Non-Profit & Private Online Colleges & Universities

Not so long ago, people generally associated online degrees with for profit colleges and universities. Today, a growing number of nonprofit and state schools have jumped into the fray, in some cases beating the for profit schools at their own game.

Many small schools that were once known only in their own regions have leapt at the opportunity to draw students from all over the country via digital learning. Larger state universities and even nationally known colleges have also been attracted by the benefits of registering considerable numbers of new online students without having to expand their on-campus facilities (once they’ve built the technology for online teaching).

The result is a situation where nonprofit schools are competing fiercely with for profit universities, who were once the only teaching institutions that did any advertising. Nonprofit schools like Western Governors University, Liberty and the Drexel University have made themselves household names across the U.S. through large marketing campaigns.

For all the publicity they have generated, for profit schools still enroll less than ten percent of all college students in the U.S. They've had to fight more and more, however, to maintain their position against dozens and dozens of nonprofit colleges and universities that now operat online degree programs, and which compete with them intensely for students.

What's A Nonprofit Versus A For-Profit?
Strictly speaking, it's simple. For-profit schools are operated as businesses. Universities like Phoenix and Capella work to earn a profit from the tuition they take in from students, while non-profit schools, which are generally either private or state-funded public schools, do not make any attempt to earn a profit. For profit schools are often owned by larger companies that need to demonstrate earnings to shareholders (Kaplan, for example,is owned by the Washington Post Company), while no-profits don't have any shareholders. (alternatively, here are lists of religious private schools: Christian Online Colleges, and Catholic Online Schools).

But the simplicity ends there. Professors at private non-profit colleges obviously get paid for teaching, and the administrators of those schools are sometimes paid quite handsomely. Some now operate online divisions that are run somewhat independently of campus operations, and which have high revenue goals for the schools.

If you're a prospective student, the best and simplest approach is to make sure your chosen school is accredited (keeping in mind that regional accreditation is the best, not national accreditation), that the degree program is targeted at a specific career that interests you, and that you will not be piling up too much debt during your education. Do the math and figure out what the cost will be over the full time it will take you to earn the degree. Without doubt, you will tend to find that accreditation is less of an issue with nonprofit schools

A Different Degree Mix
Generally speaking, the nonprofit schools are a bit more targeted in their online degree offerings than large for profit schools, some of which offer hundreds of different degrees. A few nonprofit schools listed below focus on just one or two online programs they've chosen to build a expertise in.

"Nonprofit," "not for profit" or "private"
The schools on this list tend to call themselves one of these three things. Is there any difference between the categorizations? The answer is: not really. The IRS officially states that "not for profit" describes an organization focused on one particular activity (like a hobby) while "nonprofit" is for an entity created for purposes other than earning a profit. In practice, however, "nonprofit" and "not for profit" are used interchangeably. "Private" colleges, which include the older, better known and most expensive schools, are also nonprofit institutions.

A clear distinction is made with "public" colleges. These are the state or community schools that are supported financially by taxpayer money, administered through state governments

For the sake of transparency, we should note that we are focusing here mainly on the nonprofit schools that have well developed programs and promote themselves nationally. And yes, we do earn a small fee if you inquire for information from one of them. If you have another school you would like to recommend for this list or feel one does not belong here, please feel free to write our editor here

A note on degree listings: We have listed here the degree types that each school offers online. "Business" means associates or bachelors degrees in business, as opposed to "MBA" degrees, which are all the the master's level. "Social Sciences" generally refers to psychology or other similar degrees. We have separated out criminal justice degrees into a separate category. Likewise, "health science" degrees are a separate category from "nursing," a very specific category that's of great interest to our readers.

