Online Graduate Education Colleges Campus Life Comparison

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Special Learning Opportunity

The following table compares the special learning opportunities between best Online Graduate Education schools including distance learning opportunities, ROTC program, Study abroad, and more special chances of learning. This statistics is based on the latest data from IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education for academic year 2022-2023.

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Special Learning Opportunities Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Education Schools
Rank	Name	Online Class	ROTC	Teacher Cert.	Study Abroad	Weekend/ Evening College	Campus Housing^*	Meal Plan^**
1	Clemson University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,800)	✔ ($4,626)
2	University of Florida	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,375)	✔ ($4,600)
3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (15,648)	✔
4	SUNY at Albany	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,720)	✔ ($5,850)
5	University of North Texas	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,419)	✔
6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,243)	✔ ($4,050)
7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (16,179)	✔ ($5,610)
8	San Diego State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,288)	✔ ($6,688)
9	University of Georgia	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (10,218)	✔ ($4,094)
10	Auburn University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,495)	✔ ($5,704)
11	Michigan State University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (17,517)	✔ ($6,452)
12	Montclair State University	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✔	✔ (5,079)	✔ ($5,170)
13	Texas A & M University-College Station	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (11,306)	✔
14	University of Houston	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,397)	✔ ($4,710)
15	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,570)	✔ ($5,520)
16	Kansas State University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,696)	✔ ($4,900)
17	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✔
18	University of Missouri-Columbia	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (6,898)	✔ ($3,670)
19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (9,377)	✔ ($4,420)
20	The University of Alabama	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,989)	✔ ($4,426)
21	University of Delaware	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,220)	✔ ($5,752)
22	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (7,429)	✔ ($5,810)
23	Purdue University-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (16,056)	✔ ($5,398)
24	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,039)	✔ ($4,420)
25	Ball State University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,531)	✔ ($6,282)
26	Creighton University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (2,341)	✔ ($5,400)
27	Florida State University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,709)	✔ ($5,148)
28	University of Kentucky	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (8,336)	✔ ($4,712)
29	Virginia Commonwealth University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,702)	✔ ($6,168)
30	Indiana University-Bloomington	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (13,467)	✔ ($4,430)
31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (9,394)	✔ ($5,316)
32	Quinnipiac University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (4,348)	✔
33	Sam Houston State University	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,097)	✔ ($4,900)
34	Towson University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,300)	✔ ($6,910)
35	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,598)	✔ ($5,210)
36	University of Kansas	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,488)	✔ ($3,914)
37	Southern Wesleyan University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (570)	✔ ($5,168)
38	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,480)	✔ ($5,780)
39	University of Arizona	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (7,575)	✔ ($5,000)
40	University of Iowa	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,497)	✔
41	University of Mississippi	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (5,479)	✔ ($4,976)
42	University of Nebraska at Kearney	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (2,170)	✔ ($5,348)
43	Drake University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (1,758)	✔ ($5,256)
44	Drexel University	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (3,411)	✔ ($6,351)
45	Florida International University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (4,403)	✔ ($3,836)
46	North Carolina A & T State University	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (5,540)	✔ ($4,116)
47	The University of Texas at Arlington	Under, Grad	Army, Air Force	✔	✔	✔	✔ (9,543)	✔ ($4,364)
48	University of Massachusetts-Boston	Under, Grad	✗	✗	✔	✗	✔ (1,102)	✔ ($6,000)
49	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Under, Grad	Army, NAVY, Air Force	✔	✔	✗	✔ (6,195)	✔ ($4,793)
50	University of Northern Iowa	Under, Grad	Army	✔	✔	✗	✔ (3,593)	✔ ($4,550)

^*dormitory capacity

^**yearly costs

Student Services on Campus

The following table compares the on-campus students services and facilities between best Online Graduate Education schools including Student Counseling, Employment services for current students, Placement service for program completers, On-campus daycare facility, and library information.

