Best Masters Programs Releases 2015 List of the 50 Most Affordable Online Graduate Schools for Master's Degrees
RALEIGH, N.C., Feb. 2, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Best Masters Programs (www.bestmastersprograms.org), an independent online guide for master's degree programs, has published a list of the 50 Most Affordable Online Graduate Schools for Master's Degrees at http://www.bestmastersprograms.org/rankings/cheapest-online-masters-degrees/
The list is the most comprehensive of its kind. It gives a broad view of the cost and range of the top fifty most affordable online Master's degree programs across educational institutions and across all fields of study. Ranking in the top three are Fort Hayes State University, Amberton University, and Southeast Missouri State University.
The list was compiled using information from the school websites as well as a variety of public data sources. They were ranked in order of the lowest estimated cost for tuition within an online Master's degree at their institution. To make the list, schools had to meet the following criteria:
* Offer at least five online Master's degree programs
* Offer degree programs that are 100% online
* Have regional accreditation, the highest level of accreditation
The universities that made the list include:
1. Fort Hays State University
2. Amberton University
3. Southeast Missouri State University
4. University of Arkansas
5. California State University-Dominguez Hills
6. Liberty University
7. Mississippi State University
8. Lamar University
9. University of Central Missouri
10. Northwestern State University of Louisianna
11. University of Alabama
12. University of Missouri
13. American Public University
14. Saint Joseph's College
15. Dakota State University
16. University of South Dakota
17. Western Governors University
18. Old Dominion University
19. Columbia College
20. Emporia State University
21. Stephen F. Austin State University
22. University of West Florida
23. University of Illinois Springfield
24. University of Colorado Denver
25. Georgia Southern University
26. University of Nevada, Reno
27. Southwestern College
28. Troy University
29. University of Massachusetts-Lowell
30. Kansas State University
31. University of North Dakota
32. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
33. Arizona State University
34. Indiana Wesleyan University
35. A. T. Still University
36. Eastern Kentucky University
37. Colorado State University
38. Indiana State University
39. University of Wisconsin-Stout
40. University of New England
41. Eastern Michigan University
42. Ball State University
43. Walden University
44. Ohio University
45. University of Nebraska at Kearney
46. Central Michigan University
47. Capitol Technology University
48. National University
49. Northcentral University
50. Western Kentucky University
Kayla Berkey, lead editor for the ranking, explains that Master's degrees can be an important tool for advancing someone's career. Receiving a Master's degree online provides a great deal of flexibility and freedom for adult learners: "An online Master's degree program can provide enough flexibility for adults to continue working at their day-job while they gain education and skills that can further their career prospects," Berkey says. "Online courses also provide an innovative opportunity to explore new vocational directions for those seeking a change."
Best Masters Programs is an independent online guide to finding the best traditional and online master's degree programs. We offer rankings and reviews of top master's programs in all of the most popular fields, career and salary information for the most in-demand jobs, and much more.
Kayla Berkey
Editor, Best Masters Programs
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