BAKER COLLEGE
Independent not for profit college in Michigan founded in 1911. Has several campuses and solid regional accreditation from North Central Association of Colleges and Schools. Combined campus and online degree programs now serve over 43,000 students per year. Provides students with wide ranging options on financial aid.
Online Degree Programs:
Business
Web Development (certificate)
Nursing
Criminal Justice
Psychology
Health Services Administration
Human Resource Management
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BELLEVUE UNIVERSITY
Private school that was started with just three professors in 1966 and has now grown into a school with a student body of over 7,000. Based in Bellevue, Nebraska, the school has solid regional accreditation and a host of accelerated degree programs and credit transfer options to help adult students get through their studies faster. Bellevue's online degree programs:
Business
MBA
Computers & IT
Education & Teaching
Health Sciences
Social Sciences
Criminal Justice
Get information on Bellevue University

BENEDICTINE UNIVERSITY
A Catholic private university located just outside Chicago, Illinois. The school, founded in 1887, describes itself as a "melting pot" of students from all religions, faiths and philosophies, and now provides a large number of business degree programs online.
Benedictine's online degree programs:
Business
MBA
Education & Teaching
Health Sciences
Social Sciences
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BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
Boise State was originally an Episcopalian school, but turned into a non-religious state university in 1974. Located in Idaho's capital, it now offers degrees in over 190 specialties. The school's online arm specializes in masters degrees and graduate certificates. Tuition, which is the same for in-state and out-of-state students for online degree programs, is reasonable: A master's degree costs about $12,000 in total.
Boise State's online degree programs:
Computers & IT
Education & Teaching
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BOSTON UNIVERSITY
Boston University is a very large private school that has, for years, been attended by the children of well-to-do families in the northeast. It has top drawer faculty and facilities, is highly respected by employers and, yes, it's hockey team has recently won the NCAA championship. BU online programs have gradually expanded over the past few years. It has tended to build programs that are masters or certificate programs in sometwhat unique specialties. The BU "transitional doctor of physical therapy" degree, for example, is a kind of gold standard among physical and sports therapists in the New York and Boston areas. The master's degree programs in business are mostly maser of science type degrees, that focus on cutting edge specialties like international marketing, health communication and risk management. Not surprisingly for a school with BU's reputation, the degree programs are not cheap.
Boston University online certificate and degree programs
Art & Religion
Education & Teaching (Music or arts)
Business (MS degrees & certificates)
Computers & IT
Health Sciences
Criminal Justice
Paralegal
Get information on Boston University

BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
Brandeis is an private school outside Boston founded in the 1040's with a name that's respected, particularly in the northeast. Its alumni include some colorful characters, ranging from social firebrand Angela Davis to Shen Tong, one of the leaders of the 1989 Tiananmen Square uprising in China. Brandeis has top quality accreditation, and offers masters degrees only online.
Brandeis' online masters degrees:
Business
Computers & IT
Health Sciences
Get information on Brandeis University

CHAMPLAIN COLLEGE
Champlain College is a small private school in Burlington, Vermont that has been teaching students for 126 years. The school was rated 12th among U.S. News & World Report's best baccalaureate colleges in the North in 2009. It has been offering online learning for about 10 years.
Champlain's online degree programs are at the masters level:
Health Sciences
Master of Law
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CONCORDIA UNIVERSITY
Concordia University of Portland, Oregan is part of The Concordia University System of ten colleges and universities in the United States, which is operated by the Lutheran Church. The Portland school has four colleges and 1,700 students.
Condordia has moved into online learning with seven master's degree programs in specialized areas of education.
Education
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CREIGHTON UNIVERSITY
Creighton is a very old (founded 1878) and highly regarded school with one of the strongest reputations for any college or university in the midwest. It is a Roman Catholic institution run by the Jesuits, known as a highly intellectual order within the Church.
Creighton's online programs are all masters degrees:
MBA
Computers & IT
Education & Teaching
Health Sciences
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DREXEL UNIVERSITY
Old-line, respected Philadelpia school that has existed for more than a century. U.S. News & World Report rate Drexel's large menu of online courses. Beyond the nursing completion program and a bachelor of science offered in business, most of online degree programs are either certificates of master of science degrees.
Online learning programs include:
Communication
Business (Bachelor of business & numerous MS degrees in hospitality management, construction management and other specialties)
Computers & IT (Certificates and MS degrees)
Education & Teaching
Nursing (Bachelors, post-masters certificates and MS degrees)
Engineering
Criminal Justice (Homeland security graduate certificate)
Get information on Drexel University

EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY
State school with a nationally recognized College of Justice & Safety. Has expanded online presence into law enforcement specialties including safety, fire, homeland security and several specialties of emergency management and services.
Distance learning degree programs:
Social Sciences
Criminal Justice (Certificate and masters degree programs)
Get information on Eastern Kentucky University

