America's Top Online Colleges and America's Top Online Learning Providers 2023
From full university degree programs to professional development courses to classes for hobbyists or those just wanting to learn something new, the range of education available online is enormous. The choices can be daunting.
For the second year, Newsweek and global data firm Statista have worked together to find "America's Top Online Colleges 2023" and "America's Top Online Learning Providers 2023." Our lists are based on a survey of about 9,000 online learners and our own research about the institutions.
For America's Top Online Colleges we ranked 200 colleges and universities that (also) offer online undergraduate or graduate programs. The awarded institutions received either five stars, if their aggregate score value is above the median score of all awarded institutions, or four stars, if their score is below.
For America's Top Online Learning Providers we selected 50 organizations that offer online certificate and non-certificate courses supporting the professional or personal development of learners in the U.S. We used the same star system as with Top Online Colleges and Universities. While the star rating can be helpful in comparing these institutions, we didn't rank the Top Online Learning Providers. The topic and form of the courses they offer is too varied to make an overall ranking meaningful.
If you are looking for quality online education, we hope you will find our listings helpful.
| Legal Name | Brand Name | Award | Course aggregator platform (e.g. Massive Open Online Courses) | Types of courses and topics of classes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 360training | 360training | ★★★★ | Business, IT, Health, Arts & Design, Hospitality, Skilled Trades | |
| AboveTraining Inc. | StateFoodSafety | ★★★★ | Business, Health, Hospitality | |
| AcademicEarth.org, a Red Ventures Company | Academic Earth | ★★★★ | Yes | Business, IT, Health, Legal, Arts & Design, Education, Hospitality, Skilled Trades, Soft Skills |
| Acumen Academy | Acumen Academy | ★★★★ | Business, Arts & Design, Soft Skills | |
| Alison | Alison | ★★★★★ | Yes | Business, IT, Health, Arts & Design, Education, Languages, Hospitality, Skilled Trades, Soft Skills |
| Amazon Web Services, Inc. | AWS Training and Certification | ★★★★ | IT | |
| American Academy Holdings LLC | AAPC | ★★★★ | Health | |
| American Museum of Natural History | American Museum of Natural History | ★★★★ | Health | |
| AORN, Inc. | AORN | ★★★★★ | Health | |
| Career Step | CareerStep | ★★★★ | Business, IT, Health | |
| ChildCare Education Institute | ChildCare Education Institute | ★★★★ | Health, Arts & Design, Education, Hospitality | |
| Codecademy LLC | codecademy | ★★★★ | Yes | IT, Arts & Design |
| CompTIA, Inc. | CompTIA | ★★★★★ | IT | |
| Coursera, Inc. | Coursera | ★★★★★ | Yes | Business, IT, Health, Legal, Arts & Design, Education, Languages, Hospitality, Soft Skills |
| DataCamp, Inc. | DataCamp | ★★★★ | Yes | IT |
| Domestika Inc. | Domestika | ★★★★★ | Business, Arts & Design, Soft Skills | |
| Duolingo, Inc. | duolingo | ★★★★★ | Languages | |
| Education To Go | ed2go | ★★★★★ | Yes | Business, IT, Arts & Design, Hospitality |
| edX LLC | edX | ★★★★★ | Yes | Business, IT, Health, Legal, Arts & Design, Education, Languages, Hospitality, Skilled Trades, Sports / Fitness, Soft Skills |
| Florida Career College | Florida Career College | ★★★★ | Business, IT, Health, Skilled Trades | |
| Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology | Florida Institute of Recording Sound and Technology | ★★★★ | IT, Arts & Design | |
| Fred Pryor | Fred Pryor Seminars | ★★★★ | Business, IT, Soft Skills | |
| Google LLC | Google Digital Garage | ★★★★★ | Business, IT, Health, Soft Skills | |
| HubSpot, Inc. | HubSpot Academy | ★★★★★ | Yes | Business, IT |
| Khan Academy | Khan Academy | ★★★★★ | Yes | Business, IT, Health, Legal, Arts & Design, Education, Languages, Hospitality, Skilled Trades, Soft Skills |
