If you plan to get your MBA, you surely know that obtaining your advanced business degree is a good path to a higher salary. But an important factor to determine the ultimate value of the MBA is what it costs you in tuition. The sticker price of an MBA these days can range from the low five figures to low to mid six figures, depending upon the university. Generally, online MBAs are less expensive than their campus-based counterparts, but some online MBAs cost more than others.
As you are weighing the pluses and minuses of various online MBAs, it is important to look at tuition cost, as well. Below is a comprehensive list of the cost per credit hour for many of the online MBAs available today.
Use this data to help make your decision about which MBA program is best for you.
Online MBA Program | City/State | Credit Cost | AACSB |
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Babson College | Babson Park, MA | $1,892.87 | Yes |
University of Miami | Coral Gables, FL | $1,850.00 | Yes |
George Washington University | Washington, DC | $1,610.00 | Yes |
American University (Kogod) | Washington | $1,579.00 | Yes |
Hofstra University (Zarb) | Hempstead, NY | $1,516.67 | Yes |
Stevens Institute of Technology | Hoboken, NJ | $1,501.00 | Yes |
Howard University | Washington, DC | $1,488.00 | Yes |
University of Maryland—College Park (Smith) | College Park, MD | $1,481.00 | Yes |
Northeastern University | Boston, MA | $1,476.00 | Yes |
Syracuse University (Whitman) | Syracuse, NY | $1,388.00 | Yes |
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC | $1,382.00 | Yes |
Simmons College | Boston, MA | $1,374.00 | Yes |
St. Mary’s College of California | Moraga, CA | $1,357.00 | Yes |
Endicott College | Beverly, MA | $1,350.00 | No |
Westminster College | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,333.00 | No |
Villanova University | Villanova, PA | $1,320.00 | Yes |
Temple University (Fox) | Philadelphia, PA | $1,296.29 | Yes |
Drexel University | Philadelphia, PA | $1,255.00 | Yes |
Suffolk University | Boston, MA | $1,251.00 | Yes |
University of Dallas | Irving, TX | $1,250.00 | Yes |
University of Utah (Eccles) | Salt Lake City, UT | $1,200.00 | Yes |
University of Michigan—Dearborn | Dearborn, MI | $1,158.00 | Yes |
Indiana University—Bloomington (Kelley) | Bloomington, IN | $1,145.00 | Yes |
Cleveland State University (Ahuja) | Cleveland, OH | $1,102.94 | Yes |
Arizona State University (Carey) | Tempe, AZ | $1,102.00 | Yes |
Clarkson University | Potsdam, NY | $1,100.00 | Yes |
Queens University of Charlotte (McColl) | Charlotte, NC | $1,080.00 | Yes |
Lehigh University | Bethlehem, PA | $1,075.00 | Yes |
Louisiana State University—Baton Rouge (Ourso) | Baton Rouge, LA | $1,046.00 | Yes |
Florida International University | Miami, FL | $1,000.00 | Yes |
James Madison University | Harrisonburg, VA | $1,000.00 | Yes |
Texas Southern University (Jones) | Houston, TX | $1,000.00 | Yes |
University of Arizona (Eller) | Tucson, AZ | $1,000.00 | Yes |
Baylor University (Hankamer) | Waco, TX | $996.00 | Yes |
Pennsylvania State University—World Campus | University Park, PA | $988.00 | Yes |
Widener University | Chester, PA | $984.00 | Yes |
North Carolina State University (Jenkins) | Raleigh, NC | $976.43 | Yes |
University of Scranton | Scranton, PA | $965.00 | Yes |
Quinnipiac University | Hamden, CT | $955.00 | Yes |
Samford University (Brock) | Birmingham, AL | $955.00 | Yes |
St. Joseph’s University (Haub) | Philadelphia, PA | $946.00 | Yes |
Baldwin Wallace University | Berea, OH | $921.00 | Yes |
University of Wyoming | Laramie, WY | $906.00 | Yes |
Chatham University | Pittsburgh, PA | $903.00 | No |
Lawrence Technological University | Southfield, MI | $900.00 | No |
University of Baltimore | Baltimore, MD | $900.00 | Yes |
Florida Institute of Technology | Melbourne, FL | $896.00 | No |
University of Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH | $890.00 | Yes |
George Mason University | Fairfax, VA | $889.25 | Yes |
University of St. Francis | Joliet, IL | $870.00 | No |
California State Monterey Bay | Seaside, CA | $866.67 | No |
Kettering University | Flint, MI | $857.00 | Yes |
Northwest University | Kirkland, WA | $857.00 | No |
Albertus Magnus College | New Haven | $855.00 | No |
Southern Illinois University—Carbondale | Carbondale, IL | $854.00 | Yes |
University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio, TX | $850.00 | No |
Nova Southeastern University | Fort Lauderdale, FL | $832.00 | Yes |
