Online Bachelor's in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
188 colleges offer an online bachelor's in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. Of completions at these colleges, 2% are delivered online (exclusively or hybrid).
188
Colleges Offering
87
Fully Online Completions
101
Hybrid Completions
2%
Online Delivery Share
of completions at colleges with online presence
Colleges Offering This Online
Showing 188 of 188 colleges
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| Abilene Christian University Abilene | TX | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,219 | |
| Adelphi University Garden City | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 7,603 | |
| Antioch University Yellow Springs | OH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 486 | |
| Arizona State University Digital Immersion Scottsdale | AZ | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 72,994 | |
| Ashford University San Diego | CA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 28,004 | |
| Athens State University Athens | AL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 2,986 | |
| Ball State University Muncie | IN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 21,089 | |
| Bellevue University Bellevue | NE | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 14,667 | |
| Belmont Abbey College Belmont | NC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,388 | |
| Cairn University-Langhorne Langhorne | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,097 | |
| Central Christian College of Kansas McPherson | KS | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 469 | |
| Champion Christian College Hot Springs | AR | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 146 | |
| Charter Oak State College New Britain | CT | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 2,012 | |
| Concordia University-Wisconsin Mequon | WI | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,253 | |
| East Carolina University Greenville | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 26,940 | |
| Eastern New Mexico University-Main Campus Portales | NM | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 5,725 | |
| Elizabethtown College Elizabethtown | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,283 | |
| Empire State University Saratoga Springs | NY | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,469 | |
| Endicott College Beverly | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 4,394 | |
| Excelsior University Albany | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 12,941 | |
| Fayetteville State University Fayetteville | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 7,107 | |
| Fisher College Boston | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,652 | |
| Florida National University-Main Campus Hialeah | FL | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,750 | |
| Georgetown University Washington | DC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 20,031 | |
| Goddard College Plainfield | VT | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 263 | |
| Hilbert College Hamburg | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 968 | |
| Holy Apostles College and Seminary Cromwell | CT | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 719 | |
| Humphreys University-Stockton and Modesto Campuses Stockton | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 699 | |
| Jacksonville State University Jacksonville | AL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 9,955 | |
| Los Angeles Pacific University San Dimas | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,881 | |
| Lynn University Boca Raton | FL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,514 | |
| Mary Baldwin University Staunton | VA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,772 | |
| Maryville University of Saint Louis Saint Louis | MO | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 9,261 | |
| Merrimack College North Andover | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 5,862 | |
| Miami University-Hamilton Hamilton | OH | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 2,480 | |
| Miami University-Middletown Middletown | OH | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 1,190 | |
| Middle Georgia State University Macon | GA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 8,363 | |
| Montana State University Billings Billings | MT | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 4,129 | |
| Newlane University Lehi | UT | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | — | |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches | LA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 8,523 | |
| Oklahoma Christian University Edmond | OK | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,851 | |
| Ottawa University-Kansas City Overland Park | KS | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 528 | |
| Pathways College Phoenix | AZ | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 196 | |
| Peirce College Philadelphia | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 929 | |
| Ricketts Great Books College Omaha | NE | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
| Rogers State University Claremore | OK | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 3,272 | |
| Saint Joseph's University Philadelphia | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 7,159 | |
| Saint Joseph's University - Philadelphia Philadelphia | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 7,159 | |
| Saint Leo University Saint Leo | FL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 9,692 | |
| Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College Saint Mary of the Woods | IN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,159 | |
| Salem University Salem | WV | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,083 | |
| Sam Houston State University Huntsville | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 21,039 | |
| Samford University Birmingham | AL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 6,097 | |
| Southern Illinois University-Carbondale Carbondale | IL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 11,790 | |
| Southwestern Christian University Bethany | OK | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 399 | |
| St Catherine University Saint Paul | MN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,651 | |
| State University of New York at Oswego Oswego | NY | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 6,715 | |
| Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 10,472 | |
| Talladega College Talladega | AL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 760 | |
| Temple University Philadelphia | PA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 29,640 | |
| Tennessee State University Nashville | TN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 6,310 | |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen | TX | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 2,403 | |
| Thomas Edison State University Trenton | NJ | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 7,544 | |
| Toccoa Falls College Toccoa Falls | GA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,067 | |
| Union Institute & University Cincinnati | OH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | — | |
| United States University San Diego | CA | PRIVATE_FOR_PROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,454 | |
