Online Teaching Degree Programs

This website features a database containing every nationally accredited distance learning / online Teaching Degree Program (at least as many as we could find, after looking through the websites of over 1,700 schools). It is now possible to get a degree with only minimal actual class time, completing the vast majority of your work in the comfort of your home. These programs can be an excellent option for working adults with families.

According to a recent study done for the US Department of Education, students who do part or all of their coursework online perform slightly better than students who do all their work in a face to face classroom setting.

Please feel free to click on the links below to see comprehensive listings of each type of program.


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As a rule, you should try to contact multiple schools when you’re looking for a degree program. Like with many other things, the way to find the best teaching degree program is to spend some time shopping around. There are very meaningful differences between the programs in terms of cost, admissions requirements, and other characteristics.

What Are The Benefits of an Online Teaching Degree Program?

Online learning has made tremendous progress in the past few years, to the point where it is now championed not only by a small group of newer institutions (Kaplan, University of Phoenix, etc.) but also by a broad selection of prestigious traditional schools, many of whom have set up "subsidiary" schools devoted exclusively to online education (Drexel, the University of Massachusetts, etc.). Its advantages are becoming more clear, especially in the case of graduate programs being offered to working adults, who may not be able to come to campus to take their classes, even on evenings and weekends.

Many of the programs, predictably, will require you to spend time in a classroom learning and practicing your new skills. In the case of the online programs, many of them will assist you in finding a classroom near where you live where you can participate in these activities, as well as a local educator to oversee your work.

What Does an "Online" Teaching Program Really Mean?

This is a critical question. Despite the excitement over online learning, there is no standard that governs what type of program can be called "online." If you read the fine print on the schools’ websites, you’ll often find that their "online" programs do require a certain amount of campus time. In some cases, they require none at all, and are truly 100% online, but in most cases, you will have to travel to campus at least every semester, and sometimes more frequently. The only way to figure all this out is to make sure you ask the schools. Don’t just assume that all "online" programs are created equal.

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