| LinkedIn Corporation | LinkedIn Learning | ★★★★ | Yes | Business, IT, Arts & Design, Soft Skills |
| MasterClass | MasterClass | ★★★★★ | Yes | Business, Arts & Design, Hospitality, Sports / Fitness, Soft Skills |
| MIT Sloan Executive Education | MIT Sloan School of Management | ★★★★ | Business, IT, Soft Skills | |
| National Academy of Sports Medicine | NASM | ★★★★★ | Health, Sports / Fitness | |
| National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation | ServSafe | ★★★★★ | Hospitality | |
| New Horizons Worldwide, LLC. | New Horizons | ★★★★ | IT | |
| New York Institute of Art and Design | New York Institute of Art and Design | ★★★★★ | IT, Arts & Design | |
| Penn Foster Inc. | Penn Foster | ★★★★★ | Business, IT, Health, Legal, Arts & Design, Education, Hospitality, Skilled Trades, Soft Skills | |
| Project Management Institute, Inc. | Project Management Institute | ★★★★ | Business | |
| Relias Academy, Inc. | Relias Academy | ★★★★★ | Business, Health | |
| Rosetta Stone | Rosetta Stone | ★★★★ | Languages | |
| Serverless Heroes, Inc. | A Cloud Guru | ★★★★ | IT | |
| Shenpire Group LLC | Skill Success | ★★★★ | Business, IT, Arts & Design, Soft Skills | |
| Skillshare, Inc. | Skillshare | ★★★★★ | Yes | Business, IT, Health, Arts & Design, Soft Skills |
| Skillsoft Corporation | skillsoft | ★★★★★ | Business, IT, Soft Skills | |
| SOPHIA Learning, LLC | SOPHIA Learning | ★★★★★ | IT, Soft Skills, Health | |
| Stratford Career Institute | Stratford Career Institute | ★★★★ | Business, Health | |
| The American National Red Cross | American Red Cross | ★★★★★ | Health, Education | |
| Triumph Higher Education Corporation | Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts | ★★★★★ | Hospitality | |
| Udacity, Inc. | UDACITY | ★★★★ | Yes | Business, IT |
| Udemy, Inc. | Udemy | ★★★★★ | Yes | Business, IT, Health, Legal, Arts & Design, Education, Languages, Hospitality, Skilled Trades, Sports / Fitness, Soft Skills |
| Universal Class™ | UniversalClass | ★★★★★ | Business, IT, Health, Arts & Design, Education, Languages, Sports / Fitness, Soft Skills | |
| Upskillist Group Ltd | UpSkillist | ★★★★★ | Yes | Business, Arts & Design, Languages, Sports / Fitness, Soft Skills |
| Walmart Corporate | Walmart Community Academy | ★★★★ | Business | |
| Wiley | Advancement Courses | ★★★★ | IT, Health, Arts & Design, Education |
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METHODOLOGYThe rankings are based on an online survey among U.S. residents who have used online learning services to obtain an academic degree or acquire knowledge and skills for their job (professional development) or hobbies (personal development).
Between June 20 and August 29, 2022, Statista surveyed about 9,000 individuals in the United States. Survey respondents indicated which institutions they used to obtain an online degree or where they attended an online course. In the next step, respondents shared their experiences by rating the institutions regarding several criteria. Finally, respondents could indicate how satisfied they were with the organization and to what extent they would recommend it to others.
User reviews and additional institutional indicators were transformed into score values and aggregated toward a final score. To receive an award, institutions needed an above average total score value. The awarded institutions received either five stars, if their final score value is above the median score of all awarded institutions, or four stars, if their score is below this threshold.
The top lists were created through an elaborate process: Participants' responses as well as the final selection of institutions in each list were carefully reviewed. Statista makes no statement about the quality of education institutions or learning providers that are not included in the list and their reputations are not disputed.
You can download the complete methodology here.