| University of Arkansas at Little Rock Little Rock | AR | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 8,216 | |
| University of Cincinnati-Main Campus Cincinnati | OH | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 45,026 | |
| University of Evansville Evansville | IN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 2,114 | |
| University of Holy Cross New Orleans | LA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 802 | |
| University of Kansas Lawrence | KS | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 29,792 | |
| University of Maine at Augusta Augusta | ME | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 4,412 | |
| University of Massachusetts Global Aliso Viejo | CA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 8,996 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Lowell Lowell | MA | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 16,598 | |
| University of Memphis Memphis | TN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 20,276 | |
| University of Missouri-Kansas City Kansas City | MO | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 14,732 | |
| University of Missouri-St Louis Saint Louis | MO | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 14,736 | |
| University of New Hampshire College of Professional Studies Online Manchester | NH | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 1,478 | |
| University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro | NC | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 18,012 | |
| University of South Florida Tampa | FL | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 49,622 | |
| University of Southern Indiana Evansville | IN | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 9,488 | |
| University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh Oshkosh | WI | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 12,953 | |
| Upper Iowa University Fayette | IA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 3,941 | |
| Vermont State University Randolph | VT | PUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 5,093 | |
| Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs Spokane | WA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 145 | |
| Wilmington University New Castle | DE | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 13,746 | |
| Wilson College Chambersburg | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 1 | 0 | 1,907 | |
| American International College Springfield | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,037 | |
| Appalachian State University Boone | NC | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 21,570 | |
| Austin Peay State University Clarksville | TN | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 10,439 | |
| Bay Path University Longmeadow | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,605 | |
| Bellarmine University Louisville | KY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,886 | |
| California Baptist University Riverside | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 11,902 | |
| California State University-Chico Chico | CA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,257 | |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville | KY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 10,836 | |
| Central Washington University Ellensburg | WA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 10,811 | |
| Champlain College Burlington | VT | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,259 | |
| Clarke University Dubuque | IA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 962 | |
| Clayton State University Morrow | GA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 6,163 | |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction | CO | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 9,785 | |
| Colorado State University-Fort Collins Fort Collins | CO | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 34,096 | |
| Columbus State University Columbus | GA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 7,913 | |
| Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania Bloomsburg | PA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 11,092 | |
| Concordia University Texas Austin | TX | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,396 | |
| CUNY City College New York | NY | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,544 | |
| CUNY Graduate School and University Center New York | NY | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 9,536 | |
| Dakota Wesleyan University Mitchell | SD | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 892 | |
| Drexel University Philadelphia | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 21,153 | |
| East Tennessee State University Johnson City | TN | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 13,728 | |
| Eastern Illinois University Charleston | IL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 8,505 | |
| Emporia State University Emporia | KS | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 4,557 | |
| Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton | FL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 31,607 | |
| Fort Hays State University Hays | KS | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 12,878 | |
| Framingham State University Framingham | MA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 4,002 | |
| Fresno Pacific University Fresno | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,879 | |
| Georgia Gwinnett College Lawrenceville | GA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 12,230 | |
| Governors State University University Park | IL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 4,397 | |
| Grand View University Des Moines | IA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,856 | |
| Gratz College Melrose Park | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 449 | |
| Greenville University Greenville | IL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,104 | |
| Hampton University Hampton | VA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 4,244 | |
| Indiana State University Terre Haute | IN | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 7,895 | |
| James Madison University Harrisonburg | VA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 22,740 | |
| Kentucky State University Frankfort | KY | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 2,020 | |
| Lee University Cleveland | TN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,714 | |
| Maharishi International University Fairfield | IA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,592 | |
| Marian University Indianapolis | IN | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,486 | |
| MidAmerica Nazarene University Olathe | KS | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,538 | |
| Montana State University Bozeman | MT | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 17,135 | |
| Montclair State University Montclair | NJ | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 23,375 | |
| Morgan State University Baltimore | MD | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 10,739 | |
| Mount Mercy University Cedar Rapids | IA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,417 | |
| Mount Saint Mary's University Los Angeles | CA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,312 | |
