Distance Learning Degrees

Here is a comprehensive list of distance learning degrees. To find a school that offers any of these degrees, use our easy distance learning program search tool on the left side of this page, or take a look at our list of schools.

Capella University - Online  is our most recommended distance learning school. This university offers hundreds of different affordable, reputable degree programs.

Comprehensive List of Distance Learning Undergraduate Degrees

Doctoral Studies

Agricultural sciences/Natural resources

    * Agricultural Economics  

    * Agricultural Animal Breeding  

    * Animal Nutrition  

    * Poultry Science  

    * Animal Science, Other  

    * Agronomy & Crop Science  

    * Agricultural & Horticultural Plant Breeding  

    * Plant Pathology/Phytopathology  

    * Plant Sciences, Other  

    * Food Science  

    * Food Science and Food Technology, Other  

    * Soil Chemistry/Microbiology  

    * Soil Sciences, Other  

    * Horticulture Science  

    * Fishing and Fisheries Sciences/Fisheries management  

    * Forest Sciences and Biology  

    * Forest/Resources Management  

    * Wood Science & Pulp/Paper Technology  

    * Natural resources/Conservation  

    * Forestry & Related Science, Other  

    * Wildlife/Range Management  

    * Environmental Science  

    * Agriculture, General  

    * Agricultural Science, Other  

Biological sciences/Biomedical sciences  

    * Biochemistry  

    * Biomedical sciences  

    * Biophysics  

    * Biotechnology  

    * Bacteriology  

    * Plant genetics  

    * Plant Pathology/Phytopathology  

    * Plant Physiology  

    * Botany/Plant Biology  

    * Anatomy  

    * Biometrics & Biostatistics  

    * Cell/Cellular Biology and Histology  

    * Ecology  

    * Developmental Biology/Embryology  

    * Endocrinology  

    * Entomology  

    * Immunology  

    * Molecular Biology  

    * Microbiology  

    * Neuroscience  

    * Nutrition science  

    * Parasitology  

    * Toxicology  

    * Genetics, Human & Animal  

    * Pathology, Human & Animal  

    * Pharmacology, Human & Animal  

    * Physiology, Human & Animal  

    * Zoology, Other  

    * Biology/Biological sciences, General  

    * Biology/Biomedical sciences, Other  

Health sciences  

    * Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology  

    * Environmental Health  

    * Environmental toxicology  

    * Health Systems/Service Administration  

    * Public Health  

    * Epidemiology  

    * Kinesiology/Exercise science  

    * Nursing sciences  

    * Pharmacy  

    * Rehabilitation/Therapeutic Services  

    * Veterinary Medicine  

    * Health Sciences, General  

    * Health Sciences, Other  

Engineering  

    * Aerospace, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering  

    * Agricultural engineering  

    * Bioengineering & Biomedical engineering  

    * Ceramic sciences  

    * Chemical engineering  

    * Civil engineering  

    * Communications engineering  

    * Computer engineering  

    * Electrical, Electronics and Communications  

    * Engineering Mechanics  

    * Engineering Physics  

    * Engineering Science  

    * Environmental Health Engineering  

    * Industrial & manufacturing engineering  

    * Materials science  

    * Mechanical engineering  

    * Metallurgical engineering  

    * Mining & Mineral  

    * Nuclear engineering  

    * Ocean engineering  

    * Operations Research 

    * Petroleum engineering  

    * Polymer & Plastics engineering  

    * Systems engineering  

    * Engineering, General  

    * Engineering, Other  

Computer and Information sciences  

    * Computer Science  

    * Information Science and Information Systems  

    * Computer and Information sciences, Other  

Mathematics  

    * Applied Mathematics  

    * Algebra  

    * Analysis & Functional Analysis  

    * Geometry/Geometric Analysis  

    * Logic  

    * Number Theory  

    * Statistics  

    * Topology, Foundations  

    * Computing Theory & Practice  

    * Operations Research  

    * Mathematics/Statistics, General  

    * Mathematics/Statistics, Other  

Physical sciences  

Astronomy  

    * Astronomy  

    * Astrophysics  

Atmospheric Science & Meteorology  

    * Atmospheric chemistry and Climatology  

    * Atmospheric physics and Atmospheric dynamics  

    * Meteorology  

    * Atmospheric science/Meteorology, General  

    * Atmospheric science/Meteorology, Other  

Chemistry  

    * Analytical chemistry  

    * Inorganic chemistry  

    * Organic chemistry  

    * Medicinal/Pharmaceutical chemistry  

    * Physical chemistry  

    * Polymer  

    * Theoretical chemistry  

    * Chemistry, General  

    * Chemistry, Other  

Geological & Earth Sciences  

    * Geology  

    * Geochemistry  

    * Geophysics & Seismology  

    * Paleontology  

    * Mineralogy & Petrology  

    * Stratigraphy & Sedimentation  

    * Geomorphology & Glacial Geology  

    * Geological and Earth Sciences, General  

    * Geological and Earth Sciences, Other  

