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Teachers & Librarians Find Best Buys in Online Education Degrees From Public Universities, Per GetEducated.com in New College Affordability Ranking

Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:17am EST
27 Online Graduate Degrees in Education & Library Science Available Under $10K 
ESSEX JUNCTION, Vt.--(Business Wire)--
Teachers and librarians seeking online master's degrees should look first at
public universities. A new online college affordability survey by
GetEducated.com finds 27 high-quality, low-cost online degrees in education and
library science for under $10,000. 

GetEducated.com ranks and rates online college programs for credibility and
affordability. The distance education group analyzed tuition and fees at 101
regionally accredited universities offering 313 online master`s degrees to find
Best Buys. 

Educators and librarians will find accredited online master's degrees from
$5,600 to $41,000 (average cost: $15,714). The top 27 are under $10,000-and all
are issued by public, nonprofit schools. GetEducated lists 94 degrees under
$16K. 

GetEducated.com`s previous survey of online master`s degrees in education and
library science found costs ranging from $3,294 to $32,850. The increase from
2005 to 2009 shows how much higher education prices have soared. 

Today's most affordable online graduate degree in education can be found at
Appalachian State University, where North Carolina residents can earn a master's
in educational media for $5,535. (Non-resident rate: $23,922.) 

The University of Wyoming offers the least expensive distance learning degrees
for both in-state and out-of-state educators: a master of science in
education/instructional technology and a master of arts in education/adult and
post-secondary education. Both degrees cost about $7,000. 

The most expensive online master`s in education ($38,870) and in library science
($41,175) came from Drexel University, a private school in Pennsylvania. 

Complete results are available at GetEducated.com.

Founded in 1989, GetEducated.com is a consumer advocacy group that reviews,
rates and ranks online colleges for cost and credibility. Consumers can use
GetEducated's free database to find, rate and compare online schools.

GetEducated.com
Lorna Collier, 802-899-4866
lorna@geteducated.com
http://www.geteducated.com

Copyright Business Wire 2009



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