| Neumann University Aston | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,244 | |
| New England College Henniker | NH | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,275 | |
| New Mexico State University-Main Campus Las Cruces | NM | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,408 | |
| Northeastern University Professional Programs Boston | MA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 7,411 | |
| Northern Arizona University Flagstaff | AZ | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 28,467 | |
| Northern Illinois University Dekalb | IL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,414 | |
| Northern Kentucky University Highland Heights | KY | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 15,347 | |
| Northwest Nazarene University Nampa | ID | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,635 | |
| Oklahoma City University Oklahoma City | OK | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,966 | |
| Oral Roberts University Tulsa | OK | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 5,936 | |
| Oregon State University Corvallis | OR | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 37,163 | |
| Pennsylvania State University-World Campus University Park | PA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 13,774 | |
| Pennsylvania Western University California | PA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 10,834 | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Arecibo Arecibo | PR | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 640 | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez Mayaguez | PR | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 679 | |
| Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico-Ponce Ponce | PR | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 5,568 | |
| Portland State University Portland | OR | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 19,951 | |
| Regis University Denver | CO | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 4,605 | |
| Rider University Lawrenceville | NJ | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 4,003 | |
| Rowan University Glassboro | NJ | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 21,026 | |
| Spring Hill College Mobile | AL | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 919 | |
| St. Francis College Brooklyn | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 4,567 | |
| St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,899 | |
| Syracuse University Syracuse | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 22,589 | |
| Texas College Tyler | TX | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 614 | |
| The New School New York | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 9,068 | |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills | KY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 2,350 | |
| Thomas University Thomasville | GA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,471 | |
| University of Bridgeport Bridgeport | CT | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,838 | |
| University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu | HI | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 20,028 | |
| University of Illinois Springfield Springfield | IL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 4,628 | |
| University of Iowa Iowa City | IA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 30,779 | |
| University of Kentucky Lexington | KY | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 34,709 | |
| University of Maine Orono | ME | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 12,029 | |
| University of Maine at Fort Kent Fort Kent | ME | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 1,562 | |
| University of Maine at Presque Isle Presque Isle | ME | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 2,873 | |
| University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth North Dartmouth | MA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 7,968 | |
| University of New Mexico-Main Campus Albuquerque | NM | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 23,124 | |
| University of Northern Iowa Cedar Falls | IA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 9,278 | |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus Norman | OK | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 30,851 | |
| University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 29,109 | |
| University of Sioux Falls Sioux Falls | SD | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,450 | |
| University of South Carolina-Columbia Columbia | SC | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 38,532 | |
| University of Southern Maine Portland | ME | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 7,604 | |
| University of Southern Mississippi Hattiesburg | MS | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 13,170 | |
| University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | TX | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 7,047 | |
| Utah State University Logan | UT | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 28,904 | |
| Utica University Utica | NY | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 3,627 | |
| Virginia Wesleyan University Virginia Beach | VA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 1,853 | |
| Weber State University Ogden | UT | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 32,701 | |
| Western Illinois University Macomb | IL | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 6,332 | |
| Westfield State University Westfield | MA | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 4,588 | |
| Widener University Chester | PA | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 5,713 | |
| William Paterson University of New Jersey Wayne | NJ | PUBLIC | 0 | 1 | 9,942 | |
| William Peace University Raleigh | NC | PRIVATE_NONPROFIT | 0 | 1 | 722 |
Career Outcomes
Frequently Asked Questions
How many colleges offer an online Bachelor's in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies?
188 colleges in our IPEDS dataset have completed online bachelor's programs in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. The list on this page covers the colleges with the strongest distance-education completion records.
Is an online Bachelor's in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies delivered fully online?
It depends on the school. Among colleges with any online presence for this program, 2% of completions are delivered online (either exclusively or with hybrid components). Each college's row above shows whether their program is exclusively online or partially distance-delivered.
What can you do with an online Bachelor's in Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies?
Online Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies graduates pursue the same career paths as on-campus graduates. Common roles include positions where employers value the Bachelor's credential and the analytical skills associated with the field. Salary and growth data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics are available on the corresponding career pages.
Which schools are most popular for online Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies programs?
Based on IPEDS distance-education completion counts, the top schools include Abilene Christian University, Adelphi University, American International College, among others. See the full sortable list above.