Has Anyone Tried Online University For A Master’s Degree?

I have just begun considering getting my Master’s in Education from an online university program. Having young children at home, it would be difficult to go to the local college, with daycare costs and the fact that it is 30 miles away. I was skeptical at first, since I don’t want some phony degree, but there seem to be many respectable options out there. Some universities with normal campuses offer online programs which are identical to the regular programs, except for the setting. I was wondering if anyone had tried this, and what their experiences were, good or bad. Also, was it any more difficult to get a good job with an online degree? Thanks.

3 comments to Has Anyone Tried Online University For A Master’s Degree?

  • Captain Awesome

    There are a lot of legit online universities. A lot of them actually have real schools. Think of yourself as attending a home sattelite campus. As long as the school is accredited, you shouldn’t have a problem. Even some legit schools (not online) aren’t accredited. I think it takes a school 6 years to even be eligible for accredibility. A school can even lose their accredibility, affecting everyone who holds a degree from that school.
    There is a certain stigma, however, with online degrees. I always saw them as a bit of a joke. I feel like any online science degree has to be a joke, because there is no way I could have gotten my BS in engineering over the internet. It would have been WAY too hard! So that leaves arts degrees. I’m biased against those, as well. Arts degrees don’t really say, “hire me, I have a degree” as well as a science degree does. I don’t know many employers who are knocking down doors to get to arts/business/comm majors.
    EDIT: I didn’t say it wasn’t a science degree, however, I don’t think an education degree should be a science degree, either.
    You must not have read my whole answer because I told you what you wanted to know about phony degrees and accredidation. I also showed you the stigma that comes with the degree that you may run into while searching for a job. Don’t get snippy. I gave you an honest answer. If you are going to be a teacher you need a lot more patience than this.

  • Cochise

    Hello
    If you go to a legitimate “bricks and mortar” university that has some online courses, nobody will know that many or most of your courses were done at home. Your transcript will not have that information. You will have to do some classes at the U, but not to any great extent I hope.
    Avoid the online only institutions like the plague – nobody, but nobody, takes them seriously. U of Phoenix and Argosy come to mind.

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