Schools around the country offering online PhD in adult education programs charge students a median tuition of $16,364 per year. Over the past few years, the median tuition has increased by 9.2%. In 2007, the median tuition was $14,985 each year at these online colleges and universities.
Online PhD in adult education schools are also known as adult education and training schools. The range of tuition at colleges offering online adult education programs at the doctorate 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 | 2 |
| Low cost | 0 |
| Average cost | 0 |
| Most expensive | 2 |
A yearly tuition of over $18,315 is charged by the costliest online PhD in adult education colleges and universities. The cheapest colleges and universities, on the other hand, require students to pay tuition in the range of $7,070 to $14,412 per year. The accredited online adult education PhD schools that are the least expensive are located in Georgia and Pennsylvania.
- Doctor of Education in Adult Education – Human Resource and Organization Development
- Doctor of Education in Educational Leadership – Adult Education
- Doctor of Education in Health Care – Adult Education
- Doctor of Education in Higher Education Leadership – Adult Education
- Doctor of Education in Human Services Administration – Adult Education
- Doctor of Education in Instructional Leadership – Adult Education
- Doctor of Education in Instructional Technology and Distance Education – Adult Education
- Doctor of Education in Nursing Education – Adult Education
- Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership – Adult Education
- Doctor of Education in Reading Education – Adult Education
These cheap programs graduated an estimated 66% of adult education graduates with doctoral degrees from online schools around the US in 2011. Therefore, of the 146,765 graduates in the nation, 96,412 are from the least costly colleges and universities. Between 2006 and 2011, the percentage of adult education graduates with PhD from the lowest cost online colleges and universities has increased, while the number of graduates has also increased by 15,527 graduates annually.
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