Online Graduate Enrollment
For academic year 2019-2020, total 941,796 graduate students enrolled online exclusively out of total 3,054,136 enrolled graduate students. (30.84%). In addition, 276,296 students took some online courses. 1,836,044 students took only on-campus classes for their degrees.
New Hampshire graduate schools has the highest percentage (72.08%) of students enrolled online exclusively - 22,108 out of 30,670 students enrolled online exclusively. Graduate schools in Washington has the lowest percentage of 10.26% - 3,823 out of 37,257 students enrolled online exclusively. Next table shows the 2020 graduate students population for online learning by State.
| State | Total | Enrolled Online Exclusively | Enrolled Some Online Classes | Not Enrolled in Online Classes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 2,191 | 1,118 (51.03%) | 416 (18.99%) | 657 (29.99%) |
| Alabama | 48,788 | 24,943 (51.13%) | 4,412 (9.04%) | 19,433 (39.83%) |
| Arkansas | 20,502 | 8,595 (41.92%) | 2,344 (11.43%) | 9,563 (46.64%) |
| Arizona | 98,966 | 69,092 (69.81%) | 3,257 (3.29%) | 26,617 (26.90%) |
| California | 307,547 | 67,451 (21.93%) | 27,375 (8.90%) | 212,721 (69.17%) |
| Colorado | 60,941 | 23,012 (37.76%) | 5,836 (9.58%) | 32,093 (52.66%) |
| Connecticut | 36,941 | 5,613 (15.19%) | 2,869 (7.77%) | 28,459 (77.04%) |
| District of Columbia | 45,731 | 11,690 (25.56%) | 2,380 (5.20%) | 31,661 (69.23%) |
| Delaware | 11,221 | 3,417 (30.45%) | 1,534 (13.67%) | 6,270 (55.88%) |
| Florida | 124,252 | 38,170 (30.72%) | 13,088 (10.53%) | 72,994 (58.75%) |
| Georgia | 80,284 | 27,255 (33.95%) | 8,078 (10.06%) | 44,951 (55.99%) |
| Hawaii | 6,496 | 739 (11.38%) | 526 (8.10%) | 5,231 (80.53%) |
| Iowa | 35,989 | 16,328 (45.37%) | 2,475 (6.88%) | 17,186 (47.75%) |
| Idaho | 8,480 | 3,037 (35.81%) | 1,154 (13.61%) | 4,289 (50.58%) |
| Illinois | 151,958 | 43,297 (28.49%) | 11,741 (7.73%) | 96,920 (63.78%) |
| Indiana | 65,459 | 24,000 (36.66%) | 4,846 (7.40%) | 36,613 (55.93%) |
| Kansas | 28,123 | 11,559 (41.10%) | 3,562 (12.67%) | 13,002 (46.23%) |
| Kentucky | 53,184 | 19,316 (36.32%) | 15,625 (29.38%) | 18,243 (34.30%) |
| Louisiana | 34,777 | 11,011 (31.66%) | 2,761 (7.94%) | 21,005 (60.40%) |
| Massachusetts | 142,648 | 26,268 (18.41%) | 10,839 (7.60%) | 105,541 (73.99%) |
| Maryland | 72,819 | 27,132 (37.26%) | 6,528 (8.96%) | 39,159 (53.78%) |
| Maine | 9,712 | 4,003 (41.22%) | 744 (7.66%) | 4,965 (51.12%) |
| Michigan | 80,371 | 16,017 (19.93%) | 6,283 (7.82%) | 58,071 (72.25%) |
| Minnesota | 115,580 | 79,472 (68.76%) | 5,135 (4.44%) | 30,973 (26.80%) |