EVERGLADES UNIVERSITY
Not-for-profit private university that has regional accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. EU has less than 1,000 campus based students but has expanded significantly into online degrees.
Online programs offered at the bachelors and masters levels in:
Business
MBA
Health & Medicine
Science (Aviation)
Trades & Careers (Construction management)
Get information on Everglades University

FLORIDA HOSPITAL COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
The school is a not-for-profit institution that's associated with Florida Hospital in Orlando and operated by the Seventh Day Adventist Church. It specializes nursing and allied health training.
Two nursing bachelors programs are offered:
Nursing (RN to BSN & radiologic science)
Get information on FLorida Hospital College of Health Sciences

FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
A public university with 26 colleges in varying academic specialties. FIY is actually the 15th largest university in the United States, with a student body of over 42,000. In 2008, Business Week ranked it's college of business in the top 15% of all American graduate business schools.
The schools specializes in one online master's degree in business:
MBA
Get information on Florida International University

GONZAGA UNIVERSITY
Gonzaga is one of 28 private Catholic schools run by the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities. Located in Spokane, Washington, it's known nationally for its quality law school and, yes, its sometimes outstanding basketball team. The schools 92 different degree programs cover a full range of classic liberal arts subjects.
Online degrees offered by Gonzaga are in the business and health categories, and are all at the master's level except for a single certificate program:
Business (MA in organizational leadership)
Nursing (Includes an RN to MSN program online)
Get information on Gonzaga University

GRACELAND UNIVERSITY
A school that was started by the Community of Christ (formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) but is today a non-sectarian school. The school is high involved in business, and owns a company called SkillPath, which does business training for corporations. It has solid regional accreditation
Graceland offers 8 different online degree programs in three specialty areas:
Education & Teaching (All master's programs)
Nursing (RN to BSN and a master's degree)
Computers & IT (Masters)
Get information on Graceland University

HODGES UNIVERSITY
Private non profit university in Naples, Florida that was created in 1990 to serve students in southwest Florida. The school has developed a national footprint with 21 online degree programs in various career specialties.
Hodges online degree programs (associates, bachelors and masters degrees offered in all these disciplines):
Business
MBA
Computers & IT
Health Science
Criminal Justice
Get information on Hodges University

INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
Indiana's large public higher education system has partnered with an elearning firm, The College Network, to offer a specialized degree program designed to help LPNs (licensed practical nurses) and LVNs (licensed vocational nurses) get a bachelor of science degree in nursing. The school has no Waiting List, and clinical requirements can be completed with the help of a preceptor in your local area. Must be 21 years of age to qualify.
Indiana's one degree program, delivered in consort with The College Network:
Nursing (LPN to BSN)
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IOWA CENTRAL COLLEGE ONLINE
This somewhat unique distance learning program is an extension of Iowa Central Community College in Fort Dodge, IA. Like most community colleges, it's degree programs are all the the associate's level. Students attend two 8-week courses at a time, fully online. The school is state-funded.
Iowa Central offers five online degree programs, all at the associates level:
Business (Health care administration)
Computers & IT
Health Science
Criminal Justice
Get information on Iowa Central College Online

KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
Kent State is a system of 8 state-funded schools in Ohio, founded in 1910. It offers a variety of online degree programs, though some are delivered partly through video or videoconferencing. Several online degree programs are also offered in health and education. Accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, with it's nursing school accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
Kent State offers three online degree programs:
Arts & Religion (Masters in journalism)
Nursing (RN to BSN)
Education & Teaching (Master in music education)
Get information on Kent State University

LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
Old and highly respected school in Bethlehem, PA, has made move into certain targeted degree programs online. Serves over 6,700 undergraduate and graduate students. It's four colleges are quite selective on student admissions, and noted alumni include Lee Iacocca and former Morgan Stanley chairman Joseph R. Perella.
Lehigh offers certificate programs online in pharmaceutical sciences and master's degrees in engineering:
Health Sciences (certificates in bio-organic or analytical chemistry pharmaceutical science, regulatory affairs)
Science & Technology (Master's degrees in engineering: biological, manufacturing or mechanical)
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LEWIS UNIVERSITY
Lewis is a Catholic school founded in 1932 that mixes classic liberal learning with values-based education. It has focused on a large number of accelerated learning programs for working adults. It has five colleges, and is the ninth largest private, not-for-profit university in Illinois. Frequently gets high quality rankings from The Princeton Review and U.S. News & World Report.
Lewis offers 10 masters degrees and two certificate programs online:
MBA (Organizational leadership specialties)
Computers & IT (Informational security)
Education & Teaching (Higher education services)
Nursing (2 certificate programs and 2 master's degrees in administration and education)
Science & Technology (Masters in aviation)
Social Sciences (Masters in public administration)
Get information on Lewis University

LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
Founded in 1971 by Reverend Jerry Falwell, Liberty is a private Christian school that has grown into the largest Evangelical university in the world, with 13,000 undergraduate students and 5,800 post grads on it's campus in Lynchburg, Virginia. But it's the online learning program at Liberty that's truly massive. The school currently educates over 50,000 students every year through distance learning, with over 70 different academic specialties and degrees at the associates, bachelor and masters levels. Liberty is still expanding, with numerous on-campus building projects and degree programs in Aeronautics, Religion, English, Ministry, Business, Criminal Justice, Education and Nursing. The Young America's Foundation ranks the school as one of the 10 most conservative colleges in the United States.
Liberty University offers over 105 degree programs online in these specialties:
Arts & Religion (41 different degrees in all areas of ministry, divinity and pastoral leadership)
Business (Associates and bachelors degrees)
MBA
Nursing (RN to BSN, associates and masters degrees)
Education & Teaching (24 different online degree programs)
Computers & IT
Science & Technology (Aviation)
Social Science
Criminal Justice (Associate & bachelor degrees)
Get information on Liberty University

LOYOLA UNIVERSITY NEW ORLEANS
Loyola New Orleans is a Catholic (Jesuit) university with five different colleges and 2,600 undergraduate and 2,200 grad students. Ranked #8 in US News & World Report's "Great Schools Great Prices" category and #7 as being the "Best Master's University in the South," Loyola is open to students of all faiths. It's one of 28 schools in the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities
Loyola offers Masters Degrees only online:
Nursing
Criminal Justice
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LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
A private school affiliated with the Churches of Christ, LCU was founded in 1957 and now has just under 2,000 students. It has quality regional accreditation from the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges.
LCU offers two bachelors and two masters degrees online:
Business (Organizational leadership)
Health Sciences (Master of human services)
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NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE
NEC is a small private liberal arts school in rural Henniker, New Hampsire, that has a bit less thatn 2,000 students. It was founded in the 1940's for returning soldiers who were going to school on the famous G.I. Bill. The school is attended, generally, but kids from fairly well-off families in the northeast, and thus has a network of alumni in the Boston and New York business communities.
New England College offers a series of masters degrees online, with a strong focus on business:
Business (Master of science degrees in healthcare adiminstration, marketing management, leadership, accounting and more)
Health Sciences (Healthcare administration)
Social Sciences (Public policy, nonprofit administration)
Get information on New England College

NEW ENGLAND COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & FINANCE
An unusual private school sponsored by a banking consortium, which delivers 100% of its degree programs online, even though it was founded in 1909 (it was originally called The American Banking Institute). It's actually the only bank-sponsored college in the U.S. that is an accredited degree-granting institution. The school has a particularly strong focus on completion bachelor degrees. For a private school, tuition is very affordable. An associates's degree costs a flat fee of $17,500, while a bachelor's is $35,000. Those rates drop significantly, however, if you work for a company that is a partner of the school.
Naturally, the curriculum leans toward business, with 21 different associate's, bachelor's and master's degree programs:
Business (Bachelor of science completiondegrees and associate degrees in marketing, banking, accounting and more)
MBA (Also Master of science in compliance and finance)
Get information on New England College of Business & Finance

NEW YORK CHIROPRACTIC COLLEGE
This college is a non-profit corporation that confers degrees in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine, Applied Clinical Nutrition, Diagnostic Imaging, and Clinical Anatomy and Life Sciences. It is located in rural Seneca Falls in upstate New York, and was founded in 1919. The school has grown over the years, partly by merging with other health schools. It offers bachelor's and masters degrees, and is one of the better known schools for alternative health, particularly in the northeast.
The school's online program focuses on three master's degree programs in health physiology and clinical nutrition:
Health Sciences (Master of science in clinical nutrition or human anatomy and physiology instruction)
Get information on New York Chiropractic College

