Affordable online psychology bachelor’s degrees (2026)

Fee units, residency eligibility, and placement conditions come from each school’s published terms:

University of the Cumberlands: Credits are semester credits. The $220 One Price Promise online rate is described as including technology fees and digital course materials; the $30 application fee is a known one-time charge. Cumberlands does not publish an exhaustive schedule of other required charges, so ask the school for its fee list. The 2026–2027 catalog lists a 40-credit major and a department exit exam in the final semester; the university requires 120 hours for any bachelor’s degree.

Columbia Southern University: Credits are semester credits. A $35 technology fee is charged per course, not per credit. The $100 petition-to-graduate fee is a known one-time charge. Active-duty military students using Tuition Assistance have a separate $250 rate, and Learning Partner discounts exist. At least 25% of the degree, including the capstone, must be completed at CSU.

Utah Valley University: Credits are semester credits. The $285 flat rate applies to fully online undergraduates living in the United States outside Utah; the dated Fall 2026–Summer 2027 schedule supersedes the undated $270 figure still shown on the program page. Course fees are excluded from the flat rate, and a $35 admission fee is a known one-time charge. Utah residents studying fully online pay UVU’s regular resident tuition tables, so no Utah estimate is shown. At least 30 credits must be completed at UVU.

Trine University: Credits are semester credits. Trine lists $299 per credit for 2026–2027 undergraduate online tuition. No mandatory fee schedule is published, so ask the school for its fee list. The Fall 2026 catalog lets students choose a clinical internship or a psychology capstone demonstration. Active-duty military students have a separate $250 rate.

Arkansas State University: Credits are semester credits. The program page says the $302 rate applies to all U.S. residents and that all fees are included. The general tuition page also lists $50 per credit of required fee components without stating whether they are inside or added to the program rate, so ask A-State which applies to you. The $30 application fee is a known one-time charge; a $60 undergraduate graduation fee "may be applicable". The tuition page describes both application and graduation charges as potentially applicable, and their overlap with the program bundle is unresolved.

Southeast Missouri State University: Credits are semester credits. The 2026–2027 rate for domestic and online students is $305 tuition plus a $47 per-credit general fee. Special course fees are assessed per course, and the one-time enrollment fee is $150 for new students or $100 for transfer students. A minor is required unless the optional pre-counseling track is chosen. General education includes a lab science; an internship course is optional.

Missouri State University: Credits are semester credits. Internet-based courses are billed $317 per credit for residents and nonresidents. Student services fees are $70 per credit up to 9 credits or $630 for 9+ credits in fall and spring, with $200 athletic and $85 technology fees per semester; college enrollment fees vary by course. Those fees depend on your load and courses, so they are not in the per-credit rate. A minor or second major is required.

Charter Oak State College: Credits are semester credits. The 2026–2027 schedule lists $329 tuition and an $18.75 course materials fee per credit for all students, plus a $50 application fee. Required student services ($230) and technology ($75) fees are charged each semester and depend on how many semesters you enroll, so they are not in the per-credit rate. Students choose one of four 15-credit concentrations and complete a capstone.

John Brown University: Credits are semester credits. JBU states a 2026–2027 online undergraduate rate of $345 per credit “with no added fees,” replacing the undated $335 shown on the program page. Additional fees apply to graduate courses taken through the accelerated master’s option; other one-time charges are not documented, so ask the school for its fee list. The online major includes a six-hour choice among counseling theory, helping skills, and field experience courses.

Louisiana State University of Alexandria: Credits are semester credits. LSU Online lists $353 per credit with no out-of-state fees and a $42,360 total “with fees” for 120 credits, but also says fee schedules may vary by course-specific proctoring or book fees. Ask LSUA which fees apply to your courses.

Southern New Hampshire University: Credits are semester credits. SNHU lists $354 per credit for 2026–2027 online undergraduate study with no application fee. The $100 conferral fee is a known one-time charge; course materials vary by course, so ask the school for its fee list. Applicants complete a non-licensure acknowledgment form. At least 30 credits must be taken at SNHU.

Eastern Illinois University: Credits are semester credits. This is a degree-completion program: admission requires 42 semester hours of college credit, and most students enter with an associate degree and finish roughly 60 more hours online. EIU requires 120 or more semester hours for the degree, including 30 hours at EIU and 12 hours of psychology at EIU. Students in online courses pay the regular in-state rate wherever they live, and all domestic undergraduates are charged that rate. International undergraduates pay 1.25 times the domestic rate. The 2026-2027 undergraduate rate is $356.34 per credit hour of tuition plus $140.80 per credit hour of student fees. The student-fee total is itemized across thirteen published fees, including $24.94 for the university union, $22.37 for grant-in-aid, $18.00 for intercollegiate athletics and $8.75 for textbook rental. The university also describes an Online Learning Fee but does not publish its amount, so ask for it before you build a budget. No mandatory one-time charge is published. There is no stated transfer ceiling. Community-college courses do not count toward the 40 upper-division hours the degree requires, so ask for an evaluation against this degree rather than counting transferable hours alone.

Ohio University: Credits are semester credits. The eCampus rate is $349 per credit for Ohio residents and $359 for out-of-state students (tuition and general fee). Two $3-per-credit fees are capped at $33 and $36, so they are not multiplied across the degree; the school notes that additional fees may apply. The online major (code BS4107) requires no face-to-face meetings. The bursar distinguishes eCampus non-guarantee tuition from Athens/Regional cohort-guarantee rates. These are the published 2026–2027 eCampus rates; the capped fees above are billed separately.