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Which online degrees brands AI answers recommend

Every week we ask 200 buyer questions, the way people really ask them, and count which brands the answers name and which sites they cite.

Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026 (latest) Updated 3 of 3 engines published US market Asked from the US Methodology

Named most often

Western Governors University

in 38% of answers across the published engines

Site AI cites most

openai.com

5.6% of all citations, a site

Top 10 brands, all engines

Share of answers that name the brand, across ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews. The small figure is the change in points vs the previous week.

  1. 1 Western Governors University 38%
  2. 2 Southern New Hampshire University 21%
  3. 3 ASU Online 20%
  4. 4 Purdue Global 16%
  5. 5 University of Maryland Global Campus 13%
  6. 6 UF Online 13%
  7. 7 Sophia Learning 8%
  8. 8 University of the People 8%
  9. 9 Study.com 8%
  10. 10 Liberty University 8%
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<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-degrees?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top online degrees brands in AI answers in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Top 10 by engine

Each engine answers differently. The bar is the share of that engine's answers naming the brand; the thin line is the likely range (95%): ask the same questions again and the number would probably land inside it.

Gemini

598 answers, 100% of prompts collected

  1. 1 Western Governors University 42% Likely range 38% to 46%
  2. 2 Southern New Hampshire University 24% Likely range 21% to 28%
  3. 3 ASU Online 21% Likely range 18% to 25%
  4. 4 Purdue Global 17% Likely range 14% to 20%
  5. 5 UF Online 14% Likely range 12% to 17%
  6. 6 University of Maryland Global Campus 14% Likely range 11% to 17%
  7. 7 Sophia Learning 11% Likely range 9% to 14%
  8. 8 Study.com 11% Likely range 9% to 14%
  9. 9 University of the People 9% Likely range 7% to 11%
  10. 10 Penn State World Campus 8% Likely range 6% to 11%
Full table
Gemini, US market, Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Western Governors University 252 / 598 (42%) 38%-46% 1.5 15.6% n/a
Southern New Hampshire University 143 / 598 (24%) 21%-28% 2.3 8.8% n/a
ASU Online 126 / 598 (21%) 18%-25% 2.9 7.8% n/a
Purdue Global 102 / 598 (17%) 14%-20% 3.0 6.3% n/a
UF Online 85 / 598 (14%) 12%-17% 2.7 5.3% n/a
University of Maryland Global Campus 83 / 598 (14%) 11%-17% 2.8 5.1% n/a
Sophia Learning 68 / 598 (11%) 9%-14% n/a 4.2% n/a
Study.com 65 / 598 (11%) 9%-14% n/a 4.0% n/a
University of the People 52 / 598 (9%) 7%-11% 3.2 3.2% n/a
Penn State World Campus 49 / 598 (8%) 6%-11% 2.9 3.0% n/a
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<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-degrees/embed/gemini" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top online degrees brands on Gemini in the US"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-degrees?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top online degrees brands on Gemini in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Google AI Overviews

585 answers, 100% of prompts collected. Google AI Overviews appeared on 98% of searches

  1. 1 Western Governors University 39% Likely range 36% to 44%
  2. 2 Southern New Hampshire University 21% Likely range 18% to 25%
  3. 3 Purdue Global 21% Likely range 17% to 24%
  4. 4 ASU Online 16% Likely range 13% to 19%
  5. 5 UF Online 13% Likely range 10% to 16%
  6. 6 Study.com 11% Likely range 9% to 14%
  7. 7 University of Maryland Global Campus 11% Likely range 9% to 14%
  8. 8 Sophia Learning 10% Likely range 8% to 13%
  9. 9 University of the People 10% Likely range 7% to 12%
  10. 10 Capella University 7% Likely range 5% to 9%
Full table
Google AI Overviews, US market, Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Western Governors University 231 / 585 (39%) 36%-44% 1.9 16.3% n/a
Southern New Hampshire University 125 / 585 (21%) 18%-25% 3.2 8.8% n/a
Purdue Global 120 / 585 (21%) 17%-24% 3.3 8.5% n/a
ASU Online 95 / 585 (16%) 13%-19% 2.6 6.7% n/a
UF Online 75 / 585 (13%) 10%-16% 2.8 5.3% n/a
Study.com 64 / 585 (11%) 9%-14% 2.3 4.5% n/a
University of Maryland Global Campus 64 / 585 (11%) 9%-14% 3.4 4.5% n/a
Sophia Learning 60 / 585 (10%) 8%-13% 2.4 4.2% n/a
University of the People 56 / 585 (10%) 7%-12% 2.2 4.0% n/a
Capella University 39 / 585 (7%) 5%-9% 3.3 2.8% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-degrees/embed/google_aio" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top online degrees brands on Google AI Overviews in the US"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-degrees?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top online degrees brands on Google AI Overviews in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

