National Survey ranks ECU best online business college for cost and credibility

GetEducated.com, a consumer group that rates and ranks online colleges for cost and credibility, gave the College of Business at ECU top marks in its latest national survey. Released July 14, 2009, the survey ranked ECU as the number one most affordable online business degree in the U.S. for both its undergraduate and graduate programs.

According to GetEducated.com, an undergraduate business degree earned online at ECU costs only $11,880 for state residents, while the average cost nationwide for a regionally accredited, online business bachelor's degree is $43,241.

Earning a Master of Business Administration at ECU costs only $7,848 as an in-state student. According to GetEducated.com's National Survey of Online MBAs, the average cost of a program accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business is $32,200.

MBA rankings were based on a GetEducated.com survey of publicly posted tuition and fee rates for more than 390 online MBAs offered by 168 accredited distance-learning MBA programs in the U.S. Tuition rates were for the entire MBA degree and typically reflected the least expensive option. Surveys are undertaken every two years.