• 1 March 2024

Tuition Comparison between Accredited Online Colleges Where All Programs Offered Online Completely.

The distance education, widely known as online learning, is originally designed to help students who may not be physically present at a campus. However, now it used to refere a type of learning or a school category and a large number of colleges offere online learning opportunities.
Of the total 6,642 colleges and universities, 3,489 schools (52.53%) offer online undergraduate courses and 2,252 schools (33.91%) offer online undergraduate degree programs. For graduate schoos, 1,880 schools (28.30%) have online undergraduate courses and 1,553 schools (23.38%) offer online graduate degree programs.
Especially, there are 69 online colleges that offer all programs via online completely without on-campus duties. Some colleges have turned into online schools and a number of well-known colleges has created online divisions to provide online learning opportunities to their students.
Here, we compare the tuition & fees between the 69 online-completely colleges that all programs could be done through online exclusively. In general, the tuition & fees is lower than typical on-campus programs and the difference between in-state and out-of-state rate is not that great. The 2024 average undergraduate tuition of the online schools is $9,639 for state residents and $10,830 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, 2024 tuition & fees is $11,247 for state residents and $10,991 for out-of-state students.
A total of 9,440 students enrolled in the online colleges and Western Governors University has the most online student of 156,935.
Table. 2024 Tuition Comparison Between Accredited Online Colleges
School NameUndergraduate TuitionGraduate TuitionNumber of Online ProgramsOnline Student PopulationOffered DegreesParent Institute
Amridge University
Private, four-years
$10,470$13,090 34647 Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctoral -
United States Sports Academy
Private, four-years
$18,900$19,440 10240 1-Year Cert., Bachelor, Master -
Starr King School for the Ministry
Private, four-years
Not Offered$26,290 385 Post-BS, Master -
Walden University
Private, four-years
$12,498$10,657 13442,312 Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Post-MS, Doctoral -
Nazarene Bible College
Private, four-years
$10,002Not Offered 9566 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor -
Charter Oak State College
Public, four-years
$8,506
($8,254)
$10,352
($10,104)
391,602 1-Year Cert., 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master -
Rensselaer at Hartford
Private, four-years
Not Offered- 13115 Post-BS, Master -
Ashford University
Private, four-years
$13,160$13,515 9034,190 Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctoral -
Frontier Nursing University
Private, four-years
Not Offered$18,500 92,335 Master, Post-MS -
Lexington Theological Seminary
Private, four-years
Not Offered$9,420 590 Post-BS, Master, Post-MS -
Excelsior University
Private, four-years
-- 10315,833 Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Post-MS -
Heritage Bible College
Private, four-years
$8,688Not Offered 226 Associate, Bachelor -
National American University-Rapid City
Private, four-years
$16,065$16,425 931,151 1-Year Cert., 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Doctoral -
Bryan University
Private, four-years
$15,868$14,420 14135 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Master -
Capella University
Private, four-years
$14,436$15,066 22639,727 1-Year Cert., 2-Years Cert., Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Post-MS, Doctoral -
Western Governors University
Private, four-years
$8,300$8,856 68156,935 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Post-MS -
University of Arkansas Grantham
Public, four-years
$8,280$4,800 615,436 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master -
American College of Healthcare Sciences
Private, four-years
$12,656$13,466 12987 1-Year Cert., 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master -
American InterContinental University
Private, four-years
$12,310$12,169 4714,333 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Doctoral -
American Public University System
Private, four-years
$8,400$8,160 19248,668 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Doctoral -
American College of Education
Private, four-years
$6,240$6,600 6510,003 1-Year Cert., Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Post-MS, Doctoral -
Columbia Southern University
Private, four-years
$5,808$3,820 5415,948 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Doctoral -
Ottawa University-Online
Private, four-years
$13,296$13,002 31224 Bachelor, Master, Post-MS, Doctoral Ottawa University-Ottawa
