SUU online degrees named among most affordable in the nation
By David Bishop
Southern Utah University’s online bachelor’s degrees are the sixth most affordable program in the country according to new rankings by SR Education Group, a leading education research publisher. SR Education Group reviewed 1,943 universities and colleges in determining its annual rankings. The study found that SUU’s average annual tuition for online bachelor degree programs totals just over $6,000 per year.
When the research group factored in both undergraduate and graduate classes, SUU ranks 12th best in the country.
In August, SUU’s Board of Trustees approved a reduction of tuition for online programs. The online-only undergraduate tuition will be cut for the average student by 23 percent, and the online graduate tuition will be decreased by about 12 percent. The tuition reduction will go into effect in January 2020.
SUU continues to strengthen it’s online offerings. SUU’s Dixie L. Leavitt School of Business has streamlined its MBA program and added three new tracks and an eight-week program format. One dramatic change is that the MBA program now offers foundational business courses, meaning that the MBA will be accessible to any student regardless of the type of undergraduate degree he has earned.
“The new MBA business foundations provide students with undergraduate degrees in areas other than business the essential skills to be successful in the program,” said Ken Hall, director of SUU’s MBA program. “They can quickly grasp the fundamentals of finance, accounting, and marketing and be confident in their ability to master the concepts in the MBA classes.”
Online students account for 11 percent of SUU’s enrollment of more than 11,000 students. SUU offers seven bachelor’s degrees and 14 master’s degrees that can be earned completely online.
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