Physics  

    * Acoustics  

    * Atomic/Molecular/Chemical physics  

    * Particle (Elementary) physics  

    * Biophysics  

    * Nuclear Physics  

    * Optics/Photonics  

    * Plasma, Fusion  

    * Polymer  

    * Condensed Matter/Low temperature physics  

    * Applied Physics  

    * Physics, General  

    * Physics, Other  

Ocean/Marine Sciences  

    * Hydrology & Water Resources  

    * Oceanography, Chemical and Physical  

    * Marine Sciences  

    * Ocean/Marine Sciences, Other  

Psychology  

    * Clinical psychology  

    * Cognitive psychology & Psycholinguistics  

    * Comparative psychology  

    * Counseling psychology  

    * Developmental psychology & Child psychology  

    * Human Development & Family Studies  

    * Experimental psychology  

    * Educational psychology  

    * Family Psychology  

    * Industrial & Organizational psychology  

    * Personality  

    * Physiological psychology/Psychobiology  

    * Psychometrics and Quantitative Psychology  

    * School psychology  

    * Social psychology  

    * Psychology, General  

    * Psychology, Other  

Social Sciences  

    * Anthropology  

    * Area studies  

    * Criminology  

    * Demography/Population studies  

    * Economics  

    * Econometrics  

    * Geography  

    * International Relations/Affairs  

    * Political Science & Government  

    * Public Policy Analysis  

    * Sociology  

    * Statistics  

    * Urban Affairs/Studies  

    * Social Sciences, General  

    * Social Sciences, Other  

Humanities  

History  

    * History, American  

    * History, Asian  

    * History, European  

    * History, African  

    * History, Latin American  

    * Middle/Near East Studies  

    * History of science, Philosophy of science. History of technology and Philosophy of technology  

    * History, General  

    * History, Other  

Letters  

    * Classics  

    * Comparative Literature  

    * Folklore  

    * Linguistics  

    * American literature  

    * English literature  

    * English Language  

    * Speech & Rhetorical Studies  

    * Letters, General  

    * Letters, Other  

Foreign Languages & Literature  

    * French  

    * German  

    * Italian  

    * Spanish  

    * Russian  

    * Slavic (other than Russian)  

    * Chinese  

    * Japanese  

    * Arabic  

    * Other Languages & Literature  

Other Humanities  

    * American/U.S. Studies  

    * Archeology  

    * Art History/Art criticism/Conservation  

    * Music  

    * Philosophy  

    * Religion/Religious studies  

    * Drama/Theatre arts  

    * Humanities, General  

    * Humanities, Other  

Education  

Research and Administration  

    * Curriculum & Instruction  

    * Educational Administration & Supervision  

    * Educational Leadership  

    * Educational/Instructional Media Design  

    * Educational Statistics/Research Methods  

    * Educational Assessment/Testing/Measure  

    * Educational Psychology  

    * School Psychology  

    * Social/Philosophical Foundations of Educ.  

    * Special Education  

    * Counseling Education/Counseling & Guidance  

    * Higher Education/Evaluation & Research  

Teacher Education  

    * Pre-elementary/Early Childhood  

    * Elementary  

    * Secondary  

    * Adult & Continuing  

Teaching Fields  

    * Agricultural Education  

    * Art Education  

    * Business Education  

    * English Education  

    * Foreign Languages Education  

    * Health Education  

    * Family & Consumer Science/Home Economics  

    * Mathematics Education  

    * Music Education  

    * Nursing Education  

    * Physical Education & Coaching  

    * Reading Education  

    * Science Education  

    * Social Science Education  

    * Trade & Industrial Education  

    * Teach Education & Professional Development  

Other Education  

    * Education, General  

    * Education, Other  

Professional fields  

Business Management/Administrative Services  

    * Accounting  

    * Banking/Financial Support Services  

    * Business Administration & Management  

    * Business/Managerial Economics  

    * International Business/Trade/Commerce  

    * Management Information Systems/Business Data  

    * Marketing Management & Research  

    * Human Resources Development  

    * Operations Research  

    * Organizational Behavior  

    * Business Management/Administration, General  

    * Business Management/Administration, Other  

Communications  

    * Communication research  

    * Mass Communication/Media Studies  

    * Film, Radio, Television, and Digital Communication  

    * Communications theory  

    * Communications, General  

    * Communications, Other  

Other Professional Fields  

    * Architecture/ Environmental Design  

    * Family/Consumer Science/Human Science, General  

    * Law  

    * Library Science  

    * Parks/Sports/Recreation/Leisure/Fitness  

    * Public Administration  

    * Social Work  

    * Theology/Religious Education

    * Professional Fields, Other