July 25, 2007, GetEducated.com, Essex Junction, VT (PR Web)

GetEducated.com, LLC, has released its national affordability rankings of universities that offer online bachelor's degrees in psychology, social science and human services.

The university rankings are based on a survey of 37 regionally accredited universities that offer distance bachelor's degrees in human service career areas.

Findings: Colorado State University-Pueblo ranks first among the Top 12 Best Buys for its distance bachelor’s in social science and sociology. Applicants will pay a remarkably low rate of about $11,880 for the distance degree.

By comparison, the average cost for a distance bachelor’s in this career area came in at about $32,000. Among the most expensive distance degrees for human service professionals: Drexel University of Pennsylvania ($75,600) and the University of Phoenix ($59,280).

View GetEducated’s Top Ranked Best Buys in Psychology and Social Science for a complete listing.

Details about the survey findings

Colorado State University Pueblo ranks No. 1 on GetEducated.com’s Best Buy list for its distance bachelor’s degree in social science and sociology. Applicants will pay a remarkably low rate of about $11,880 for the entire 4-year bachelor’s degree.

Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey’s bachelor’s in psychology, social sciences and sociology ranked number two as the most affordable option at $14,350 for New Jersey residents (out-of-state residents pay just over $21,000). Adams State College of Colorado took the number three spot at $14,600 for online learners.

By comparison, the average cost for a distance bachelor’s degree in human services career areas came in at just above $32,000.

The most expensive distance degrees for human service professionals included Drexel University (Pennsylvania) at $76,500, Mercy University of New York at $71,000, University of Great Falls (Montana) at $58,800, and the University of Phoenix of Arizona at $59,280.

“Distance education is all about making education more accessible, especially for working adults in need of career-specific higher education,” comments GetEducated.com’s founder and chief education analyst, Vicky Phillips.

“The cost of college is a huge inhibiting factor for most Americans. Colorado State University at Pueblo is to be lauded for taking the initiative in making higher education more affordable, and therefore more accessible, for learners nationwide.”

This is not the first time a Colorado State University campus distance learning initiative has ranked as a top choice for consumers. Colorado State University’s Graduate School of Business rated as a GetEducated.com Best Buy among distance MBA programs accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

ABOUT: Founded in 1989, GetEducated.com, LLC, is the safest place in cyberspace to shop for an online degree ™. Owned by higher education professionals, the clearinghouse’s mission is to help consumers get educated about quality online degrees. Education analysts employed by the site analyze, evaluate, rank, rate and compare distance degree options nationwide, including the online MBA, and distance masters degrees in education, justice and law, engineering and computer science.