sounds about on par with the ihub avg for undergrad degrees, and that includes ones bought online http://www.speedydegrees.com/SD/online_registration.aspx $599 for a phd? i see the next major craze to hit ihub after the 'got cmkx?' fashion wear... t-shirts woth the slogan: "i lost all my money to pos penny stocks and all i got was this lousy phd"