University of Massachusetts—Amherst (Isenberg) | Amherst, MA | $825.00 | Yes |
Dallas Baptist University | Dallas, TX | $823.00 | No |
Ohio University | Athens, OH | $820.51 | Yes |
University of Texas—Tyler | Tyler, TX | $819.44 | No |
DeSales University | Center Valley, PA | $815.00 | No |
University of Wisconsin—Oshkosh | Oshkosh, WI | $815.00 | Yes |
Auburn University (Harbert) | Auburn, AL | $805.00 | Yes |
Florida Atlantic University | Boca Raton, FL | $800.00 | Yes |
Xavier University | New Orleans, LA | $799.00 | Yes |
Medaille College | Buffalo, NY | $797.00 | No |
Colorado State University | Fort Collins, CO | $795.00 | Yes |
Florida A&M University | Tallahassee, FL | $792.00 | No |
Missouri University of Science & Technology | Rolla, MO | $782.67 | Yes |
University of Tennessee—Chattanooga | Chattanooga, TN | $781.34 | No |
Southeastern University | Lakeland, FL | $777.00 | Yes |
Norwich University | Northfield, VT | $760.00 | No |
University of La Verne | La Verne, CA | $757.00 | No |
Maryville University | St Louis, MO | $755.00 | No |
Webster University | Saint Louis, MO | $755.00 | No |
Texas A&M University-Commerce | Commerce, TX | $753 | Yes |
Boise State University | Boise, ID | $750.00 | Yes |
California State University—San Bernardino | San Bernardino, CA | $750.00 | Yes |
Stetson University | DeLand, FL | $750.00 | Yes |
University of Delaware (Lerner) | Newark, DE | $750.00 | Yes |
Washington State University | Pullman, WA | $750.00 | Yes |
National Louis University | Chicago, IL | $744.00 | No |
Azusa Pacific University | Azusa, CA | $740.00 | No |
Georgia College & State University (Bunting) | Milledgeville, GA | $739.00 | Yes |
University of West Georgia | Carrollton, GA | $739.00 | No |
Valdosta State University (Langdale) | Valdosta, GA | $739.00 | Yes |
West Virginia University | Morgantown, WV | $734.00 | Yes |
Post University | Waterbury, CT | $730.00 | No |
Columbus State University (Turner) | Columbus, GA | $728.00 | Yes |
Georgia Southern University | Statesboro, GA | $728.00 | Yes |
Rowan University (Rohrer) | Glassboro, NJ | $714.00 | Yes |
University of Kansas | Lawrence, KS | $714.00 | Yes |
Abilene University | Abilene, TX | $700.00 | Yes |
Bethel University | McKenzie, TN | $695.00 | No |
Davenport University | Grand Rapids, MI | $695.00 | No |
Sam Houston State University | Huntsville, TX | $676.33 | Yes |
University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium | Eau Claire, WI | $675.00 | Yes |
University of Colorado—Colorado Springs | Colorado Springs, CO | $672.00 | Yes |
Baker University | Baldwin City, KS | $670.00 | No |
City University of Seattle | Bellevue, WA | $665.00 | No |
Walsh University | North Canton, OH | $665.00 | No |
University of Texas—Dallas | Richardson, TX | $657.55 | Yes |
Western Kentucky University (Ford) | Bowling Green, KY | $652.00 | Yes |
Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper) | Pittsburgh, PA | $640.00 | Yes |
Franklin University | Columbus, OH | $635.00 | No |
Spring Arbor University | Spring Arbor, MI | $633.00 | No |
Marylhurst University | Marylhurst, OR | $628.00 | No |
University of Wisconsin—Whitewater | Whitewater, WI | $628.00 | Yes |
Southern New Hamphshire University | Hookset, NH | $627 | No |
Charleston Southern University | Charleston, SC | $625.00 | No |
Portland State University | Portland, OR | $620.00 | Yes |
Ottawa University—Online | Ottawa, KS | $610.00 | Yes |
Southwestern College | Winfield, KS | $602.00 | No |
Central Michigan University | Mount Pleasant, MI | $600.00 | Yes |
SUNY—Oswego | Oswego, NY | $600.00 | Yes |
University of Mississippi | University, MS | $595.00 | Yes |
University of St. Mary | Leavenworth, KS | $595.00 | No |
Arkansas State University | Jonesboro, AR | $580.00 | Yes |
Morehead State University | Morehead, KY | $579.00 | Yes |
University of North Texas | Denton, TX | $573.00 | Yes |
University of Memphis (Fogelman) | Memphis, TN | $572.73 | Yes |
University of Massachusetts—Lowell | Lowell, MA | $570.00 | Yes |
Minnesota State University— Moorhead | Moorhead, MN | $565.00 | Yes |
New England College | Henniker, NH | $565.00 | No |
Grand Canyon University | Phoenix, AZ | $560.00 | No |
Northwest Nazarene University | Nampa, ID | $560.00 | No |
Indiana Wesleyan University | St. Marion, IN | $550.00 | No |
Southern Adventist University | Collegedale, TN | $550.00 | No |
University of Mary | Bismarck, ND | $550.00 | No |
University of Northwestern Ohio | Lima, OH | $550.00 | No |
Texas A&M University—Kingsville | Kingsville, TX | $549.00 | Yes |
