eLearners.com recently released a list of the most popular online degrees users searched for on the eLearner's database. According to their recent press release, these were the top online degrees in 2007:

* Business Administration
* Criminal Justice
* Psychology
* Early Childhood Education
* Health Administration
* K-12 Education
* Nursing
* Engineering
* General Education
* Counseling

So, which degrees are going to top the lists in 2008? eLearners postulates that onlne business degrees, online criminal justice degrees, and early childhood education will continue to grow in popularity.

"This data shows online business degrees and online criminal justice degrees continue to be high demand areas of interest among prospective online students. This is not surprising when considering that more than 20 percent of college students get a degree in business, according to the U.S. Department of Education. According to eLearners.com, the supply is there to meet the demand...The fastest growing online degree programs for eLearners.com in 2007 were in early childhood education. From 2006 to 2007, the interest in these online degrees rose 30% percent. This growth is at least partially attributed to the growth in the industry. According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the job outlook for teachers is expected to increase by 12 percent between 2006 and 2016, creating about 479,000 new teacher positions."

No one can say for sure which industries will be popular this year, but these observations look like pretty solid estimates.