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June 24, 2014 at 08:22 AM
For graduate students juggling work and family obligations, an online business graduate degree can open numerous career doors. All the better if it doesn’t break the bank.
A free web guide to online degree programs called Top 10 Online Colleges published a ranking of the most affordable online business master’s degrees.
To arrive at its ranking, the site’s researchers examined the 100 top-ranked online MBA programs according to U.S. News and World Report, and found the average in-state graduate school yearly tuition rate at each school with the College Navigator of the National Center for Education Statistics. It then sorted the list from high tuition to low tuition, and chose the most affordable online business graduate degrees from those with the lowest overall graduate tuition.
Following are the 15 most affordable online business graduate degrees, including their U.S. News Online Business Graduate Degrees Rank.
15. University of Nevada – Reno: Reno, Nev.
College of Business
Graduate students have the opportunity to pursue a master of accountancy, an MA in economics, an MBA and an MS in finance or in information systems as well as an online Executive MBA.
U.S. News Rank: #75
Tuition: $4,878
14. University of South Dakota: Vermillion, S.D.
Beacom School of Business
Along with a slew of undergraduate business degree programs, the school offers an MBA and a master of professional accountancy program fully on campus or online for developing high-quality executive business leaders.
U.S. News Rank: #27
Tuition: $4,723
13. University of Louisiana–Monroe: Monroe, La.
College of Business and Social Sciences
For qualified graduate students seeking a flexible delivery format, the college hosts an online MBA program with concentrations available in accounting, economics, finance, management or marketing.
U.S. News Rank: #87
Tuition: $4,466
12. Oklahoma State University: Stillwater, Okla.
Spears School or Business
Graduate students can pursue an MBA, a dental MBA and an MS in management information systems, telecommunications management or entrepreneurship completely online.
U.S. News Rank: #91
Tuition: $4,272
11. Sam Houston State University: Huntsville, Texas
College of Business Administration
Although the main focus is on undergraduate education, there is the option of pursuing an MBA, an MS in accounting or project management and an online Executive MBA in banking and financial information.
U.S. News Rank: #43
Tuition: $4,266
10. Arkansas State University–Jonesboro: Jonesboro, Ark.
College of Business
Graduate students have the opportunity to earn a master of accountancy, an MBA, an online MBA and a master of science in education for business technology.
U.S. News Rank: #14
Tuition: $4,140
9. East Carolina University: Greenville, N.C.
College of Business
For both business and non-business graduates, the college offers an online or hybrid MBA program and an on-campus MS in accountancy program.
U.S. News Rank: #58
Tuition: $4,009
8. West Texas A&M University: Canyon, Tex.
College of Business
