2026 Online MBA Tuition Reference by Program

Total tuition for the eight online MBA programs verified on this page ranges from under $21,000 at the University of North Dakota to $133,211 at USC Marshall, based on each school's own tuition or cost-of-attendance page as published in 2026. Every figure below was checked against the named school's site during the week of July 2, 2026, and any program whose current total could not be confirmed was left off rather than estimated. Tuition changes yearly, so treat this as a starting point and confirm the exact current rate before you apply.

What does an online MBA cost in 2026, by program?

The table below lists total published tuition for eight AACSB-region-accredited online MBA programs, from the lowest verified total to the highest. Where a school breaks tuition into a per-credit rate, that rate and the credit count are shown alongside the total so you can see how the number was built. A short note flags anything unusual, a locked-in rate, a separate residency fee, or a school where only a range or floor figure is published.

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Notes on individual programs

• University of North Dakota: UND's own program page states total cost, including tuition and fees, is under $21,000; it does not itemize a per-credit rate.
• University of Florida: Warrington also offers a 2-Year track at $59,882 total for 48 credits, about $1,208 per credit, for students who prefer a slower pace.
• Arizona State University: W. P. Carey publishes one flat total for the 24-month online program regardless of residency; it does not break out a per-credit figure.
• Indiana University: Kelley Direct locks its per-credit rate for three years from the term a student first enrolls, so a student starting in the 2025-2026 cohort keeps this rate through graduation. A separate $2,000 fee covers required in-person residencies.
• USC Marshall: the tuition and fees page fetched for this reference still labels its figures "2024-2025" as of verification, even though the site is live in 2026. That total is included for reference because it is the last rate USC has published in that section, but confirm the current figure directly with USC Marshall admissions before relying on it.

Methodology: where these numbers come from

Every total on this page was pulled from the named school's own tuition, cost-of-attendance, or admissions page, not from a third-party ranking site or aggregator, during the week of July 2, 2026. Programs were selected from among the online MBA programs already referenced elsewhere on OnlineMBACompare, plus a small set of additional well-known public and private online MBA programs, to give a realistic spread from the least to the most expensive. Where a school's page presented a range or an approximate figure ("under $21,000"), that is reported as published rather than converted into false precision. Where a school's cost page appeared to date to a prior academic year, that is noted in the table so readers know to verify before using the number. Programs whose current total tuition could not be confirmed from an official source during this verification pass, including Michigan State University's Broad College of Business, whose tuition pages did not return readable content, are not listed here; check the school directly for current pricing.

Total tuition changes annually and sometimes mid-cycle. This page reflects the rates each school had published as of the verification date above; it is not a live feed. For your own decision, always confirm the current number on the school's official site before enrolling, and run it through the free MBA ROI calculator to see how it compares against your expected salary gain.

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