LERN/Univ. of South Dakota online M.A. in Educational Administration

[IrishJohn]

The costs for the LERN courses are more than just $195. Only 5 1-credit online LERN courses are $195 each. The other costs are:

Tuition Costs
For LERN courses. 2012-2013 rates are:
$745.00 for Program Planning taken as on online program.
$995.00 - $1,295 for the June Institutes (plus travel, lodging and meals)
$195 each for online courses.
For all LERN education, transcript and credit fee of $40 per credit hour.

Note that 2 seminar courses are required on-site, costing $995-$1295 (not including expenses), and only 1 can be taken at a time possibly requiring 2 trips to complete. Note also that these prices may differ now since those on the link come from the previous school year.

Still, all told one could finish this MA from an RA state school for around $12,000 or so which isn't too bad.