Going to school online can be the most cost-efficient way to receive a degree for some students. There’s no room & board fees or pricey expenses for a commuter’s automobile maintenance.a

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[Ask these financial questions before getting an online degree.] Attending school in-state is usually less pricey than attending a school outside of the region, but in some instances the reverse scenario may be true.
At Valley City State University in North Dakota, out-of-state students paid $172 per credit & needed 120 credits to graduate in the work of 2015-2016, U.S. News information show. The university offered the lowest total cost of schooling for nonlocal students � $20,640 � among the 128 public online schools that submitted information to U.S. News in an annual survey.