Dive Summary:

• A U.S. News analysis shows it's often more expensive on a per-credit basis to take an online undergraduate course than a comparable on-campus course at a public school paying in-state tuition.
• The analysis shows the average per-credit, in-state cost for an online bachelor's program is $277, about 15% higher than the per-credit average for on-campus programs.
• The numbers show that online undergraduate education can still beat private schools and out-of-state tuition at public schools on a per-credit basis.

From the article:

... One reason, according to online education experts, may be faculty costs beyond training. It's hard to make an online program more inexpensive for students when schools are using the same faculty for their online programs that they are using in their brick-and-mortar programs, Schroeder says. ...