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Rosemont's Online MBA Among Nation's Most Affordable

The program is in the top 15 most affordable MBA programs from small private colleges, according to a master's degree-focused website.

BRYN MAWR, PA – Rosemont College, one of the Main Line's premiere private higher education institutions, recently earned a pretty significant recognition from a higher education website.

According to BestMastersDegrees.com, Rosemont's online master's in business administration program is one of the nation's most affordable.

The website listed the program as the 12th most affordable online MBA programs at small, private colleges.

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To create the list, the site examined 131 private non-profit and private for-profit colleges and universities listed by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) College Navigator with an undergraduate student enrollment size of less than 1,000. The site then selected schools with a graduate tuition of under $20,000 per year.

The tuition for the Rosemont's program is $12,240, the site says.

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Here's what the site has to say about the program:

Rosemont College’s online master’s in business administration is a flexible distance-learning program designed for busy and working students who want to earn a graduate degree in business entirely online. Courses are taught by experienced Rosemont College professors and explore topics like competing in a global market, decision making methods, financial principles and policies, managerial accounting, marketing theory and data analysis, and markets and globalization. A three-credit thesis is also required to satisfy degree requirements. Rosemont is accredited and ranked with major publications like U.S. News and World Report as the 137th best regional university in the North.

"Rosemont has been and remains on the cutting edge of academic excellence in online programming as well as pricing,” Rosemont College President Sharon Latchaw Hirsh, PhD ’70, said. "We are proud to have our online MBA program included in this ranking, which is a testament to Rosemont's excellence, affordability, and accessibility."

Rosemont's online MBA is a flexible distance-learning program designed for busy and working students who want to earn a graduate degree in business entirely online, the college said. Courses are taught by master practitioners who bring real-world experience to their courses, according to the college. You can learn more about the program here.

BestMastersDegrees.com is an online resource helping prospective graduate students make informed decisions about pursuing a master's degree. The website provides rankings and profiles on a wide variety of master's degree programs and answers the most frequently asked questions about master's degrees.

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