This statistic shows the distribution of reasons why administrators at higher education institutions chose to create an online program in the United States in 2019. In 2019, about 68 percent of respondents stated that they chose to create an online program because they already offered an on-campus program in the subject area and wanted to extend it to online students.
Primary factors in the decision to offer a new online program according to online learning faculty members in the United States in 2019
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BestColleges . (March 24, 2020). Primary factors in the decision to offer a new online program according to online learning faculty members in the United States in 2019 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 24, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/731103/reasons-why-administrators-of-higher-education-institutions-chose-to-create-an-online-program-us/
BestColleges . "Primary factors in the decision to offer a new online program according to online learning faculty members in the United States in 2019." Chart. March 24, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731103/reasons-why-administrators-of-higher-education-institutions-chose-to-create-an-online-program-us/
BestColleges . (2020). Primary factors in the decision to offer a new online program according to online learning faculty members in the United States in 2019. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 24, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/731103/reasons-why-administrators-of-higher-education-institutions-chose-to-create-an-online-program-us/
BestColleges . "Primary Factors in The Decision to Offer a New Online Program According to Online Learning Faculty Members in The United States in 2019." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731103/reasons-why-administrators-of-higher-education-institutions-chose-to-create-an-online-program-us/
BestColleges , Primary factors in the decision to offer a new online program according to online learning faculty members in the United States in 2019 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/731103/reasons-why-administrators-of-higher-education-institutions-chose-to-create-an-online-program-us/ (last visited April 24, 2025)
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