John Brown University | Siloam Springs, AR | $548.00 | No |
University of Tennessee—Martin | Martin, TN | $548.00 | Yes |
University of the Southwest | Hobbs, NM | $544.00 | No |
Liberty University | Lynchburg, VA | $540.00 | No |
University of Houston—Victoria | Victoria, TX | $532.00 | Yes |
University of Nebraska—Lincoln | Lincoln, NE | $531.00 | Yes |
University of Florida (Hough) | Gainesville, FL | $530.69 | Yes |
Belhaven University | Jackson, MS | $530.00 | No |
Ferris State University | Big Rapids, MI | $527.00 | No |
University of Massachusetts—Dartmouth (Charlton) | North Dartmouth, MA | $521.00 | Yes |
Bryan College | Dayton, TN | $520.00 | No |
Longwood University | Farmville, VA | $512.00 | Yes |
University of South Florida—St. Petersburg (Tiedemann) | St. Petersburg, FL | $511.59 | Yes |
Andrews University | Berrien Springs | $510.50 | No |
College of St. Scholastica | Duluth, MN | $510.00 | No |
Tabor College | Hillsboro, KS | $510.00 | No |
Park University | Parkville, MO | $505.00 | No |
Tarleton State University | Stephenville, TX | $504.97 | No |
Cornerstone University | Grand Rapids, MI | $500.00 | No |
University of Nevada—Reno | Reno, NV | $500.00 | Yes |
Campbellsville University | Campbellsville, KY | $499.00 | No |
Mount Vernon Nazarene University | Mount Vernon, OH | $498.00 | No |
Eastern New Mexico University | Portales, NM | $483.18 | No |
Southeast Missouri State University (Harrison) | Cape Girardeau, MO | $480.00 | Yes |
Florida State University | Tallahassee, FL | $479.32 | Yes |
St. Joseph’s College New York | Brooklyn, NY | $475.00 | Yes |
Clarion University of Pennsylvania | Clarion, PA | $470.00 | Yes |
McKendree University | Lebanon, IL | $470.00 | No |
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania (Grove) | Shippensburg, PA | $470.00 | Yes |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania | West Chester, PA | $470.00 | Yes |
California State University—Dominguez Hills | Carson, CA | $460.00 | No |
Lindenwood University | Saint Charles, MO | $453.00 | No |
SUNY Polytechnic Institute | Utica, NY | $453.00 | Yes |
North Greenville University | Tigerville, SC | $450.00 | Yes |
Troy University | Troy, AL | $450.00 | No |
Tennessee Technological University | Cookeville, TN | $447.00 | Yes |
Dakota State University | Madison, SD | $442.05 | No |
University of Texas of the Permian Basin | Odessa, TX | $425.00 | Yes |
Upper Iowa University | Fayette, IA | $417.00 | No |
University of Houston—Clear Lake | Houston, TX | $416.00 | Yes |
Mississippi State University | Mississippi State, MS | $410.75 | Yes |
Kennesaw State University (Coles) | Kennesaw, GA | $408.00 | Yes |
Lamar University | Beaumont, TX | $408.00 | Yes |
University of North Dakota | Grand Forks, ND | $402.52 | Yes |
Fort Hays State University | Hays, KS | $400.00 | No |
Ball State University | (Miller) Muncie, IN | $394.00 | Yes |
Texas A&M University—Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi, TX | $394.00 | Yes |
Western Governors University | Salt Lake City, UT | $394.00 | No |
University of South Dakota | Vermillion, SD | $383.00 | Yes |
Southern Utah University | Cedar City, UT | $382.00 | Yes |
Kansas State University | Manhattan, KS | $380.80 | Yes |
Columbia College | Columbia, MO | $375.00 | No |
University of Sioux Falls | Sioux Falls, SD | $375.00 | No |
Florida Gulf Coast University (Lutgert) | Fort Myers, FL | $373.38 | Yes |
Eastern Oregon University | La Grande, OR | $372.00 | No |
Salisbury University (Perdue) | Salisbury, MD | $370.00 | Yes |
East Carolina University | Greenville, NC | $358.82 | Yes |
Oklahoma State University (Spears) | Stillwater, OK | $358.00 | Yes |
University of North Alabama | Florence, AL | $345.00 | No |
William Woods University | Fulton, MO | $325.00 | No |
Western Illinois University | Macomb, IL | $323.64 | Yes |
University of the Cumberlands | Williamsburg, KY | $315.00 | No |
Missouri State University | Springfield, MO | $305.56 | Yes |
West Texas A&M University | Canyon, TX | $292.00 | Yes |
Fitchburg State University | Fitchburg, MA | $289.00 | No |
Cameron University | Lawton, OK | $285.00 | No |
Southern Arkansas University | Magnolia, AR | $271.00 | Yes |
University of Central Arkansas | Conway, AR | $243.00 | Yes |
Emporia State University | Emporia, KS | $235.00 | Yes |
Wright State University (Soin) | Dayton, OH | $198.21 | Yes |
Fayetteville State University | Fayetteville, NC | $160.82 | Yes |
University of Louisiana—Monroe | Monroe, LA | $157.75 | Yes |