The report, authored by Melissa A. Venable, Ph.D., an online education advisor for BestColleges, represents the site’s seventh year of original data collection via online surveys, with participation from 1,800 students and 131 school administrators.
- A majority of students surveyed said they would recommend online education to others, including 98 percent of current online students, 96 percent of online program graduates, and 94 percent of hybrid students.
- This year, 96 percent of all students surveyed said their online degree program has had or will have a positive return on investment–the highest percentage in the history of this report.
- Fewer students reported being unsure about how online education compares to on-campus learning this year, and three-quarters (75 percent) said that online is better than or equal to on-campus learning.
