NLU Online

A Real Degree, Built Around Your Life

Earn an accredited NLU degree online, with the flexibility working adults need and the support to actually finish. Study where you are, on a schedule that fits your job and your family.

"Careful attention and concern were placed on the work-life balance with schedules at NLU."

Dr. Margena Christian, Ed.D., earned while working two jobs

Earn Your Degree Online

A real, accredited NLU degree, built around your life. Take the first step by completing the form below.

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Why earn your degree online with NLU?

Online Across many programs
70,000+ Alumni nationwide
HLC Accredited, nonprofit
Since 1886 A real, established university

Why study with us

Flexibility Without Compromise

NLU is a nonprofit university that has been built around the student for generations, and our online programs carry the same accreditation, faculty, and support as everything else we do. You get the flexibility to study around your job and your family, plus advisors and success coaches who help you finish what you started.

Advance your career

A degree that fits the life you already have

Real, accredited, and built to flex around your job and your family.

Study on Your Schedule

Online coursework built for full-time jobs and real lives, so school fits around you, not the other way around.

A Real, Accredited Degree

The same nonprofit, HLC-accredited NLU degree, earned online and recognized by employers.

Support That Follows You

Advisors, success coaches, and wraparound services, online from day one, because finishing is the point.

Programs Across Every College

Earn a certificate, bachelor's, master's, or doctorate online across many of NLU's fields and colleges.

Accreditation and credentials

The credentials behind your online degree.

HLC Accredited Accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.
Nonprofit, Since 1886 A private, not-for-profit university.

How it works

  1. Request information

    Tell us about you, your goals, and the level of study you are interested in. It takes about a minute.

  2. Talk with an advisor

    An NLU enrollment advisor reaches out to answer your questions and map a personalized plan for your education.

  3. Apply and get started

    Submit your application with help from your advisor, choose an upcoming start date, and begin moving toward the career you want.

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Next start date: September 21, 2026

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The practical details

What to expect, start to finish.

Start when you are ready

NLU offers multiple start dates through the year, so you do not have to wait to begin. An advisor will help you pick the next start that fits your plans.

Affordable, with support

Tuition is built to be affordable, with financial aid, scholarships, and generous transfer credit that can lower both your cost and your time to finish.

Built around your life

Choose online, on-campus, or evening formats, learn in small classes, and work with an advisor and success coach from your first call through graduation.

Explore Our Colleges

Eight colleges and schools, one university built around you. Choose a college to explore its programs.

Earn professional credentials and college credit at a pace that fits your full-time schedule.

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Expand access to mental health services with a master's or doctorate in psychology or behavioral science.

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Turn lifelong learners into business leaders through graduate study in business, leadership, and analytics.

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A world-renowned school of culinary arts and hospitality management.

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NLU's largest and oldest college, preparing teachers, educators, and education leaders.

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Furthering careers in compassion with flexible routes to a degree in nursing.

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Preparing students of diverse backgrounds to succeed as professionals in today's evolving workforce.

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No commitment required. An NLU advisor will reach out within one business day to answer your questions and guide your next move.

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