Cheapest online RN-BSN

horef · Sep 26, 2011

Faeriewand said:
If you live in California, Cal State Dominguez Hills is not too bad if you do it all in three semesters going full time.
Online Bachelor of Science in Nursing (RN to BSN) Degree Completion Program
But they did have to raise tuition for fall.
$ 1,539 for part-time up to 6 units and $ 2,427 for full time 6.5 and more units. But it's completely online and comes highly recommended.
Plus not too many classes to take as pre-reqs. You don 't even need o-chem.

OMG thats good to know. It doesnt say on the website what prereqs i need. When does the program usually start? im applying this october. Im still taking Psych statitics this fall and im so glad that i dont have to take O chem next semester.

Gemi523 · Oct 4, 2011

I have had really good communication with UTA. BUT I feel really misled. I have appied and been admitted and requested an unofficial look over my transcripts.

Turns out, they are not accepting my English courses and are requiring I take their English Comp 1 and 2. My first nursing class scheduled for November 7 cannot be started unless both those classes are completed. Meaning that I wont start the RN-BSN program until April 2012!!??

I am requesting a re-evaluation. Its bad enough I need to go back and take TX governement and Poli Sci. But to have to retake English is absurd. Ill let you know how it goes or I may have to go to GCU or look elsewhere.

All the other nurses on my unit are going throu GCU. Its coming out to approx $17K+ when all is said and done in 13 months. I have been accepted there as well. ALL my coursework transferred, no B.S, BUT its very pricey in my opinion.

I will also look into Ohio...

iLOVEbees · Oct 5, 2011

I have about 10 friends and co-workers who are in the UTA RN-BSN program right now. Only one had problems like have been described in this and other threads.

As for me, they accepted everything on my transcripts including some ancient stuff. They have answered all my questions and haven't being shady about anything.

It's true that rates have gone up recently but it's still really affordable for me. Even if my employer didn't offer tuition reimbursement, I'd still be able to swing it.

My advice is to send your transcripts to UTA and pay the non-refundable $35 app fee. They will eval your transcripts, tell you exactly what they will and won't accept, and tell you exactly which courses you will need to graduate. No guesswork involved. If you find a better situation elsewhere, it was only $35.

RN J · Nov 17, 2011

I just check Wyoming and they aren't that cheap anymore. There is a proposed increase in tuition beginning spring 2012, non-resident tuition is $395/credit hour plus the $40 credit hour fee.

Check it out: http://www.uwyo.edu/NURSING/programs/RN-BSN%20Completion/Proposed%20Tuition%20Changes%20-%20RN-BSN.html

mmm333, LVN · Feb 14, 2012

Faeriewand said:
So far the cheapest online RN-BSN program that I have found is at the University of Wyoming.
http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/nursing/rnbsn/prospective/rn-getstarted.asp
Tuition
2006 - 2007 Academic Year:
Undergraduate
$94.00 per credit hour
Graduate
$159.00 per credit hour
Online Fee
In addition to tuition, students will be assessed an online fee of $40 per credit hour with a minimum of $50. The Online Fee is non-refundable after the Add/Drop period.
so that's $94 + 40=135 times 3 =$402 per 3 unit class.
So anyone else find anything cheaper than that?
Just looking to save some money and pass the info along ?

I thought I'd give you my about Ohio University. First of all, OU is a very good brick and mortar university with a long tradition of excellence in Ohio. I grew up way north of there up around Cleveland. OU is where most of my upper-middle class suburban high school class went to college and is considered a pretty good school.

I did not go to college immediately after high school- I joined the military, but I took correspondence courses in business/management through OU Independent Study Dept. via mail and proctored tests on the military bases. I was very happy with the customer service and prompt responses from my instructor, how they made comments on my papers, etc. The internet was just happening at that time. That dept has grown into the online courses dept. and I'm interested in taking courses from that same department now that I'm an RN. From my past experience, my gut reaction is to trust OU. They are far from the bustle of California, nestled in the woods right in the middle of Ohio, far from the city. Over there, they need to provide some level of customer service to students in order to attract us. And they seem to do exactly that. Before re-discovering OU I felt inclined to apply to CSU dominguez hills, but I hate the CSU bureaucracy and "graduation requirements (stuff like California History, speech, etc. ). I already graduated from Berkeley- I don't need more fluffy undergraduate courses that have nothing to do with nursing. Plus the CSU schools that do RN-BSN programs online tend to run them as second-degree programs through their "Extension". Extension courses through CSU are more expensive than regular programs, akin to paying out-of-state tuition. Especially as a second-degree program where you probably won't get financial aid.

OU seems to me to be the easiest to apply to, the least likely to give you the runaround and make you take a bunch of useless extra courses (such as Wyoming History or other ridiculous "graduation requirements") and give you a good education for your money that will actually make you a smarter nurse without being too painful to earn.

I simply do not trust or respect the for-profit schools that pop up on the internet, schools with no real campus, or schools with poor technology and outdated bureaucracies in place. I'm likely to go the OU route. Glad someone posted that here.

Cleveland State University is another one you could take a look at folks.

RNinLCF · Aug 4, 2012

Considering Cal State Dominguez vs. OU. Any thoughts? Thanks!