Cheapest Top Online MBA Programs 2020

Tuition: US$23,250

Next, we have the University of Wisconsin MBA Consortium’s online MBA, which has 17 required credits and 13 credits of electives available on the program.

Participants have on average 10 years of work experience, with 29 percent of this year’s cohort identifying as female. Students take an average of 32 months to complete the program.

All faculty members are required to take an online course prior to teaching the MBA to ensure that students receive high-quality distance education. The course is available through Canvas, the open source learning management system.

Tuition: US$23,123

CENTRUM Catolica’s online MBA scored highly for faculty and teaching.

On average, its students have 10 years’ work experience. In the 2020 cohort of 147, 26 percent are women and 7 percent are international students. According to our data, the average program length is 22 months.

CENTRUM’s online MBA has a humanistic and competency-based approach, allowing students to personalize their b-school journey with a range of co-curricular activities including webinars, online meetings, video conferences and mobile e-learning.

Tuition: US$22,528.40

Aberdeen Business School’s online MBA focuses on practical teaching to give its students advanced leadership skills and an in-depth understanding of different areas of business.

Participants have the option to choose a specialization, such as the MBA Oil and Gas Management specialist course, to tailor their curriculum to their interests.

This year’s small student cohort of 26 has one of the highest averages for work experience – 14 years – and is one of the most international on the list with 69 percent international students. 19 percent of students are female.

The program takes an average of 33 months to complete. Activities include two-and-a-half hours per week of lectures, webinars and 32-48 hours of practical classes or workshop in the final semester.

Tuition: US$20,858.65

Oxford Brookes is a signatory to the UN’s Principles of Responsible Management Education, a theme that is consistent in its online MBA program.

Students are in fact encouraged to learn more about the social and ethical issues faced in the business world. The course provides a holistic and integrated approach to teaching, through which participants have the opportunity to interact with guest speakers from non-profit and non-standard businesses.

Over half of this year’s cohort of 122 are international students, of which 45 percent are women. Participants have an average 13 years’ work experience.

The program takes an average 27 months to complete.

Tuition: US$19,515.84

In fourth place is Spain’s EU Business School. Its online MBA program received a perfect score for class experience and has one of the highest percentages of female representation at 56 percent.

Graduates will also receive a state-accredited MBA from the University of Roehampton in London, as well as their EU degree. The program incorporates interactive webinars and business simulations with on-campus weeks for networking.

This year’s cohort of 89 is 100 percent international, with the average level of  work experience for students being 9.5 years.

The program takes an average of 15 months to complete.

Tuition: US$17,819.25

Sliding into third place is Switzerland’s SBS Swiss Business School, whose multicultural online MBA program surpasses gender parity with 52 percent female representation and has earned a high score for class experience.

This year’s cohort of 53 students has an average 9 years’ work experience. The program takes an average 24 months to complete.

There are 15 modules on the SBS online MBA, each taking eight weeks to complete. Aside from traditional e-teaching, students can participate in a wide range of webinar sessions and online forums.

Tuition: US$16,617

Earning the silver medal for cheapest tuition is the University of South Florida St. Petersburg.

There are 120 students in this year’s cohort, with half identifying as female. The average student work experience is 6.6 years.

Tuition: US$3,200

If you’re looking for a top online MBA that won’t cost you a fortune, Amity University’s is definitely worth considering. The program scored highly for class profile and class experience.

Amity’s online MBA offers systematic and structured PCP (personal contact point), live interactive lectures, virtual recorded sessions, books and study material received via courier.

The program has the largest cohort of all the online MBA programs available in our global ranking with 4392 participants, of which 42.91 percent are women and 26.25 percent are international students.

The average length is 24 months.