Every year, distance learning grows and grows, adding tens of thousands of new students to its ranks. Many established universities are evolving with the times, and developing distance learning programs to go hand-in-hand with their established courses. The University of Florida is a great example of a top-tier school that is slightly ahead of the curve, in creating a professional, easy to navigate on-line degree program that can allow students anywhere to get their Bachelors, Masters, or even Doctorate from the prestigious southern school.
University of Florida campus, photo by spakattacks
The University of Florida was established in 1906. It is home to sixteen different colleges and over fifty thousand students. It is regularly ranked amongst the top schools in the country – it rated number seventeen in U.S. News & World Report “Top Public Universities” (August 2012); UF placed number two in Kiplinger’s “Best Values in Public Colleges” (2012), and it ranked number seven in the Princeton Review “Best Value Public Colleges” (2012). Also, Smartmoney magazine ranked it number two for “schools with the best return on tuition dollars.”
In short, UF is a school with pedigree. And now you don’t have to live in Gainesville, Florida to attend.
Offering one of the most diverse selection of on-line classes and degrees, UF has hit the ground running with its distance learning program. It offers ten different paths to a Bachelor’s degree, through six different schools:
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
- Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies- Environmental Management in Agriculture & Natural Resources
- Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Cell Science
College of Business Administration
- Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
College of Design Construction and Planning
- Bachelor of Science in Fire and Emergency Services
College of Fine Arts
- Bachelor of Arts in Digital Arts & Sciences
College of Health and Human Performance
- Bachelor of Science in Health Education and Behavior
- Bachelor of Science in Sport Management
- Bachelor of Science in Applied Physiology and Kinesiology
(Specialization in Fitness/Wellness)
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- Bachelor of Arts in Criminology & Law
It also has a diverse selection of Doctoral programs; ten different Doctorate degrees offered through five different colleges
College of Education
- Doctor of Education Curriculum and Instruction
(Specialization Educational Technology) - Doctor of Education in Curriculum and Instruction
(Specialization in Curriculum Teaching and Teacher Education) - Doctor of Education Educational Leadership
- Doctor of Education Higher Education Administration
College of Health and Health Professions
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
- Doctor of Philosophy Classical Studies
(Specialization in Classical Civilization) - Doctor of Philosophy Classical Studies
(Specialization in Latin and Roman Studies)
College of Nursing
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
College of Pharmacy
- Doctor of Pharmacy Distance Pharm.D. Campus Sites
- Doctor of Pharmacy Working Professional Pharm.D.
The around of Masters degrees offered through the University of Florida is so wide-ranging and covers so many different branches of study, that it will require its own follow-up blog (coming soon). But as you can see, UF has jumped into distance learning with both feet, and seems committed to pushing it in as many different disciplines as possible.
