According to a survey conducted in 2023, 54 percent of students believed that fully online programs in higher education have made access to education beyond high school better for all students in comparison to fully in-person programs in the United States. However, 38 percent were found to believe that fully online programs worsened students' communication and collaboration skills.
Compared to fully in-person programs, do you think that fully online programs in higher education have made the following better, the same, or worse?
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New America. (August 9, 2023). Compared to fully in-person programs, do you think that fully online programs in higher education have made the following better, the same, or worse? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 17, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445408/us-students-beliefs-on-the-effects-of-online-programs-in-higher-education/
New America. "Compared to fully in-person programs, do you think that fully online programs in higher education have made the following better, the same, or worse?." Chart. August 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445408/us-students-beliefs-on-the-effects-of-online-programs-in-higher-education/
New America. (2023). Compared to fully in-person programs, do you think that fully online programs in higher education have made the following better, the same, or worse?. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 17, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445408/us-students-beliefs-on-the-effects-of-online-programs-in-higher-education/
New America. "Compared to Fully In-person Programs, Do You Think That Fully Online Programs in Higher Education Have Made The following Better, The Same, or Worse?." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1445408/us-students-beliefs-on-the-effects-of-online-programs-in-higher-education/
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