Online Associates Degree Programs in Business Management That are the Cheapest

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An average tuition of $10,386 annually is charged by schools around the country offering online associates degree in business management programs. There has been a 11.8% increase in the average tuition in recent years. In 2007, the annual average tuition was $9,287 at these online schools.

The range of tuition at colleges offering online business management programs at the associates level is shown in the following chart. Tuition is shown from the least to most affordable colleges and universities.

Tuition Level Number of Schools
Cheapest 29
Low cost 21
Average cost 28
Most expensive 40

The most expensive colleges that offer online associates degree in business management programs require students to pay a yearly tuition of over $14,600. But, tuition in the range of $728 to $3,223 annually is charged by the cheapest colleges. The least expensive accredited online business management associates degree schools are located in Arizona, California, Florida, Kansas, and Texas.

  • Business (Associate’s)
  • AA in Business Administration
  • AA/Organizational Management
  • Associate of Business Administration in Business
  • Associate of Science in Spa Management
  • Office Administration
  • Applied Management A.A.S.
  • Associate of Business Administration in Healthcare Administration
  • International Business (AS)
  • AA/Business

In 2011, roughly 22% of business management graduates with associates degrees from online colleges across the country earned credentials from these reasonably priced programs. This represents 83,025 of the 382,778 graduates from around the US. Between 2006 and 2011, the percentage of business management graduates with associates degrees from the lowest cost online colleges has decreased, while the number of graduates has increased by 20,678 graduates yearly.

Tuition ranging from $3,255 to $5,440 annually is charged by other somewhat more expensive online business management associates degree colleges and universities. Roughly 21 of the 118 online schools that have associates degrees in business management programs in the US charge tuition in this range.

Approximately 81,127 students earned their degrees from these low tuition online programs in 2011. This is 21% of the nation’s business management associates level graduates. The number of students graduating from these colleges and universities was only 60,231 students in 2006, which was a short 5 years prior. Therefore, the number of students graduating from these cheap online colleges has increased by 35%.

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1. Saddleback College Mission Viejo, California $728 $4,660
2. Trinity Valley Community College Athens, Texas $800 $2,400
3. Cochise College Douglas, Arizona $1,490 $8,004
4. Western Texas College Snyder, Texas $1,584 $2,184
5. Barton County Community College Great Bend, Kansas $1,636 $2,408
6. Broward College Fort Lauderdale, Florida $1,676 $1,676
7. South Piedmont Community College Polkton, North Carolina $1,808 $7,952
8. Piedmont Community College Roxboro, North Carolina $1,808 $7,952
9. Southeastern Technical College Vidalia, Georgia $2,025 $4,050
10. Lanier Technical College Oakwood, Georgia $2,025 $4,050
11. Metropolitan Community College Omaha, Nebraska $2,160 $3,218
12. Front Range Community College Westminster, Colorado $2,309 $9,926
13. Palo Alto College San Antonio, Texas $2,568 $5,136
14. Wallace State Community College Hanceville, Alabama $2,700 $5,400
15. Sinclair Community College Dayton, Ohio $2,707 $5,497
16. Clark College Vancouver, Washington $2,765 $7,955
17. South Florida Community College Avon Park, Florida $2,765 $10,432
18. Nashville State Community College Nashville, Tennessee $2,832 $11,688
19. North Central Missouri College Trenton, Missouri $2,910 $4,050
20. Miles Community College Miles City, Montana $3,000 $5,790

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