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Well-known old private school in Boston that has always had a unique approach to mixing formal education and job experience for all students. Northeastern has been rated in the top 15 of best colleges in the U.S. by U.S. News & World REport. It's online division offers a series of graduate degrees in various specializations, including some unique cutting-edge areas.
Northeastern currently offers 11 online MBA programs including:
MBA finance
MBA high technology management
MBA innovation management
MBA marketing
MBA operations and supply chain management
Get information on Northeastern University

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
Famous private school known for it's journalism school, among other things. The university, established in Evanston, Illinois in 1851, has over 16,000 students, six different schools and highly-ranked athletic teams.
Northwestern currently offers just one master's program online:
Public Policy & Administration (Master of arts)
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NORWICH UNIVERSITY
Private military school that's operated in Vermont since way back in 1819. The school offers an unusual mix of liberal arts, civil engineering and military science programs. Over 100 army generals have come out of the school. About 3,000 undergraduate and graduate students total.
Norwich offers 15 master's degree programs online:
Business (Master of science, business continuity, organzational leadership)
MBA (Finance, general, project management)
Computers & IT (MS information assurance)
Nursing (Master of nursing administration or teaching)
Engineering
Military (Masters in diplomacy, military history, government operations, public administration)
Get information on Norwich University

NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
Private university based in Florida that was established in 1964, and has grown rapidly into an institution with over 18,000 students. It's 18 colleges offers degrees in over 250 majors. Professional programs develop student's skills in law, business, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, optometry, and nursing.
Nova's online degree programs focus on computers and education:
Computers & IT (Graduate certificates, master's and doctoral degrees in information secutiry, technology in education, management of information systems and more)
Education & Teaching (Master's degrees in computing tech in education, teaching math or reading and K-12 technology integration)
Get information on Nova Southeastern University

OHIO CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
A private university affiliated with the Churches of Christ, that focuses on bachelor's degrees for professional development. Originally founded to train students for the ministry, OCU now offers programs in a variety of subject areas.
Offers online degrees in:
Computers & IT (Graduate certificates, master's and doctoral degrees in information secutiry, technology in education, management of information systems and more)
Religion (Associate in Christian Ministry, bachelor completion degree leadership & ministry)
Business
Health Management
Psychology
Get information on Ohio Christian University

OHIO UNIVERSITY
One of the oldest public universities founded in the U.S. (1810), in Athens, Ohio, OU is a massive school serving over 25,000 students. The university has colleges of journalism, communication, educaton, fine arts and more, and has produced a large number of famous business leaders, journalists and athletes.
Offers online master's degrees in these specialties:
Computers & IT (Graduate certificates, master's and doctoral degrees in information security, technology in education, management of information systems and more)
Business (Athletic administration, coaching education)
Engineering (Master's)
Health Management
Get information on Ohio University

OTTAWA UNIVERSITY
A private Baptist college in Ottawa, Kansas. Has about 1,000 students and 25 different degree programs.
The small midwestern college offers a large number of online bachelors and masters degree programs online:
Liberal Arts (English, communication)
Business
MBA (Leadership, human resources, finance)
Computers & IT
Education & Teaching
Health Sciences
Mathematics
Social Sciences
Trades (Bachelor in police science/ law enforcement administration)
Get information on Ottawa University

OUR LADY OF THE LAKE UNIVERSITY
A small Catholic university in San Antonio. Offers a technology degree program that is certified by the National Security Agency.
Offers one technology master's degree online:
Computers & IT (Master of science in information systems and security)
Get information on Our Lady of the Lake University

PHILADELPHIA UNIVERSITY
Private university founded in the 1880's, with schools of architecture, business administration, science and health, engineering & textiles, liberal arts, and design & media.
Offers three graduate programs online:
Business (Graduate certificate, sustainable practices)
Nursing (MS in midwifery)
Criminal Justice (MS disaster medicine and management)
Get information on Philadelphia University

PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY
The public university system of Oregon, with over 26,000 students, PSU has colleges of business, education and more, and has been cited as one of the best colleges in the western U.S. by the Princeton Review. It has focused its online degree efforts on one criminal justice degree program.
Portland State offers a completion degree in criminal justice designed to get students a full degree in a year, in many cases:
Criminal Justice (Completion bachelor of science degree in criminology and criminal justice)
Get information on Portland State University

REGIS UNIVERSITY
Regis is one of the 28 associated Catholic, Jesuit schools in the U.S. Located in Denver, it has about 14,000 students and is comprised of three colleges: Regis College, the College for Professional Studies, and the Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professions. The school has a long tradition of encouraging community service by students. Noted alumni include comedian Bill Murray.
Regis' online degree programs are all at the bachelor's and master's levels. The school is particlularly strong on business and computer technology distance learning programs:
Communication
Business (Master of science in organization leadership)
MBA (Health care management, financial analysis & more)
Computers & IT (11 bachelor's and master's degree programs in computer information systems, information assurance, software engineering and more)
Health Sciences (MBA health industry leadership)
Criminal Justice (Bachelor or master in criminology)
Get information on Regis University

ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
RIT is a famous, old-line school in upstate New York that is focused, as the name implies, on technology. It's considered on a par with MIT, the world-class research university outside Boston. It's also been recognized as providing a good tuition value, having been called the #1 university among "Best College Values" by U.S. News & World Report." At $924. per credit hour, it's far from cheap. But the school has a reputation that ranks among the very top universities on earth.
RIT offers just one program online:
MBA (Executive MBA program)
Get information on Rochester Institute of Technology

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
Florida's oldest and largest university offers a two year masters degrees in education and a three year grad degree in pharmacy that mirror the campus courses taught at the school. Both are designed to equip graduates to gain senior positions in their careers. School provides access to a vast library of electronic journals and other research tools.
The university offers two professional programs via elearning:
Master of Art In Education
Working Professional Doctor of Pharmacy
Get information on the University of Florida

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO
A public school with 25,000 students in it's 15 colleges. UIC's business and health and dentistry schools are highly regarded, and it's medical school is the largest in the United States. Has numerous graduate programs that are ranked among the top 50 in the U.S. by U.S. News & World Report. Founded in 1867.
UIC offers two online degrees and one online certificate program:
Business (Bachelor in administration)
Nursing (RN to BSN & grad certificate in patient safety)
Get information on the University of Illinois at Chicago

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE COUNTY
A smaller and more specialized branch of Maryland's public university system that is highly focused on IT and has been ranked #2 among all research universities that award IT degrees by Computing Research News.
The school focuses on a single IT master's degree online:
Computers & IT (Masters in information systems)
Get information on the University of Maryland, Baltimore County

UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND
A private non-profit school with campses in Biddeford and Portland, Maine. Has about 3,000 students and was founded in 1939. Operates a nursing school program in Israel. The university's online learning program is 100% focused on education and teaching degrees:
Education & Teaching (Masters degrees in educational leadership, inclusion education, K-12 literacy and certificates in several teaching specialties)
Get information on the University of New England

UTICA COLLEGE
Utica College is one of several small but respected private colleges in upstate New York. It started in the 1930's as an extension of Syracuse University, but is today an independent school with about 2,500 undergraduates and 500 grad students. Its health sciences school is particularly well-known.
Utica College has a dozen online degree programs:
Business (Bachelor's and master of science programs in economic crime investigation, fraud management and health care administration)
Nursing (RN to BSN, physical therapy, master of health care administration)
Criminal Justice (Master of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management)
Get information Utica College

WESTERN GOVERNORS UNIVERSITY
Western Governors' is an unusual, 100% online private, non-profit school that receives funding from state governments, corporate grants and student tuition, but which is not a public school or a profit-making entity. 19 state governors in the west were involved in it's founding in 1999. The school has grown rapidly since then, with extremely affordable online degree programs. It targets students who don't have access to a traditional college campus, and those with modest incomes, first-generation college students, minorities and students in rural areas. Tuition rates are very low - a flat rate of less than $3,000. per term for most degree programs, $3,200. per term for MBA study, and about $4,200. per term for a nursing bachelor degree program.
Western Governors has about 50 online degree programs, all the the bachelors and masters levels:
Business
MBA
Computers & IT
Education & Teaching
Nursing
Get information Western Governors University

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