How not to make a mistake with the choice of university when applying for distance learning?

Question

IT education

Good day, old people and newcomers! (:
The essence of my question is the following, based on what criteria should I stop at a certain university? I am
only interested in distance learning, specialty 03/09/04 (Software Engineering), I myself am from the city of Chelyabinsk, where ChelGU is located, which provides this BUT at the same time, there is TUSUR - Tomsk hardcore techno university and NSTU, also a technical branch of NSU - a well-known university in the Russian Federation.
How correct are my judgments and is there an actual difference between them? Is there any point in choosing something "more difficult"?
The goal is not to get a crust, but to study this direction. How far is this even possible remotely?