In 2021, about 37 percent of all students who chose online degree programs in the United Staes said they did so because COVID-19 made it the only option available to them. A further 23 percent of students said they chose online degree programs because existing commitments did not allo for in person attendance.
Most common reasons for choosing online versus on-campus learning options according to online students in the United States in 2021
Basic Account
Get to know the platform
You only have access to basic statistics.
This statistic is not included in your account.
Single Account
The ideal entry-level account for individual users
- Instant access to 1m statistics
- Download in XLS, PDF & PNG format
- Detailed references
$59 $39 / Month *
in the first 12 months
Corporate Account
Full access
Corporate solution including all features.
* Prices do not include sales tax.
Further Content: You might find this interesting as well
Statistics
- U.S. student methods to research post-online learning employment 2016
- Rate of educational attainment in the U.S., 1940 to 2009
- Important factors that affected American student major choice in 2018
- Activities performed by students during job search in the U.S. in 2017
- Time expected to pay back college debt after graduation in the U.S. in 2017
- Time spent on social media by U.S. students in 2016, by sexual orientation
- U.S. student time estimate to find a job in 2018
- Students who spent six or more hours weekly on social media in the U.S. by sex 2019
- U.S. students' favorite career resources in 2018, by gender
- U.S. student self-rated leadership ability as of 2016, by gender identity
- U.S. student social media habit change in 2017
- U.S. student self-rated social confidence as of 2016, by gender identity
- Average amount of time spent weekly by U.S. students on job search in 2017
- Time spent on social media by U.S. students in 2016, by political identity
- Barriers to mental health services for U.S. college students in 2021
- Number of online courses offered by universities in Russia 2020
- Costa Rica: frequency of online access among children & teenagers 2019
- Imperial College London: income by sources in the UK 2018
BestColleges . (March 3, 2021). Most common reasons for choosing online versus on-campus learning options according to online students in the United States in 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 28, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/731089/reasons-why-students-chose-online-versus-on-campus-degree-programs/
BestColleges . "Most common reasons for choosing online versus on-campus learning options according to online students in the United States in 2021." Chart. March 3, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731089/reasons-why-students-chose-online-versus-on-campus-degree-programs/
BestColleges . (2021). Most common reasons for choosing online versus on-campus learning options according to online students in the United States in 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 28, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731089/reasons-why-students-chose-online-versus-on-campus-degree-programs/
BestColleges . "Most Common Reasons for Choosing Online versus On-campus Learning Options According to Online Students in The United States in 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Mar 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731089/reasons-why-students-chose-online-versus-on-campus-degree-programs/
BestColleges , Most common reasons for choosing online versus on-campus learning options according to online students in the United States in 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731089/reasons-why-students-chose-online-versus-on-campus-degree-programs/ (last visited May 28, 2022)