Cheapest grad schools per credit

[cookderosa]

This is 2 different problems/questions imo.

The first question is getting cheap grad credit. (add in Learner.org to your list) Cheap grad credit on its own isn't necessarily *useful* unless you use it as an alternative approach to upper level undergrad credit (TESU allows that) or if you can use it as a +18 option for secondary teachers or 18 credit bundles beyond a master's degree for community college teachers.

The second question is earning a cheap graduate DEGREE which is a different puzzle altogether. Unlike the big 3, earning graduate credit doesn't necessarily get you any closer to a graduate degree than paying rack rate because most grad schools offer limited acceptance of transfer credit, limited degree types that accept transfer credit, or jack up the remaining per credit costs that you're saving time but not necessarily money.

IMO, earning as cheap of an undergrad degree as possible is really a great approach when you know you're getting a graduate degree because unlike "check the box" undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees tend to serve a specific purpose- and that might bring a higher price tag to get exactly what you want, especially if you're not going for something generic like MBA.