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