| Missouri | 76,061 | 23,424 (30.80%) | 7,109 (9.35%) | 45,528 (59.86%) |
| Mississippi | 19,907 | 6,873 (34.53%) | 2,131 (10.70%) | 10,903 (54.77%) |
| Montana | 5,556 | 1,240 (22.32%) | 424 (7.63%) | 3,892 (70.05%) |
| North Carolina | 74,970 | 17,974 (23.97%) | 7,636 (10.19%) | 49,360 (65.84%) |
| North Dakota | 7,713 | 3,076 (39.88%) | 935 (12.12%) | 3,702 (48.00%) |
| Nebraska | 25,625 | 11,242 (43.87%) | 2,441 (9.53%) | 11,942 (46.60%) |
| New Hampshire | 30,670 | 22,108 (72.08%) | 1,030 (3.36%) | 7,532 (24.56%) |
| New Jersey | 63,277 | 10,466 (16.54%) | 6,467 (10.22%) | 46,344 (73.24%) |
| New Mexico | 13,595 | 3,748 (27.57%) | 1,953 (14.37%) | 7,894 (58.07%) |
| Nevada | 11,799 | 1,466 (12.42%) | 1,084 (9.19%) | 9,249 (78.39%) |
| New York | 245,734 | 25,380 (10.33%) | 20,431 (8.31%) | 199,923 (81.36%) |
| Ohio | 89,616 | 21,830 (24.36%) | 11,607 (12.95%) | 56,179 (62.69%) |
| Oklahoma | 24,779 | 6,575 (26.53%) | 2,796 (11.28%) | 15,408 (62.18%) |
| Oregon | 31,866 | 7,129 (22.37%) | 2,639 (8.28%) | 22,098 (69.35%) |
| Pennsylvania | 145,273 | 33,465 (23.04%) | 15,102 (10.40%) | 96,706 (66.57%) |
| Rhode Island | 11,474 | 1,197 (10.43%) | 358 (3.12%) | 9,919 (86.45%) |
| South Carolina | 26,746 | 6,912 (25.84%) | 2,787 (10.42%) | 17,047 (63.74%) |
| South Dakota | 7,124 | 2,981 (41.84%) | 1,049 (14.72%) | 3,094 (43.43%) |
| Tennessee | 48,393 | 10,652 (22.01%) | 6,753 (13.95%) | 30,988 (64.03%) |
| Texas | 192,989 | 52,032 (26.96%) | 19,867 (10.29%) | 121,090 (62.74%) |
| Utah | 51,004 | 34,753 (68.14%) | 2,272 (4.45%) | 13,979 (27.41%) |
| Virginia | 100,483 | 47,402 (47.17%) | 7,132 (7.10%) | 45,949 (45.73%) |
| Vermont | 6,445 | 2,196 (34.07%) | 306 (4.75%) | 3,943 (61.18%) |
| Washington | 37,257 | 3,823 (10.26%) | 2,419 (6.49%) | 31,015 (83.25%) |
| Wisconsin | 38,940 | 8,748 (22.47%) | 3,958 (10.16%) | 26,234 (67.37%) |
| West Virginia | 21,428 | 11,833 (55.22%) | 1,370 (6.39%) | 8,225 (38.38%) |
| Wyoming | 2,452 | 736 (30.02%) | 432 (17.62%) | 1,284 (52.37%) |
| Total | 3,054,136 | 941,796 (30.84%) | 276,296 (9.05%) | 1,836,044 (60.12%) |
Online Student Population by Enrolled Student location
For academic year 2019-2020, of the 3,054,136 enrolled students online exclusively in graduate schools, 406,163 were Same State (43.13%), 502,347 were Not in Same State (53.34%), 7,477 were State Unknown (0.79%), 20,749 were Outside U.S. (2.20%), and 5,060 were Not Reported (0.54%). Next table shows the 2020 graduate school students population by student residency for each state.
