Top reasons to choose online learning according to students U.S. 2023/24
In 2024, about nine percent of all students who chose online degree programs in the United States said they did so because COVID-19 made it the only option available to them, a slight decrease from 11 percent in the previous year. In both 2023 and 2024, however, the most commonly cited reason for students to choose online degree programs was due to existing commitments, such as work and family, preventing their attendance in campus-based courses.
