| The University of Phoenix Online started as a | | | | for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral |
| traditional university in 1976 and was one of | | | | credit hours, respectively.There are other |
| the first to go online in 1989. It is | | | | incidental charges, such as late-payment and |
| currently the leading online university, with | | | | graduation-audit fees, and you should ask for |
| tens of thousands of students from countries | | | | a detailed breakdown before |
| around the world. This has made this school | | | | enrolling.Low-cost financing and financial |
| one of the most popular of its kind anywhere | | | | aid is available and you can consult an |
| in the world. Their flexible schedule and | | | | admissions counselor about eligibility. |
| commitment to excellence shines through as | | | | Payments are broken down as per course rather |
| they churn out more graduates than any other | | | | than per semester, which makes them more |
| school in their class every year.One hundred | | | | affordable and easier to budget for.According |
| percent online. Lectures and assignments can | | | | to an article published in The Chronicle of |
| be downloaded into your home computer through | | | | Higher Education, the average Phoenix student |
| the use of special Internet-access software. | | | | is 34 years old and female. The average |
| There are no live lectures to facilitate | | | | tuition is just under $30,750 for an |
| comprehensive access for everybody. A forum | | | | undergraduate degree. Sixty six percent of |
| grants the students the chance to interact | | | | enrolled students earn the degree they signed |
| with each other and ask questions. A full | | | | up for. Fifty percent of students receive |
| line of research services and online | | | | some kind of grant or financial aid.A degree |
| libraries are available to the student. | | | | can be completed in as little as two years, |
| Contact between instructor/advisor and | | | | but students can take up to five. If credits |
| student are handled through email.After a | | | | are transferred into the program at the time |
| one-time application fee of $110, the | | | | of enrolling, time can be considerably |
| University of Phoenix works as any other | | | | reduced. Other way of earning credits is |
| institution, charging students by the credit | | | | through the College Level Examination Program |
| hour. Currently, prices are $460/$570/$645 | | | | (CLEP). |