Training. Residencies in internal medicine are 3 years long which is the same for most of the other primary care specialties as well. The benefit of internal medicine over the other primary care specialties is that there are much more fellowships for you to specialize in afterwards.
That means that a full online degree, including textbooks and other supplies needed, will probably require an investment of about $7,500 per semester, or about $30,000 total. Certificate programs, even at a fairly high professional level, can cost less because they involve fewer courses.
Online Bachelor Degree costs can be more affordable, if you are a resident of the State that the online college degree is through, for example, $11,000 versus up to $50,000 for a non-resident, although some online bachelor degree costs are the same at many online universities and can range from $15,000 to $25,000.