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On-campus Student Services Between Best Online Graduate Education Schools
Rank	Name	Career Counseling	Employment Service	Placement Service	On Campus Daycare	Library Facilities
1	Clemson University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
2	University of Florida	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
4	SUNY at Albany	✔	✔	✗	✔	Own Library
5	University of North Texas	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
8	San Diego State University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
9	University of Georgia	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
10	Auburn University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
11	Michigan State University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
12	Montclair State University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
13	Texas A & M University-College Station	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
14	University of Houston	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
15	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
16	Kansas State University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
17	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	✔	✗	✗	✗	Own Library
18	University of Missouri-Columbia	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
20	The University of Alabama	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
21	University of Delaware	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
22	University of Virginia-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
23	Purdue University-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
24	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
25	Ball State University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
26	Creighton University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
27	Florida State University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
28	University of Kentucky	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
29	Virginia Commonwealth University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
30	Indiana University-Bloomington	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
32	Quinnipiac University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
33	Sam Houston State University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
34	Towson University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
35	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
36	University of Kansas	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
37	Southern Wesleyan University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
38	University of Alabama at Birmingham	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
39	University of Arizona	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
40	University of Iowa	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
41	University of Mississippi	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
42	University of Nebraska at Kearney	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
43	Drake University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
44	Drexel University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
45	Florida International University	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
46	North Carolina A & T State University	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
47	The University of Texas at Arlington	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
48	University of Massachusetts-Boston	✔	✔	✔	✗	Own Library
49	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library
50	University of Northern Iowa	✔	✔	✔	✔	Own Library

Athletics Associations

The following table summarizes the alheletic teams and program information of best Online Graduate Education schools. Among 50 best Online Graduate Education schools, 49 schools are member of NAA, 49 schools are member of NCAA, and 1 schools are member of NCCAA.

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Athletic Teams In Best Online Graduate Education Schools
Rank	Name	Members	Football	Basketball	Baseball	All Programs
1	Clemson University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	10 athletic programs
2	University of Florida	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	12 athletic programs
4	SUNY at Albany	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	America East	America East	13 athletic programs
5	University of North Texas	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	Conference USA	-	9 athletic programs
6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	-	12 athletic programs
7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	14 athletic programs
8	San Diego State University	NAA, NCAA	Mountain West Conference	Mountain West Conference	Mountain West Conference	13 athletic programs
9	University of Georgia	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
10	Auburn University	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
11	Michigan State University	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	15 athletic programs
12	Montclair State University	NAA, NCAA	New Jersey Athletic Conference	New Jersey Athletic Conference	New Jersey Athletic Conference	11 athletic programs
13	Texas A & M University-College Station	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	11 athletic programs
14	University of Houston	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	Big 12 Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
15	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	NAA, NCAA	-	America East	America East	9 athletic programs
16	Kansas State University	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	9 athletic programs
17	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	Athletic Information is not available
18	University of Missouri-Columbia	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
20	The University of Alabama	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
21	University of Delaware	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	13 athletic programs
22	University of Virginia-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	14 athletic programs
23	Purdue University-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	11 athletic programs
24	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	Conference USA	Conference USA	9 athletic programs
25	Ball State University	NAA, NCAA	Mid-American Conference	Mid-American Conference	Mid-American Conference	12 athletic programs
26	Creighton University	NAA, NCAA	-	Big East Conference	Big East Conference	9 athletic programs
27	Florida State University	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	11 athletic programs
28	University of Kentucky	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	12 athletic programs
29	Virginia Commonwealth University	NAA, NCAA	-	Atlantic 10 Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference	8 athletic programs
30	Indiana University-Bloomington	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	NAA, NCAA	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference	13 athletic programs
32	Quinnipiac University	NAA, NCAA	-	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference	14 athletic programs
33	Sam Houston State University	NAA, NCAA	Western Athletic Conference	Western Athletic Conference	Western Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
34	Towson University	NAA, NCAA	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	13 athletic programs
35	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	NAA, NCAA	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	American Athletic Conference	10 athletic programs
36	University of Kansas	NAA, NCAA	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	Big 12 Conference	11 athletic programs
37	Southern Wesleyan University	NAA, NCAA, NCCAA	-	Conference Carolinas	Conference Carolinas	10 athletic programs
38	University of Alabama at Birmingham	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	American Athletic Conference	Conference USA	12 athletic programs
39	University of Arizona	NAA, NCAA	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	Pacific-12 Conference	12 athletic programs
40	University of Iowa	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	14 athletic programs
41	University of Mississippi	NAA, NCAA	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	Southeastern Conference	10 athletic programs
42	University of Nebraska at Kearney	NAA, NCAA	Mid-America Intercollegiate Ath Assoc	Mid-America Intercollegiate Ath Assoc	-	11 athletic programs
43	Drake University	NAA, NCAA	Pioneer Football League	Missouri Valley Conference	-	9 athletic programs
44	Drexel University	NAA, NCAA	-	Coastal Athletic Association	-	11 athletic programs
45	Florida International University	NAA, NCAA	Conference USA	Conference USA	Conference USA	11 athletic programs
46	North Carolina A & T State University	NAA, NCAA	Big South Conference	Coastal Athletic Association	Coastal Athletic Association	9 athletic programs
47	The University of Texas at Arlington	NAA, NCAA	-	Sun Belt Conference	Sun Belt Conference	7 athletic programs
48	University of Massachusetts-Boston	NAA, NCAA	-			11 athletic programs
49	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	NAA, NCAA	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	Big Ten Conference	15 athletic programs
50	University of Northern Iowa	NAA, NCAA	Missouri Valley Conference	Missouri Valley Conference	-	10 athletic programs

