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Online degree programs at D.C.-area schools are among the highest ranked in the country, according to U.S. News and World Report.

Getty Images; photo collage NPR Emma Bittner considered getting a master’s degree in public health at a university near her home in Austin, Texas. But the in-person program cost tens of thousands of ...

With a system-wide unification of online academic programs, Miami University has launched a new era of academic accessibility, affordability, and flexibility with its newly centralized online campus, ...

Find inexpensive MBA options While earning an MBA can be costly, some online programs charge part-time students a few hundred dollars per credit. The average cost among the 20 most affordable ...

This year is the first time that more U.S. college students will learn entirely online compared to being fully in-person. And research shows most online programs cost as much or more than in-person.

The cost of a college education has been under scrutiny amid crippling levels of student debt. That's also true in some cases for online degrees of dubious quality and outcomes. Special correspondent ...