| State | Total Student Enrolled Online Exclusively | Same State | Not in Same State | State Unknown | Outside U.S. | Not Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alaska | 1,118 | 972 | 113 | 5 | 19 | 9 |
| Alabama | 24,943 | 10,859 | 13,436 | 67 | 503 | 78 |
| Arkansas | 8,595 | 5,473 | 3,065 | 20 | 37 | 0 |
| Arizona | 69,092 | 12,348 | 55,870 | 58 | 712 | 104 |
| California | 67,451 | 32,637 | 30,838 | 281 | 3,339 | 356 |
| Colorado | 23,012 | 8,372 | 14,169 | 48 | 413 | 10 |
| Connecticut | 5,613 | 3,328 | 2,118 | 45 | 122 | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 11,690 | 448 | 10,673 | 29 | 325 | 215 |
| Delaware | 3,417 | 1,589 | 1,819 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Florida | 38,170 | 24,141 | 12,914 | 29 | 577 | 509 |
| Georgia | 27,255 | 12,923 | 11,499 | 2 | 2,790 | 41 |
| Hawaii | 739 | 575 | 153 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Iowa | 16,328 | 5,108 | 10,455 | 531 | 230 | 4 |
| Idaho | 3,037 | 1,664 | 1,305 | 11 | 56 | 1 |
| Illinois | 43,297 | 17,547 | 24,560 | 153 | 849 | 188 |
| Indiana | 24,000 | 8,905 | 14,268 | 190 | 541 | 96 |
| Kansas | 11,559 | 5,835 | 4,990 | 15 | 84 | 635 |
| Kentucky | 19,316 | 10,698 | 8,415 | 35 | 167 | 1 |
| Louisiana | 11,011 | 5,856 | 5,017 | 2 | 89 | 47 |
| Massachusetts | 26,268 | 11,050 | 13,539 | 565 | 1,076 | 38 |
| Maryland | 27,132 | 15,215 | 11,399 | 313 | 193 | 12 |
| Maine | 4,003 | 1,823 | 2,102 | 2 | 56 | 20 |
| Michigan | 16,017 | 11,078 | 4,335 | 61 | 520 | 23 |
| Minnesota | 79,472 | 8,376 | 68,396 | 117 | 2,536 | 47 |
| Missouri | 23,424 | 9,189 | 13,691 | 213 | 303 | 28 |
| Mississippi | 6,873 | 5,033 | 1,623 | 0 | 59 | 158 |
| Montana | 1,240 | 703 | 517 | 7 | 5 | 8 |
| North Carolina | 17,974 | 13,832 | 3,441 | 399 | 254 | 48 |
| North Dakota | 3,076 | 1,454 | 1,516 | 24 | 78 | 4 |
| Nebraska | 11,242 | 5,615 | 5,476 | 64 | 78 | 9 |
| New Hampshire | 22,108 | 3,342 | 18,567 | 5 | 192 | 2 |
| New Jersey | 10,466 | 6,015 | 1,100 | 3,043 | 43 | 265 |
| New Mexico | 3,748 | 2,248 | 936 | 7 | 17 | 540 |
| Nevada | 1,466 | 983 | 474 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| New York | 25,380 | 15,344 | 9,054 | 154 | 524 | 304 |
| Ohio | 21,830 | 13,143 | 7,631 | 49 | 383 | 624 |
| Oklahoma | 6,575 | 4,146 | 2,254 | 105 | 53 | 17 |
| Oregon | 7,129 | 2,032 | 4,874 | 28 | 186 | 9 |
| Pennsylvania | 33,465 | 19,326 | 13,099 | 40 | 802 | 198 |
| Rhode Island | 1,197 | 425 | 749 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| South Carolina | 6,912 | 4,745 | 1,818 | 208 | 114 | 27 |
| South Dakota | 2,981 | 1,336 | 1,577 | 5 | 59 | 4 |
| Tennessee | 10,652 | 7,574 | 2,999 | 9 | 70 | 0 |
| Texas | 52,032 | 43,179 | 8,035 | 62 | 650 | 106 |
| Utah | 34,753 | 3,567 | 31,006 | 2 | 90 | 88 |
| Virginia | 47,402 | 15,659 | 30,476 | 414 | 841 | 12 |
| Vermont | 2,196 | 450 | 1,608 | 0 | 29 | 109 |
| Washington | 3,823 | 2,059 | 1,599 | 36 | 116 | 13 |
| Wisconsin | 8,748 | 5,187 | 3,392 | 8 | 134 | 27 |
| West Virginia | 11,833 | 2,148 | 9,260 | 0 | 416 | 9 |
| Wyoming | 736 | 609 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 941,796 | 406,163 | 502,347 | 7,477 | 20,749 | 5,060 |
