree Programs

If you're concerned with making sure your online degree is respected, you might consider this list of very well-known, mostly older schools that offer online degree and certificate programs. There are many newer schools that are completely legitimate and reputable with employers. But if you like the brand-name of a college that's considered reputable by even the most conservative employers, there are more and more opportunities all the time to get a degree online from from many of the older, highly respected schools around the country that have starting offering online education.

The schools listed here are, in most cases, reputable older schools like Quinnipiac, which are very well-known regionally. There are also some names like Georgetown and Purdue, which are known and respected nationally and even internationally. Many of these schools continue to focus mainly on their campus students, and offer only a few specialized online degrees or certificate programs (executive MBA's are a particularly popular online offering with prestigous older schools). Here, in alphabetical order, is a list of respected, older colleges and universities offering online degrees.


BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY
Benedictine is a Catholic University in the Chicago area that's operated since the late 1800's. It has colleges of Education, Professional Studies, Business, Science and Liberal Arts. U.S. News has ranked it in the top 40 of best universities for a master's degree in the U.S. The school offers a wide selection of online degrees in business, education and health. MBA's are offered on both a standard and accelerated basis, as well as Master's programs in nursing, disaster management and public health policy. Just a few of the degree programs offered are:
- Bachelor of Management
- MBA Finance
- MBA Accounting
- Master of Education, Reading & Literacy
- Master of Public Health
Get information on Benedictine University
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Boston University is a massive private school (with 30,000 plus undergrad and grad students) that's a favorite of the children of affluent northeastern families. While not as famous as Harvard (which BU students call "that school on the other side of the river"), it has a list of alumni that stretches all the way from radio personality Howard Stern to Martin Luther King, who attended BU's divinity school. BU grads can be found in the upper reaches of just about every business sector. BU moved gradually into online education a few years ago, but has now developed a more diverse offering of online degrees and certificates in liberal arts, finance and other specialties. Project management is a big specialty for the school. Online programs include:
- Bachelor of Liberal Studies
- Certificates in many areas of Project Management
- Certificate in Paralegal
- Master of Criminal Justice
- Master of Banking & Finance
- Master of Health Communication
- Master of Computer IS Security
- Master of Project Management
Get information on Boston University
CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
Creghton is an old Jesuit (Catholic) school in Nebraska that has just under 8,000 graduate and undergraduate students, and is very well-known in the midwest particularly. It's been ranked as the most credible school in it's region by several publications. Creighton specializes in just two online programs:
- Doctor of Education in Leadership
- Master of Health Care Ethics
Get information on Creighton
DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY
Another of the Catholic universities that has moved into on the online degree arena, Duquesne is a private school in Pittsburgh that has over 10,000 students. It's MBA program has been ranked among the nation's best by the Aspen Institute. The school offers online bachelor's and masters of science degrees focused on business leadership and computer science:
- BS Computer Systems
- BS Professional Communication
- BS Behavioural Science
- MS Leadership/Information Technology
- MS Leadership/Professional Information
- MS Community Leadership
Get information on Duquesne University
GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY
George Mason isn't a private school and it isn't that old, but it's build a strong reputation based on pure academics. This public university founded in 1957 is now the largest school in Virginia, and has an economics department that has twice won the Nobel Prize, as well as respected programs in law and computer science. Unfortunately, it does charge out of state residents a higher tuition rate than for in-state students. The school offers two business degrees online:
- Global Executive MBA
- National Defense Executive MBA
Get information on George Mason University
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
A private school artered way back in 1821, Washington, DC-based GWU, just a few blocks from The White House, has a particularly close relationship to the American government agencies, and has a library that houses sensitive security documents. The school offers only one online master's degree with a security focus:
- MPS in Security and Safety Leadership
Get information on George Washington University
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
Georgetown is a Washington DC school with a stunning campus and a reputation that's not just national but worldwide. Though it's actually the oldest Catholic University in the U.S., the school is now so large and diverse that the religious influence if fairly muted. Georgetown offers only nursing master's degree programs online. Given the school's reputation, their programs are not inexpensive. But Georgetown works hard to get it's students financial aid, and a degree from a school this famous is a credential that.s likely to stand out for you:
- MS Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
- MS Nursing, Midwifery/Women's Health
- MSN Nursing Education
Get information on Georgetown nursing degrees online
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Howard, located in Washington, DC, is one of the oldest and best known historically black universities in the country. Founded in the aftermath of the Civil War in 1867, it now has over 10,000 students. Howard has 13 different schools, and is widely known as a university that's heavily dedicated to research. It offers just one degree program online in business:
- Executive MBA
Get information on Howard University
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
This private school of about 8,000 students in Bethlehem, PA is a very well-known name in the eastern US particularly. It was founded in 1865 and has schools of business, education and arts and sciences, but it's prestigious engineering school is that one that has pushed into offering online certificate and master's degree programs:
- Certificate, BioOrganic Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Certificate, Pharmaceutical Science
- Certificate, Polymer Science
- Certificate, Regulatory Affairs
- MS Biological Chemical Engineering
- MS Manufacturing Systems Engineering
- MS Mechanical Engineering
Get information about online engineering programs at Lehigh University
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
Purdue, an Indiana-based school founded back in 1869, is one of the most most reputable universities in the U.S. It has several famous alumni including Neil Armstrong, the first human on the moon, and it currently serves almost 40,000 students, including an unusually high percentage of foreign students. Purdue is a recent entry into digital learning. At present it offers just one online degree, a master's, through it's college of education:
- MSEd, Learning Design & Technology
Get information on Purdue University
QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY
Qunnipiac is a medium-sized private school (about 8,000 students) in southwestern Connecticut that's a well-known and respected name in the northeast, and is known nationally for the public opinion polls it publishes frequently. It's master's programs have been highly rated by U.S. News & World Report. Quinnipiac offers an interesting mix of master's degrees focused on business, technology and education specialties:
- MBA Business Administration
- MBA Health Care Management
- MS Information Technology
- MS Organizational Leadership
- MS Occupational Therapy
Get information on Quinnipiac University online programs
ROCHESTER INSTUTUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (RIT)
Rochester Institute of Technology is a private school in upstate New York with a major national and worldwide reputation. It has highly-rated programs across many specialties, and it tends to focus more on specific career-oriented training than most other private schools. At present, R.I.T. is offering one business degree online:
- Executive MBA
Click for information on R.I.T.'s executive MBA program online
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA (USC)
USC is a private non-profit school in Los Angeles, CA that has, in addition to it's famous football team, a strong national reputation for academics that attracts a wide diversity of students from across the U.S. The school is considered a research institution. It's massive health care school and facilities are familiar fixtures to residents of LA. USC's school of education was founded in 1880. It currently offers four master's degrees online, three of which are in education:
- MA Teaching
- MA Teaching & Teaching Credential
- MAT In Teaching English To Speakers of Other Languages
- Master of Social Work
Get information on USC's online degree programs
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
Vanderbilt is arguably the most reputable university in The South. A private school with about 12,000 students, it has a list of alumni that includes vice presidents, Rhodes Scholars, Nobel laureates and even some Academy Award winners. It's prestigious nursing school offers one master's degree online:
- Master of Science in Health Systems Management
Get information on Vanderbilt's online nursing master's program

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