Verified online rates per quarter credit hour: undergraduate $475, with the RN to BSN a striking outlier at $255; MSN $660 and DNP $650; the MBA and its specializations $415; MHA, MPA, MS Accounting, and MS Human Resources $695; MS Criminal Justice $669; MPH $550; DBA $695; DMin $650 plus a quarterly digital-text fee. Quarter credits run smaller than semester credits, so read program totals rather than comparing rates across systems. The leaks are the usual two, denominated per lane: a failed MSN course under the B rule repurchases at $660 a credit, and transferable coursework paid for instead of transferred is money donated.
The rate table
| Program lane | Per quarter credit | Worth noticing |
|---|---|---|
| Undergraduate online | $475 | The general lane for BBA, BSIT, psychology, and kin |
| RN to BSN | $255 | The catalog's kindest number, nurses should notice it |
| MSN / DNP | $660 / $650 | Where the B rule makes every point below 80 expensive |
| MBA family | $415 | Unusually low for a graduate business lane |
| MHA, MPA, MS Accounting, MS HR | $695 | The premium administrative lane |
| MPH / MS Criminal Justice | $550 / $669 | Mid-lane; DMin adds a $400 quarterly text fee |
Rates move; your admissions representative's written quote carries the final digit for your program and session.
The leaks, denominated per lane
- The repurchased course: a 79 in an MSN course fails under the B rule and repurchases at $660 a credit plus a session rerun; first-attempt clearance through the desk costs a fraction
- The unclaimed transfer: C-minus-or-better coursework transfers; at these rates the evaluation is worth real money, per the admissions manual
- The WF where a W belonged: the marks differ, and the withdrawal calendar deserves a week-one read
- Drift: per-credit billing never charges for slow, but the raise the degree exists to earn arrives exactly as late as you do
Where support fits each lane
The MBA at $415 and the RN to BSN at $255 make South University's business and BSN-completion lanes some of the cheapest accredited routes in the network, which shifts the support ledger toward time and grade quality. The MSN and administrative lanes at $650 to $695 restore the classic arithmetic: one prevented B-rule failure outpays a session of help outright. Both versions are run honestly, in public, on the comparison page, and the free first sample means the decision is made with evidence in hand.
Price the lane, then protect it
Send your program and remaining courses. The per-credit math comes back free, both paces.
Sources and verification
Facts on this page come from official and independent sources, and anything that matters is worth checking against the originals:
- www.southuniversity.edu/online: South University's official online hub, primary source for tuition rates
- catalog.southuniversity.edu: the official catalog
- www.sacscoc.org: the institutional accreditor
- www.ccneaccreditation.org: Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, the nursing accreditor
- apastyle.apa.org: APA Style, the official style authority