Eastern's new online undergraduate LifeFlex degrees offer astonishing affordability, flexibility, and accessibility

Imagine earning your bachelor’s or associate degree from a nationally-ranked private university, 100% online, at your own pace, for just $2,500-7,500 per year.

It might sound too good to be true, but Eastern University recently launched an innovative new series of online undergraduate LifeFlex degrees that offer high-quality, flexibly-paced education at an astonishingly affordable price.

In total, students will pay as little as $9,900 and no more than $29,900 out of pocket for a full 4-year bachelor’s degree. Students can currently choose from seven different degree programs, including Business, Education, Liberal Arts, and Psychology.

“One of Eastern’s long standing core values is justice,” shares Kent Sparks, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs. “We are thrilled to be able to provide such incredibly accessible programs and help remove common barriers that prevent people from pursuing higher education.”

The new undergraduate programs are built on the success of Eastern’s LifeFlex master’s degrees, which began with the launch of the MS in Data Science in 2020, closely followed by an MBA and Master of Social Work in 2021. Over 4,400 students have enrolled in the LifeFlex master’s programs so far.

How does the LifeFlex model work?

• Eastern faculty design engaging, video-based curriculum suited to a wide variety of student learning styles. Students can access the material online whenever it is convenient for them.
• Students complete the online assignments at their own pace within each 7-week term, maximizing flexibility for students who are busy with work, family, and personal life.
• The model lessens the need for expensive on-campus learning modalities, allowing
• Eastern to provide students with incredibly affordable tuition.

Eastern has a long history of providing transformative online undergraduate programs.

Jennifer Brown ’22, who earned her Bachelor’s in Early Childhood Education online from Eastern, shared, “The online format allowed me, as a mother, to do dishes and listen to my teacher give a lecture. If I did not go through Eastern’s program, I would not have been able to get a degree.”

The new LifeFlex format is designed to make earning a degree even more flexible and accessible for busy students like Jennifer.

Rebecca Gidjunis ’01, Assistant Provost of Academic Operations, leads the team at Eastern's Center for Teaching, Learning and Technology, which played a key role in developing the video-based curriculum model. She expressed her excitement about the new students that the undergraduate LifeFlex model will reach and the opportunities it will open to them:

“The LifeFlex model is not just about providing students with degrees; it's about access to ideas and possibilities, questions and community. It's about meaning and transformation. I am incredibly, abundantly excited about these new programs."