ChatGPT (search)

600 answers, 100% of prompts collected

  1. 1 Western Governors University 32% Likely range 28% to 36%
  2. 2 ASU Online 22% Likely range 18% to 25%
  3. 3 Southern New Hampshire University 18% Likely range 15% to 21%
  4. 4 University of Maryland Global Campus 14% Likely range 12% to 17%
  5. 5 UF Online 11% Likely range 9% to 14%
  6. 6 Purdue Global 10% Likely range 8% to 12%
  7. 7 Liberty University 8% Likely range 6% to 11%
  8. 8 Penn State World Campus 7% Likely range 6% to 10%
  9. 9 Capella University 6% Likely range 4% to 8%
  10. 10 University of the People 6% Likely range 4% to 8%
Full table
ChatGPT (search), US market, Week 41, Oct 5-11, 2026
BrandNamed inRangeAvg positionShare of voicevs last week
Western Governors University 190 / 600 (32%) 28%-36% 2.2 15.6% n/a
ASU Online 129 / 600 (22%) 18%-25% 3.2 10.6% n/a
Southern New Hampshire University 106 / 600 (18%) 15%-21% 3.8 8.7% n/a
University of Maryland Global Campus 85 / 600 (14%) 12%-17% 3.1 7.0% n/a
UF Online 66 / 600 (11%) 9%-14% 2.6 5.4% n/a
Purdue Global 59 / 600 (10%) 8%-12% 3.3 4.8% n/a
Liberty University 49 / 600 (8%) 6%-11% 4.0 4.0% n/a
Penn State World Campus 44 / 600 (7%) 6%-10% 3.6 3.6% n/a
Capella University 34 / 600 (6%) 4%-8% 3.5 2.8% n/a
University of the People 34 / 600 (6%) 4%-8% 2.1 2.8% n/a
Embed 
<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-degrees/embed/chatgpt" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Top online degrees brands on ChatGPT (search) in the US"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-degrees?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Top online degrees brands on ChatGPT (search) in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Which sites AI trusts

The 10 domains cited most often as sources in these answers, as a share of all citations. Brands rarely win on their own site: the answers lean on review sites, forums and media.

  1. 1 openai.com Other 5.6%
  2. 2 google.com Other 5.4%
  3. 3 reddit.com Forum 5.0%
  4. 4 youtube.com Video and other 4.0%
  5. 5 research.com Review site 4.0%
  6. 6 wgu.edu Brand site 3.3%
  7. 7 uopeople.edu Brand site 1.9%
  8. 8 bestcolleges.com Review site 1.8%
  9. 9 onlineu.com Review site 1.8%
  10. 10 asu.edu Brand site 1.7%
By engine
DomainType ChatGPTGeminiGoogle AI Overviews
openai.comOther 16.8%n/an/a
google.comOther 16.3%n/a0.1%
reddit.comForum n/a6.8%8.2%
youtube.comVideo and other n/a1.5%10.5%
research.comReview site 0.1%6.1%5.8%
wgu.eduBrand site 5.9%2.1%1.9%
uopeople.eduBrand site 1.3%2.9%1.6%
bestcolleges.comReview site 0.5%2.5%2.5%
onlineu.comReview site 0.5%3.1%1.9%
asu.eduBrand site 3.3%0.8%0.9%
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<iframe src="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-degrees/embed/domains" width="100%" height="520" style="border:0" loading="lazy" title="Sites AI cites for online degrees in the US"></iframe>
<p style="font-size:12px">Chart: <a href="https://ujeebu.com/ai-index/online-degrees?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=embed-attribution">Sites AI cites for online degrees in the US, Ujeebu AI Citation Index</a> (CC BY 4.0). Powered by <a href="https://ujeebu.com/?utm_source=embed&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=ai-index&amp;utm_content=powered-by">Ujeebu</a></p>

Weekly movers

The largest changes vs the previous week, from last week's share (hollow dot) to this week's. One week can be noise: a move is clear only when this week's range and last week's do not overlap.

First week: movers appear from the second published week.

About this week's data

Prompts
200: 80 recommendation, 50 problem-led, 40 comparison, 30 price
Market
US market: buyer questions in US English, asked from the US. Asked 3 times this week on each engine.
Collected
Oct 6, 2026 to Oct 10, 2026
Checked by hand
15 answers, 1 with errors

Brand names are reported as they appear in answers. How we collect and count: methodology. Spotted an error? Tell us. Data licensed CC BY 4.0.

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