Taft University System
Private, four-years
$4,320$5,590 10526 Bachelor, Master, Doctoral -
City Vision University
Private, four-years
$6,400$6,400 14182 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master -
Johnson & Wales University-Online
Private, four-years
$13,365$15,156 742,504 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Doctoral Johnson & Wales University-Providence
National Paralegal College
Private, four-years
$7,995$6,045 7486 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Master -
Los Angeles Pacific University
Private, four-years
$11,976$11,880 191,895 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Master -
South University-Savannah Online
Private, four-years
$16,546$16,536 347,707 Associate, Bachelor, Master, Post-MS, Doctoral -
Catholic Distance University
Private, four-years
$9,600$9,900 6168 1-Year Cert., 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master -
Sessions College for Professional Design
Private, four-years
$12,440Not Offered 15308 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor -
Colorado State University Global
Public, four-years
$8,400$9,000 379,565 1-Year Cert., Bachelor, Post-BS, Master Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus
Public, four-years
$15,204
($15,054)
$24,406
($24,164)
15813,812 1-Year Cert., 2-Years Cert., Bachelor, Post-BS, Master Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus
Bryant & Stratton College-Online
Private, four-years
$15,891Not Offered 369,050 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor Bryant & Stratton College-Buffalo
Florida Institute of Technology-Online
Private, four-years
$12,240$16,128 351,230 Associate, Bachelor, Master Florida Institute of Technology
Midwives College of Utah
Private, four-years
$8,256$8,256 3282 Associate, Bachelor, Master -
Future Generations University
Private, four-years
Not Offered$9,600 142 Master -
Veritas Baptist College
Private, four-years
$8,992$7,452 10182 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master -
Arizona State University Digital Immersion
Public, four-years
$13,625
($11,421)
$10,573
($10,372)
18962,551 1-Year Cert., Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Post-MS, Doctoral -
University of Florida-Online
Public, four-years
$16,579
($3,876)
Not Offered 245,356 Associate, Bachelor University of Florida
Lionel University
Private, four-years
$15,288Not Offered 3510 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor -
California Intercontinental University
Private, four-years
$9,054$10,674 29506 Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Doctoral -
Abraham Lincoln University
Private, four-years
$10,440$6,840 19177 1-Year Cert., 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master, Doctoral -
Huntington University of Health Sciences
Private, four-years
$8,242$9,160 571 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctoral -
Claremont Lincoln University
Private, four-years
$6,000$13,825 11220 Bachelor, Post-BS, Master -
University of the People
Private, four-years
$1,200- 1234,192 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Master -
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex
Public, four-years
$6,750Not Offered 6612 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor -
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex
Public, four-years
$6,750Not Offered 2146 1-Year Cert., Bachelor -
Institute of Lutheran Theology
Private, four-years
$10,560$8,710 13- 2-Years Cert., Associate, 2-4 Years Cert., Bachelor, Master, Doctoral -
Pathways College
Private, four-years
$6,180Not Offered 29 1-Year Cert., Bachelor -
Lakewood University
Private, four-years
$10,479$12,879 33169 1-Year Cert., 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Post-BS, Master -
Abilene Christian University-Undergraduate Online
Private, four-years
$14,520Not Offered 15766 Bachelor Abilene Christian University
NationsUniversity
Private, four-years
$1,800$1,800 61,182 1-Year Cert., Bachelor, Post-BS, Master -
University of Silicon Andhra
Private, four-years
$27,000- 15228 1-Year Cert., Master -
Bridges Christian College
Private, four-years
$6,600Not Offered 361 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor -
Reach University
Private, four-years
$12,374- 7896 Bachelor, Post-BS, Master -
Florida Baptist University
Private, four-years
$10,000- 00 2-Years Cert., Associate, Bachelor, Master, Doctoral -
Evangel University-College of Online Learning
Private, four-years
$8,025Not Offered 8240 1-Year Cert., Associate, Bachelor -
Pathways College-Arizona
Private, four-years
$7,056Not Offered 26 1-Year Cert., Bachelor -
Pontifex University
Private, four-years
Not Offered$3,775 6111 Master, Doctoral -
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