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Cheapest online master's degree in *anything?*
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I finished a bachelor's degree at Excelsior University. I eked by, very unhappy with them. The classes I took felt like mind-numbing busy work with a bunch of pointless discussion forums, they goofed my financial aid, they bumped my degree conferral date, and they were just painful to get any helpful info from. So, I don't want to go there for an MA.

But, I do want a master.s In literally anything. Master's in Arts, Master's in Science... 

My literal only requirement is that it be accredited... ideally regionally.

MBA, Master's in Marketing, Master's in Organizational Leadership, or Master's in Public Relations, or anything.

I've been Googling "master's degrees online under $10,000" but haven't found many good options. I don't even care if it's 20K if they allow federal financial aid (federal grad student loans) if it's a master's in something that would boost my career. I'm on the edge of entry-level and mid-career. I eventually want to be an online professor or online TA/grader for some bottom-tier online university (APUS?), so I need *some* master's degree. I don't want to take the GRE or GMAT and have a 3+ GPA (and come with 12 graduate credits with a 3.5+ graduate GPA already). I'm wanting a 1-2 year program, no internships/externships, or that non-sense. I prefer it to have a practical project, not a thesis, but can deal with a thesis if I'm attending literally any college other than Excelsior.

My current contenders in Master's in Marketing/Comm/PR are:
- Wichita State University, approx $9K
- Arkansas State University, approx $11K
- California Coast University, approx $11K

Any advice for me? Any good marketing/PR/comm/journalism programs I'm missing? Anything just crazy cheap? A master's in underwater basketweaving for <$10K is one I would consider... so long as it's not at Excelsior. I have had University of the People's MBA in consideration at about $5K, but they're not regionally accredited.
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Hellenic American University MBA is 3K. School is regionally accredited.
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WGU has a master's in marketing or MBA for under 5k that can be completed in one term.
https://www.wgu.edu/online-business-degr...grams.html

University of Illinois iMSM under $12k
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(01-30-2024, 09:30 PM)profstudent Wrote: I finished a bachelor's degree at Excelsior University. I eked by, very unhappy with them. The classes I took felt like mind-numbing busy work with a bunch of pointless discussion forums, they goofed my financial aid, they bumped my degree conferral date, and they were just painful to get any helpful info from. So, I don't want to go there for an MA.

But, I do want a master.s In literally anything. Master's in Arts, Master's in Science... 

My literal only requirement is that it be accredited... ideally regionally.

MBA, Master's in Marketing, Master's in Organizational Leadership, or Master's in Public Relations, or anything.

I've been Googling "master's degrees online under $10,000" but haven't found many good options. I don't even care if it's 20K if they allow federal financial aid (federal grad student loans) if it's a master's in something that would boost my career. I'm on the edge of entry-level and mid-career. I eventually want to be an online professor or online TA/grader for some bottom-tier online university (APUS?), so I need *some* master's degree. I don't want to take the GRE or GMAT and have a 3+ GPA (and come with 12 graduate credits with a 3.5+ graduate GPA already). I'm wanting a 1-2 year program, no internships/externships, or that non-sense. I prefer it to have a practical project, not a thesis, but can deal with a thesis if I'm attending literally any college other than Excelsior.

My current contenders in Master's in Marketing/Comm/PR are:
- Wichita State University, approx $9K
- Arkansas State University, approx $11K
- California Coast University, approx $11K

Any advice for me? Any good marketing/PR/comm/journalism programs I'm missing? Anything just crazy cheap? A master's in underwater basketweaving for <$10K is one I would consider... so long as it's not at Excelsior. I have had University of the People's MBA in consideration at about $5K, but they're not regionally accredited.
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Master of Education online from Acacia University (National accredited) is just 5k

https://www.acacia.edu/masters-degree/
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You can get so many different Nationally Accredited degrees for 5K or less, but you should stick with the RA options provided in this thread and other threads you may search for: https://www.degreeforum.net/mybb/Thread-...der-1-Year
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UMass Global MAOL for $3700/ 6 month session. Can be done in 4 months


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(01-30-2024, 10:47 PM)armado Wrote: Master of Education online from Acacia University (National accredited) is just 5k

https://www.acacia.edu/masters-degree/

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Does anyone know of online master's (any major but nursing) for those who hold an associate degree? Prefer US accredited school.
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(01-30-2024, 09:30 PM)profstudent Wrote: I finished a bachelor's degree at Excelsior University. I eked by, very unhappy with them. The classes I took felt like mind-numbing busy work with a bunch of pointless discussion forums, they goofed my financial aid, they bumped my degree conferral date, and they were just painful to get any helpful info from. So, I don't want to go there for an MA.

But, I do want a master.s In literally anything. Master's in Arts, Master's in Science... 

My literal only requirement is that it be accredited... ideally regionally.

MBA, Master's in Marketing, Master's in Organizational Leadership, or Master's in Public Relations, or anything.

I've been Googling "master's degrees online under $10,000" but haven't found many good options. I don't even care if it's 20K if they allow federal financial aid (federal grad student loans) if it's a master's in something that would boost my career. I'm on the edge of entry-level and mid-career. I eventually want to be an online professor or online TA/grader for some bottom-tier online university (APUS?), so I need *some* master's degree. I don't want to take the GRE or GMAT and have a 3+ GPA (and come with 12 graduate credits with a 3.5+ graduate GPA already). I'm wanting a 1-2 year program, no internships/externships, or that non-sense. I prefer it to have a practical project, not a thesis, but can deal with a thesis if I'm attending literally any college other than Excelsior.

My current contenders in Master's in Marketing/Comm/PR are:
- Wichita State University, approx $9K
- Arkansas State University, approx $11K
- California Coast University, approx $11K

Any advice for me? Any good marketing/PR/comm/journalism programs I'm missing? Anything just crazy cheap? A master's in underwater basketweaving for <$10K is one I would consider... so long as it's not at Excelsior. I have had University of the People's MBA in consideration at about $5K, but they're not regionally accredited.


Jindal in India has courses via Coursera and a variety of Master's in fields as Business, International Relations, etc. Costs are ~ USD $6,000.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._P._Jind...University
Ongoing:

Ph.D. Philosophy
Focus on Systematic Philosophy, Great Books Literature.
University of South Africa, 
Expected Graduation 2029.

Completed:

MBA
MA Philosophy
(Dual Degree)
University of Mary,
North Dakota. 2025.

BA Economics & Psychology
Also Concentrated Business, Education Studies;
with Philosophy/History, minor Mathematics/Natural Sciences. 
USNY Regents College (now Excelsior University), 
New York. 1975, revalidated 1988.


Self-Development:
Associate Arts/Sciences-level studies. 
Philosophy, Government, Sociology, Computers. 
St. Petersburg College, Honors Program.
Florida. 2013-2019.

Paused:

D. Min.
Kairos University,
South Dakota, Admitted 2026.

MLS Public Administration.
Interdisciplinary Liberal and Political Science Studies.
Fort Hays State University,
Kansas. Admitted for entry 2026.

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