Getty Images; photo collage NPR Emma Bittner considered getting a master’s degree in public health at a university near her home in Austin, Texas. But the in-person program cost tens of thousands of ...

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Rather than lowering the price, some universities use online courses to subsidize everything else. Emma Bittner considered getting a master's degree in public health at a university near her home in ...