NAA: National Athletic Association

NCAA: National Collegiate Athletic Association

NCCAA: National Christian College Athletic Association

Additional Characteristics

The following table compares and describes additional facts of best Online Graduate Education schools including religious affiliation, specialized schools, and medical degree offer, and other facts.

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Additional Characteristics Of Best Online Graduate Education Schools
Rank	Name	Religious Affiliation	Historical Black School	Tribal School	Has Hospital	Offer Medical Degree
1	Clemson University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
2	University of Florida	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
3	University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
4	SUNY at Albany	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
5	University of North Texas	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
6	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
7	Arizona State University Campus Immersion	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
8	San Diego State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
9	University of Georgia	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
10	Auburn University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
11	Michigan State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
12	Montclair State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
13	Texas A & M University-College Station	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
14	University of Houston	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
15	University of Massachusetts-Lowell	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
16	Kansas State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
17	Pennsylvania State University-World Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
18	University of Missouri-Columbia	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
19	University of South Carolina-Columbia	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
20	The University of Alabama	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
21	University of Delaware	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
22	University of Virginia-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
23	Purdue University-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
24	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
25	Ball State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
26	Creighton University	Roman Catholic	✗	✗	✔	✔
27	Florida State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
28	University of Kentucky	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
29	Virginia Commonwealth University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
30	Indiana University-Bloomington	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
31	North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
32	Quinnipiac University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
33	Sam Houston State University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
34	Towson University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
35	University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
36	University of Kansas	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
37	Southern Wesleyan University	Wesleyan	✗	✗	✗	✗
38	University of Alabama at Birmingham	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
39	University of Arizona	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
40	University of Iowa	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
41	University of Mississippi	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✔	✔
42	University of Nebraska at Kearney	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
43	Drake University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
44	Drexel University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
45	Florida International University	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✔
46	North Carolina A & T State University	Not affiliated	✔	✗	✗	✗
47	The University of Texas at Arlington	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
48	University of Massachusetts-Boston	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
49	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗
50	University of Northern Iowa	Not affiliated	✗	✗	✗	✗

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Campus Life Comparison Between Best Online Graduate Education Schools

Special Learning Opportunity

Student Services on Campus

Athletics Associations

Additional Characteristics

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