Tuition Comparison between Online Divisions of Well-known Colleges and Universities

As online learning becomes more popular and important, many colleges are offering courses and degree programs. The online learning were originally focused on non-degree granting programs such as vocational programs, but now, it is used for graduate degrees as well as BS degrees.

Number of well-know colleges and universities created online division, separated from its main campus, in order to offer online degree programs to their students. Penn State World campus, UF online, and Purdue Global campus are the examples of the online divisions of the colleges.

Since those schools had many major programs in diverse area, they could offer a variety of programs through online lectures as well. We pick 16 online schools based on the diversity of area of study, number of online students, and ranking/name value of their parent's institute.

The tuition & fees for online degrees programs is usually lower than regular (on-campus) degree programs. At the schools, the 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the schools is $11,848 for state residents and $13,836 for out-of-state students. In average, each school offer 57 degree programs and has 11,355 online students.

The following table compares the major online schools with tuition, enrollment, number of offered online programs with their parent institution information.

Table. 2024 Tuition Comparison Between Major Online Colleges
School Name	Undergraduate Tuition	Graduate Tuition	Number of Online Programs	Online Student Population	Offered Degrees	Parent Institute
University of Maryland Global Campus Public, four-years	$12,336 ($8,136)	$12,132 ($9,882)	92	56,668	Associate, 2-4 Years Cert., Bachelor, Post-BS, Master	University of Maryland-College Park
University of Massachusetts Global Public, four-years	$12,540	$13,680	56	8,996	1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Post-MS, Doctoral	University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide Private, four-years	$12,097	$10,057	61	11,757	1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master	Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach
Ottawa University-Online Private, four-years	$13,296	$13,002	28	363	Bachelor, Master, Post-MS	Ottawa University-Ottawa
Touro University Worldwide Private, four-years	$14,640	$9,000	23	2,324	Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctoral	Touro University
Johnson & Wales University-Online Private, four-years	$13,365	$15,156	72	2,839	1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Doctoral	Johnson & Wales University-Providence
Springfield College-Regional, Online, and Continuing Education Private, four-years	$19,887	$20,310	0	344	Bachelor, Post-BS, Master	Springfield College
Colorado State University Global Public, four-years	$9,000	$12,150	41	10,257	1-Year Cert., Bachelor, Post-BS, Master	Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus Public, four-years	$15,356	$24,650	71	13,623	1-Year Cert., 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master	Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Bryant & Stratton College-Online Private, four-years	$16,274	Not Offered	35	10,343	2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor	Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
Florida Institute of Technology-Online Private, four-years	$12,780	$16,860	35	815	Associate, Bachelor, Master	Florida Institute of Technology
University of Florida-Online Public, four-years	$16,579 ($3,876)	Not Offered	26	5,655	Associate, Bachelor	University of Florida
Northwest University-Center for Online and Extended Education Private, four-years	$14,652	$15,364	24	528	2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master	Northwest University
Indiana Wesleyan University-National & Global Private, four-years	$9,648	$10,926	128	10,516	1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Post-MS, Doctoral	Indiana Wesleyan University-Marion
Purdue University Global Public, four-years	$14,412 ($10,101)	$11,241 ($10,211)	150	45,429	1-Year Cert., 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Post-MS	Purdue University-Main Campus
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online Private, four-years	$14,520	Not Offered	15	1,224	Bachelor	Abilene Christian University