Teachers rarely make big bucks.  Yet they are among the most highly educated professionals. The challenge: how to pay for all that costly high education.

Online learning can help.

The editors at GetEducated.com, a consumer’s guide to online education, compared tuition and online learning  fees at 43 different online teaching programs  to come up with a real, data-driven list of the most affordable online education masters in America. Here are their top 10 picks for online teaching degrees that cost well below the national average for online teaching degrees (which is $17,630, just so you know!).

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Emporia State University (KS)

Master of Arts in Teaching / English to Speakers of Other Languages
$10,188 In-State
$13,716 Others

University of Louisiana at Monroe (LA)

Master of Arts in Teaching
$10,920

California State University-East Bay (CA)

Master of Science in Education / Online Teaching & Learning
$10,980

University of Missouri (MO)

Master of Education in Learning, Teaching & Curriculum / Learning & Instruction: Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
$11,134

Columbia College of Missouri (MO)

Master of Arts in Teaching
$11,520

American Public University (WV)

Master of Education / Teaching-Reading & Literacy
$11,700

Western Governors University (UT)

Master of Arts in Teaching Mathematics (5-9 or 5-12)
$12,140

Wilkes University (PA)

Master of Science in Online Teaching
$12,350

University of Saint Mary (KS)

Master of Arts in Teaching
$13,050

Northern Arizona University (AZ)

Master of Arts in Teaching / Mathematics
$13,104: In-State
$19,512: Others

This list is for the usual brick-and-mortar schools that also offer online opportunities. Be sure to check out ‘10 Tips For Students Going Back To School At Any Age‘