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.
For $299, Princeton provides 20-30 hours of interactive, self-paced online lessons. The Official Online SAT Course offered by The College Board, administrators of the SAT, consists of 18 interactive sessions for $69.95. ACT Online Prep, offered by ACT, Inc., administrators of the ACT, is offered for $19.95.