• Number of distance education programs on offer in the U.S.: 2,500
• Online enrollment for public schools in 2004-05: 506,000
• Total online enrollment in the U.S., fall 2006: Almost 3.5 million
• Growth rate for online education: 9.7 percent

Sources:
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Distance Learning Association
Washington Post "The Odd World of E-School Teachers"
The Sloan Consortium

• All Distance Education Programs
• Master Degrees in Distance Education