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Teachers & Librarians Find Best Buys in Online Education Degrees From Public Universities, Per GetEducated.com in New College Affordability Ranking

GetEducated.com ranks and rates online college programs for credibility and affordability. The distance education group analyzed tuition and fees at 101 regionally accredited universities offering 313 online master's degrees to find Best Buys.

Educators and librarians will find accredited online master's degrees from $5,600 to $41,000 (average cost: $15,714). The top 27 are under $10,000-and all are issued by public, nonprofit schools. GetEducated lists 94 degrees under $16K.

GetEducated.com's previous survey of online master's degrees in education and library science found costs ranging from $3,294 to $32,850. The increase from 2005 to 2009 shows how much higher education prices have soared.

Today's most affordable online graduate degree in education can be found at Appalachian State University, where North Carolina residents can earn a master's in educational media for $5,535. (Non-resident rate: $23,922.)

The University of Wyoming offers the least expensive distance learning degrees for both in-state and out-of-state educators: a master of science in education/instructional technology and a master of arts in education/adult and post-secondary education. Both degrees cost about $7,000.

The most expensive online master's in education ($38,870) and in library science ($41,175) came from Drexel University, a private school in Pennsylvania.

Complete results are available at GetEducated.com.

Founded in 1989, GetEducated.com is a consumer advocacy group that reviews, rates and ranks online colleges for cost and credibility. Consumers can use GetEducated's free database to find, rate and compare online schools.

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Lorna Collier, 802-899-4866
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