Saint Leo Ranked Among Top 18 Best Buys in Online Masters in Human Resources

GetEducated.com, a consumer group that reviews and ranks online university degree programs for cost, quality, and credibility has released their 2010 school rankings of the Top 18 Ranked Best Buys in Online Masters in Human Resources.

The online university affordability rankings are based on a comprehensive, independent survey of 33 regionally-accredited management schools that offer 35 different online master’s in human resource career areas including training and development and human resources management. Both master’s of science or arts and online MBAs with human resource concentrations were reviewed and ranked for affordability.

Saint Leo University ranked #17 for their distance learning MBA / Human Resource Management. Saint Leo’s online HR degree program charges a low estimated cost of about $21,200 for online learners nationwide.

Average cost of an online business master’s in a human resources major area, according to GetEducated.com’s national review, which included 33 regionally accredited universities, is $22,087.

GetEducated.com’s national survey of online graduate degrees revealed that human resource professionals have a wide range of choice in both the type of online master’s degree they choose to earn and the type of online university they choose to attend.

“Online education removes geographical and time barriers, allowing working professionals access to continuing education according to their individual schedules,” says Vicky Phillips, GetEducated.com’s Chief Education Analyst, “but cost remains an inhibiting barrier. Saint Leo University offers quality, accredited degrees for online students nationwide at one low cost. Online students need to know that cost and quality can be found in one package. Saint Leo University’s online master’s degree programs offer evidence of that. ”