I just want to express how I feel. The graduated schools are seem to be expensive; but I don't know if the most well known schools are good for employment. I pay $1,448.00 for one course at SMU; the amount is after 50% discounted for Military Member. I still believe it is still expensive. What do you think?
NCU is $1425 per class and UF just went up to $825 per class. Since a degree is usually 30-39 credits, I think it is reasonable compared to an undergraduate degree.
Just to keep everything in perspective, SMU is a private school....the tuition there is much more expensive than other schools because they aren't being subsidized by the state and/or federal government like public schools. Compared to the Univ of Texas at Dallas (6 hours for ~$2000), SMU is definitely expensive.
The emergence of a two-tier system at the online programs of B&M schools should be troubling to us all. I'm seeing more and more cases of B&M students receiving signficant financial aid packages and access to tenured faculty, two things that aren't universally available to their online peers. It appears in many cases that B&M schools are using their distance/online campuses as mere cash cows.
Mr. Brown, I see what you are saying; actually, my house is in Dallas. The problem is that I am moving everywhere. I don't see any Texan public university offers the program that I am looking for. Therefore, I chose SMU. Once, I thought I was going to stay in Dallas; I applied to University of Texas at Dallas and University of North Texas. Finally, I go with SMU because they have distance program; one thing that I got discount for 50% for military affiliate otherwise I can't afford it. The Military Education advisor recommended me for SMU. She used to live in Plano; she graduated from University of North Texas with an MBA degree. She said that SMU is the best engineering/technology school compares to UTD, UT Arlington, UNT; and other private institution around Dallas. Mr. Luechtefeld, That is true... I am actually working on one degree at SMU and one at Aspen University. I tried to do the prepaid program; however, Salliemae want to charges me 27% annually. When my credit cards only 12.9%; but, the education loan is 27%. I think Salliemae takes the adventage of distance education too.
I'm in GW's cheapest program; it was $1,020 per course this term. That's a little over twelve grand for a Master's. I expect the increase in earning potential to make it worth it, even though I'll end up paying fourteen grand instead since I just barfed up my semester and will have to retake two things. But if courses were three grand each I suppose I'd be even more upset. -=Steve=-
TEK.........I live in the DFW area and have to say that SMU seems to have a better reputation in my experience than UTD........SMU is what I would call a "Texas Ivy"..........if there is such an animal......right up there with UT McCombs and ATM for business and govt.
Yes, grad school can be expensive (kind of like buying a car). I think Unisa 'Home of the $1000 Masters Degree' is a perfect example of why it need not be. Greg
Consider the ROI. I paid 7K for my MS-ITM from TUI (actually I paid 1K the rest was tuition assitance) and 9K so far for my PhD (again nothing out of pocket). I made an extra 20K this year teaching online and plan to make 30-35K next year.
Steve, I thought the George Washington University's tuition costs more than that. Maybe, I am wrong.. FriendorFoe, That what I thought, and I took the advise from my Military Education Advisor. HOpefully, I have a better change for teaching after graduating from SMU. Greg, $1,000.00 seems to be cool; but I don't like to earn an International degree. I guess, it is just me. Randell, What school do you teach at? It seems that teaching online helps to earn a little more cash. That is a good thing for going to higher education.
If you think education is expensive, try ignorance! - Derek Bok, former President, Harvard University
TEKMAN, It depends on what GWU program you are talking about. GWU offers a cohort DSc program in my area that runs $900+ a credit hour.
It's uniquely inexpensive for them. It's about 1/3 the cost per credit-hour of their other programs. In fact, when I was researching programs, at first I thought it was a misprint. -=Steve=-
That's a reasonable price for graduate tuition. I'm paying $875/credit hour at IU, so a 48 credit program ends up well over $40k when you add in fees.
Well the aspen deal is a god-send, if I did an AACSB mba it would be a min 8-9k in Canada and full time (I can't take the time off work). In the US even more.... Aspen MBA $4200 US Lakehead (non AACSB, Canadian), $7200 Cdn and only cause I am an accountant Heriot Watt, $9k or so Best deal AACSB B&M $8100 CDN WGU cheap but won't talk to us Canucks even from a US address (despite the admission form not needing a SSN). ok so the prestige might not be there but I really don't care I am not using it for career other then to have an M initial set.
Well, the cheap schools don't have the name. Unless you can get something, or your degree reads as: Aspen College of Harvard University lol
