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Top 34 Best Online Degree Programs in Management: GetEducated.com Ranks Best Values in Online Graduate Education

The online university cost and affordability rankings are based on a comprehensive review of 56 regionally accredited business schools that offer 96 distance learning management masters degrees.

Western Carolina University ranked #1 in affordability for online students in North Carolina for its Online Masters of Project Management. Degree costs for North Carolina residents: $5,692. Non-residents pay $18,805. By comparison, average cost for an online masters in management (regionally accredited) is $21,705.

The most expensive distance learning masters in management, in International Management, comes from Purdue University (Indiana), a public university, and costs about $45,650 for online students nationwide.

GetEducated.com's Top 10 Ranked Best Values
Accredited Online Masters Degrees Management

Under $21,000

1. Western Carolina University (NC)
2. Amberton University (TX)
3. Minot State University (ND)
4. University of West Florida (FL)
5. Texas A & M University Commerce (TX)
6. Oklahoma State University (OK) - Telecommunications Management
7. Oklahoma State University (OK) - Management Information Systems
8. American Public University (WV)
9. Troy University (AL)
10. West Virginia University (WV)

"Public universities and state colleges dominate the online degree rankings in cost and affordability," says Vicky Phillips, GetEducated.com's Chief Online Education analyst.

"Most people do not realize the depth and breadth of affordable online masters degrees available through distance learning," says Phillips. "They would be amazed to learn that almost 100 online masters degrees are available in management alone, or that online graduate degrees can cost as little as $6,000 and come from name-brand residential colleges."

GetEducated.com has posted a ranking list of the Top 34 Best Online Masters in Management.

Online students can review and compare all 96 online masters in the national survey by visiting GetEducated.com's online degree program directory. The free directory allows students to find and compare online degrees along 13 dimensions, ranging from cost to accreditation to residency requirements.

Founded in 1989, GetEducated.com is a consumer group that publishes free online education rankings and online degree reviews.

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