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GetEducated.com, http://www.geteducated.com, a consumer group that rates and ranks online colleges for cost and credibility, has released the results of its national survey of the most affordable regionally accredited online bachelor’s degrees in business and management.
Online students should be prepared to pay as little as $11,880 or as much as $103,500 for a distance learning bachelor’s in business, according to GetEducated.com’s survey of 83 business colleges offering a total of 391 online bachelor’s degrees.
Premiering as the number one most affordable online business degree: East Carolina University (North Carolina) with a modest cost of $11,880 for an online bachelor’s for state residents. Out-of-state residents will pay significantly more ($54,480) for the same degree via distance learning.
The University of Wyoming's bachelor’s in business administration ranked #2 at $16,080 for all online students regardless of their state of residency.
Average cost nationwide for a regionally accredited, online business bachelor’s degree: $43,241.
This year, GetEducated rated online business degree programs with letter grades of “A” through “F” in an effort to help consumers find their best bargains in online education.
The University of Phoenix, America’s largest online business school, earned a “D-minus" for affordability, based on a sticker price of $64,800.
Drexel University (Pennsylvania) earned an “F” by topping the price chart as the most expensive business school at $103,500 for its Bachelor of Science in General Studies/Business.
GetEducated.com’s other top ranked best values in distance learning business degrees, all of which earned an “A”:
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I’m looking for an online MBA. I’ve found several that fit my budget but none are accredited by the AACSB. What is the AACSB? Do I really need a distance MBA degree that is accredited by them?
—Roberta, Gary, IN 
The AACSB is the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International. It is considered the gold standard of business school accreditation. But not every student needs an AACSB-accredited MBA... 
