Patten University - BS Data Science or Software Engineering for $1,350?

As discussed on our sister site:

Patten University, parent university of Elmwood Institute known for its $900 MLM, also has two super inexpensive Bachelor options:

Bachelor of Science in Data Science
https://tech.patten.edu/program/bachelor-of-science-in-data-science/

Bachelor of Science in Software Engineering
https://tech.patten.edu/program/bachelor-of-science-in-engineering/

Nobody has written in yet to reconfirm, but the tuition & fees page does clearly say $1,350 for the full degree program. Though, there's also mention of a 'per term' fee, which may not be included.

If you're in the field for a data science of software degree from the US, this may be worth following up on.

 

It is "per term".

Including fees the total price is just under 13,000 as of June '25.

It is advertised as having a three year duration. But, as students attend summer terms as well, that probably isn't anything special.

 

Looks like a decent program just eyeballing the curriculum. Also, MLM in this context I come to find out means "Master of Leadership and Management", and is not in fact a multi-level marketing scheme.

 

The low price had originally been written on their site in such a way to suggest that it was for the entire degree, but they've since updated things to make clear that the fees are on a per term basis.

$13,000 total is still not horrific for an undergraduate degree, but I'm sure the various degree hacking experts here and on the sister forum could do even better!