American College of Education offers 81 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 81 major programs - 6 Bachelors, 33 Masters, 6 Doctorate, and 36 Post-graduate Certificate.
The 2025 tuition & fees is $6,240 for undergraduate programs and $6,600 for graduate programs.
Total of 14,263 students have enrolled in the school online exclusively. Last year, total 7,278 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.
American College of Education is accredited by Higher Learning Commission.
Online Degrees / Programs Overview
| School Name | American College of Education |
| Type | Four-year, Private (for-profit) |
| Address | 101 West Ohio Street, Suite 1200, Indianapolis, IN |
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| Online Students | 14,263 |
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| Undergraduate Tuition & Fees | $6,240 |
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| Graduate Tuition & Fees | $6,600 |
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| Student to Faculty | 9:1 (11.11%) |
| Online Degree Programs |
| Total | 81 Programs |
| Bachelors | 6 Programs |
| Masters | 33 Programs |
| Doctorate | 6 Programs |
| Post-Graduate | 36 Programs |
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table and chart describe 2024-2025 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at American College of Education. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. The tuition & fees is $6,240 for all students. For graduate programs, the 2025 tuition & fees is $6,600 for all students.
The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is
Online Programs By Area of Study
American College of Education offers 81 degree programs through Bachelors, Masters, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 81 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 6 Bachelors, 33 Masters, 6 Doctorate, 36 Post-Bachelors or Post-Masters.
The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.
Total Number of Online Degree Programs
| Certificate | Associates | Bachelors |
Masters | Doctorate |
Post-Graduate |
| Online Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 6 |
33 | 6 | 36 |
| Overall Programs | NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED | 6 |
33 | 6 | 36 |
Majors and number of completers
The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
82 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 15 |
NOT OFFERED |
3 |
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| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 311 |
NOT OFFERED |
161 |
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| Curriculum and Instruction | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 890 |
120 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Educational Leadership and Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 968 |
169 |
17 |
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| Educational, Instructional, and Curriculum Supervision | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 212 |
NOT OFFERED |
10 |
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| Higher Education/Higher Education Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 33 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Community College Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Education Entrepreneurship | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Educational Administration and Supervision (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 41 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Educational/Instructional Technology | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 410 |
57 |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Special Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 325 |
NOT OFFERED |
2 |
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| Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
18 |
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| Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 50 |
NOT OFFERED |
10 |
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| Elementary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 66 |
NOT OFFERED |
31 |
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| Secondary Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 19 |
NOT OFFERED |
34 |
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| Early Childhood Education and Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 298 |
NOT OFFERED |
7 |
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| Online Educator/Online Teaching | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
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| International Teaching and Learning | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Educational Methods | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 204 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 231 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| English/Language Arts Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 98 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Health Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 341 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Mathematics Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 162 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Reading Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 639 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 30 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Social Science Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 16 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Biology Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 40 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Chemistry Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 22 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| History Teacher Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 81 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 29 |
NOT OFFERED |
52 |
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| Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
13 |
10 |
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| Education (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
9 |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| General Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
20 | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Intercultural/Multicultural and Diversity Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Sustainability Studies | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 1 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Data Analytics, General | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Health/Health Care Administration/Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
27 | 18 |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Public Health | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 18 |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
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| Public Health Education and Promotion | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
5 |
9 |
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| Health Services Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
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| Medical Informatics | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Nursing Education | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
4 |
2 |
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| Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
45 | ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Nursing Administration | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
1 |
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| Nursing Science | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM | 38 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (other) | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
ONLY IN CLASSROOM |
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's | Master's | Doctorate | Post-Graduate |
| Business Administration and Management | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED | 42 |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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| Organizational Leadership | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
11 | 54 |
NOT OFFERED |
4 |
Distance Learning Program Student Population
Since American College of Education is an online college that all programs are offered via distance learning, all 14,263 students have enrolled online exclusively.
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 14,263 | |
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 14,263 |
| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | - |
| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | - |
By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 14,263 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 317 Indiana Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 13,680 students living in the U.S. States other than Indiana, and 266 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.
Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 14,263 | |
| Indiana Resident | 317 |
| Other State In U.S. | 13,680 |
| Outside of U.S. | 266 |
Distance Learning Enrollment By Degree
| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 14,263 | |
| Undergraduate | 359 |
| Graduate | 13,904 |
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
| Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses | 359 | |
| Degree/Certificate Seeking | - |
| Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking | - |