Find a Cheap Online College
Schools around the country offering online environmental science programs charge students a median tuition of $7,900 per year. The median tuition has increased, over the past few years, by 38.6%. In 2007, the annual median tuition was $5,700 at these online schools.
Below, the chart displays the tuition range for online environmental science colleges from highest to lowest cost:
| Tuition Level | Number of Schools |
|---|---|
| Cheapest | 2 |
| Low cost | 3 |
| Average cost | 3 |
| Most expensive | 3 |
At the high end, schools with online environmental science programs charge students more than $15,720 in tuition per annum. However, annual tuition charged by the cheapest schools ranges from $3,530 to $3,816. Florida and Texas are home to the most inexpensive accredited online environmental science schools.
- Master of Science in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
- BA/Social Science – Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science
- BA/Organizational Management – Environmental Science
- Master of Science in Human Environmental Sciences – Interactive Technology
- Master of Science in Soil and Water Science – Environmental Science
- Master of Science in Environmental Science – Water Science
- Bachelor in Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Science
- Bachelor of Arts in Science – Environmental Science
In 2011, of all environmental science graduates from online colleges and universities in the nation, an estimated 28% earned credentials from these cheap programs. This represents 70,825 of the 249,884 graduates from around the US. From 2006 to 2011, the number of environmental science graduates from the least costly online colleges has increased by 6,353 graduates per annum. However, the percentage of graduates from these colleges has decreased.
Other somewhat more expensive online environmental science colleges and universities charge students tuition ranging from $3,874 to $6,964 per year. Tuition in this range is charged by 3 of the 11 online colleges that have environmental science programs in the country.
In 2011, 50,286 students received their credentials from these reasonably priced online programs. This represents 20% of the country’s environmental science graduates. Only 36,775 students graduated from these colleges, only 5 years earlier, in 2006. Therefore, from these reasonably priced online colleges and universities, the number of students graduating has increased by 37%.
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| 1. University of Florida | Gainesville, Florida | $3,530 | $24,746 |
| 2. University of Houston | Houston, Texas | $3,816 | $12,072 |
| 3. University of Idaho | Moscow, Idaho | $3,874 | $11,592 |
| 4. University of Arkansas | Fayetteville, Arkansas | $5,211 | $14,443 |
| 5. Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff, Arizona | $6,964 | $19,364 |
| 6. University of Alabama | Tuscaloosa, Alabama | $7,900 | $20,500 |
| 7. University of Illinois | Champaign, Illinois | $10,386 | $24,528 |
| 8. University of Vermont | Burlington, Vermont | $12,180 | $30,744 |
| 9. Ashford University | Clinton, Iowa | $15,720 | $15,720 |
| 10. Marylhurst University | Marylhurst, Oregon | $17,730 | $17,730 |
| 11. Norwich University | Northfield, Vermont | $27,256 | $27,256 |
