Most Popular Online Accredited Degree Programs

The popularity of distance learning education continues to grow with online accredited degrees at the forefront. A recent research study indicates that online business administration degrees, both undergraduate and graduate, were the most popular programs in 2008, closely followed by psychology and nursing degrees.

As the economy continues to plummet and unemployment is hitting record highs, going back to school is the growing trend, and going back to school online is even hotter.

The top online degree programs for 2008 were:

Business Administration and MBA
Psychology
Nursing
Early Childhood Education
Accounting
Criminal Justice
K-12 Education
Health Administration
Engineering
Management

The most popular online degree programs by degree level were:

Associate's Degree Programs:

Bachelor's Degree Programs:

Bachelor Degree in Business Administration
Bachelor Degree in Accounting
Bachelor Degree in Psychology

Master's Degree Programs:

Business Administration and MBA
Master Degree Nursing
Master Degree Psychology

Doctoral Programs:

People just like you are turning to online education in record numbers as they strive to increase their credentials to make themselves more competitive in the job market. These distance learning options are more sought after due to the flexibility and convenience, as well as lower costs of online degree programs. In addition, people are seeking business degrees for the fundamentals, and psychology and nursing degrees to fill or advance in industries that arein greater demand.