| Online degrees have been a popular choice among | | | | charged at $336. |
| many students nowadays. This may due in part to | | | | The fee for an online degree is comparable to a |
| the ever pervasive use of technology in learning as | | | | typical brick-and-mortar education. Nevertheless, |
| well as its relatively lower cost. Some people have | | | | online degree has the advantages of providing |
| not had the opportunity to pursue a college degree. | | | | flexibility to students. Fee for an online degree can |
| Nevertheless, the increased income that an online | | | | range as low as $3,000 to as high as $100,000 or |
| degree can bring is very much appealing to them. As | | | | more. It all depends on which institution you are willing |
| for those who have obtained a degree, they still | | | | to entrust to provide you the education. |
| harbour the desire to secure another degree they | | | | Upon obtaining a Bachelor Degree, you may wish to |
| have interest in. Online degrees can be an attractive | | | | further your study to obtain a Master Degree for the |
| option, but just how much does getting one cost? | | | | area you want to specialise. For those who are |
| A Bachelor Degree is considered to be the entry level | | | | working, Master Degree can boost your earning |
| qualification in most professional fields. Getting an | | | | capacity and bring you upward mobility in the |
| Associate Degree is a great way to start; however, | | | | corporate world. Albeit typical cost per credit is higher |
| completing your Bachelor will open the doors to many | | | | in online Master programs as compared to that of |
| opportunities. Numerous online degrees are available | | | | online Bachelor programs, the number of credits |
| from such institutions as The University of Phoenix, | | | | required is substantially lesser. As such, the overall |
| Intercontinental University Online and Kaplan. While | | | | cost can be the same, if not lesser than that of a |
| some brick-and-mortar institutions do offer online | | | | Bachelor program. For instance, Master programs at |
| degree, it is noted that the fee charged is | | | | The University of Phoenix are charged at $625 per |
| considerably higher in comparison to those offered | | | | credit hour while for Bachelor programs, they are |
| by institutions that specialize in providing online | | | | charged at $515 per credit hour. |
| degrees. | | | | Consider another example of the MBA offered at |
| The fee charged for obtaining an online degree from | | | | Devry's Keller School of Management. This program is |
| the online degree specialists is of great value. For | | | | charged on a course basis whereby each course |
| instance, A Bachelor's Degree in Communication | | | | costs $2,100 and a total of 10 courses are to be |
| (which consists of 60 credits) from The University of | | | | completed alongside 18 credits of electives. The total |
| Phoenix Online is priced at $515 per credit or $30,900. | | | | cost is approximately $30,000. In comparison to that |
| A Bachelor of Business Administration with a total | | | | offered by brick-and-mortar institutions, this cost can |
| course requirement of 180 units costs just $30,560. | | | | run as high as three times. Even more flabbergasting |
| Furthermore, a Bachelor's Degree in Communication | | | | is that there are some online Doctorate programs |
| from Kaplan University costs approximately $63,000 | | | | which have the price comparable to those of Master |
| for the 180 credits required whereby each credit is | | | | programs. |