Who are the biggest players in distance learning among the B&M institutions?

Sorry for opening so many threads recently. Researching a new program is always exciting!

Which B&M schools (private and public) are the biggest fish in online learning (number of degrees, number of students, etc.) in the US?

Arizona State
Penn State's World Campus
Northeastern (?? At least, they're online presence seems extremely professional, and they recruit very aggressively.)

Who else?

 

Grand Canyon University and UMass (with all the campuses) come to mind. Also, technically the University of Phoenix can be considered a B&M university as well.

 

Your question seems to be too broad because some school likes University of Phoenix has many B&M campuses as decoys or pupets for their distance learning operations. Which include:
- Ashford University
- DeVry University
- Kaplan University

 

Here is a link ranking in term of number of enrollments.
URL: The 30 Most Popular Online Colleges | The Best Schools

1. University of Phoenix (Enrollment 263,000)
2. American Public University System (Enrollment 110,000)**
3. Liberty University (Enrollment 90,000)
4. DeVry University (Enrollment 76,000)
5. Ashford University (Enrollment 61,000)
6. University of Massachusetts Systems (Online) (Enrollment 57,000)
7. Walden University (Enrollment 50,000)**
8. Western Governors University (Enrollment 45,000)**
9. University of Maryland - University College (Enrollment 44,000)
10. Kaplan University (Enrollment 41,000)

** Indicates the institution provides solely distance learning (online) with limited residency for certain programs

 

Thank you. Yes, I should have been more specific. What I meant was, among the traditional B&M schools (non-profit, athletics program, dorms, etc.), which are the largest providers of distance ed?

 

I tend to think of it in a slightly different way. I tend to think of systems. So my answer is this: The California State University system and the North Carolina University system for example. They can be found here:

Degree Programs | Extended and Continuing Education | CSU

https://online.northcarolina.edu/

 

I'm at the airport right now and can't check if this is correct but I think Liberty would be the winner in all those cats.

 

30 Largest Non-profit Online Universities

30 Biggest Non-profit Universities and Colleges Offering Full Online Degree Programs

 

Nice list!