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July 25, 2007 -- Essex Junction, VT
SUMMARY:
GetEducated.com, LLC,
http://www.geteducated.com, has released their national
affordability rankings of universities that offer online bachelor
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
degrees in human
service career areas. Colorado State University Pueblo ranks first
among the Top 12 Best Buys for their 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 New York ($75,600) and
the University of Phoenix ($59,280). GetEducated’s Top Ranked Best
Buys can be viewed at the clearinghouse’s website
http://www.geteducated.com/rankings/best_bachelorspsy.asp
Colorado State
University Pueblo,
http://coned.colostate-pueblo.edu/ExternalDegree/Index.asp,ranks
#1 on GetEducated.com’s Best Buy list for their distance bachelor’s
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 (New Jersey Residents); just over $21,000 for
others. 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 in human services career
areas came in at just above $32,000.
The most expensive distance degrees for
human service professionals included Drexel University (New York) at
$76,500, Mercy University of New York ($71,000), University of Great
Falls (Montana) at $58,800, and the University of Phoenix of Arizona
at $59,280.
A complete list
of GetEducated.com’s Top Ranked Best Buys can be viewed at the
clearinghouse’s website at
http://www.geteducated.com/rankings/best_bachelorspsy.asp
“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 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):
http://www.geteducated.com/rankings/best_mbaaacsb.asp
Consumers can
cost compare all their accredited online degree options by cost,
admission standards, and major areas by downloading a FREE copy of
the clearinghouse’s new PDF ebook: GetEducated.com’s Best
Distance Learning Undergraduate Schools at
http://www.geteducated.com/guidebooks/bdlus_psy.asp |
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ABOUT: Founded in 1989, GetEducated.com, LLC is the safest
place in cyberspace to shop for an online degree ™. The clearinghouse
publishes America’s most trusted series of 100% free ebooks to online
colleges and issues distance degree ratings and rankings based on
nationwide surveys. 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 in education, justice and
law, engineering and computer science.
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