How To Manage Your Recommenders by: Jeff Schmitt on August 22, 2015 | 6,501 Views August 22, 2015 Copy Link Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Email Share on LinkedIn Share on WhatsApp Share on Reddit 10 Most Affordable Online MBA Programs Looking for an affordable online MBA? You won’t do better than Michigan’s Madonna University, which charges just $160 per credit To put it another way, the school only requires 32 credit hours, meaning you could earn an MBA for $5,120. Overall, the program includes 54 students, along with 2 full-time and 6 part-time instructors – for a degree that can be earned entirely online. However, these numbers come with a caveat: Just 30% of students, who are 24 years old on average, graduate within 3 years (though its first-year retention rate rose to 86% in 2013-2014).The program also doesn’t come with 24×7 live technical support. A better option may be Fitchburg State, which charges $167 per credit hour and graduates 75% of its students within three years. Among the 10 least-expensive online MBA program, only two – the University of North Dakota and West Texas A&M – are ranked among the top online MBA programs, charging $286 and $328 per credit hour respectively. To put that in perspective, A credit hour at the top-ranked online MBA program – Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business – cost $1,200. Here are the 10 most affordable online MBA programs: Source: U.S. News & World Report 10 Online MBA Programs With the Most International Students Looking for a global student body in your online MBA program? Well, Madonna University again takes top honors, with 100% of its students living overseas. However, Madonna is an anomaly. Andrews University, which like Madonna is a private Christian institution based in Michigan, presents a more normal range, coming in second at a 37.5% clip. Charging $497 per credit hour, Andrew s enrolls 32 students, with courses taught by 10 full-time faculty and 1 part-time (half of whom are tenured or tenure-track). The school skews older (average student is 38 years-old) and female (56.3%). Carnegie Mellon, ranked 7th for online MBA programs, is the most recognizable name on the list, with 17.2% of its online students residing overseas. Surprisingly, the Thunderbird School of Global Management, where 67.1% of its on campus students hail from overseas, only enrolls 16.3% international students in its online program. Here are the online programs with the most international students: DON’T MISS: THE BEST ONLINE MBA PROGRAMS IN THE U.S. Source: U.S. News & World Report Previous Page Continue ReadingPage 5 of 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7