Anyone have any luck with an online degree?

Question

I have looked at several online schools, but I can't find one that I haven't heard terriable things about. Can anyone share any of their personal experiences to help me in my search?

Answer 1

May be this site can help you

http://www.sgpak.com

Answer 2

8 years of track record.

http://www.cheapestdegree.com

Answer 3

You want to start searching for schools that have legitimate accreditation to at least ensure that your degree isn't just expensive toilet paper. I listed a government database below.

Secondly, understand that if you go to school online that you are definitely going to experience negative comments about it. There is no way around it because people have negative connotations of non-traditional schools. People questioned why I did it but in the end I was the one with the degree moving on with my life. I'm young (in my 20s) but I am a few years removed from undergrad studies as are most of the people who questioned my decision. While they are too stuck up to go to a non-traditional school, I guess they are waiting to get into Harvard in their late 20s, 30s, and 40s, I get to move on with life. Most people don't have the time or resources to attend traditional schools past a certain age.

Find the school that matches your schedule and needs. I earned a master's degree at a school that offered physical and online courses. I attended about 75% in a classroom and 25% online. From the time I started the program until when shortly after I finished (a little less than 3 years), my salary has increased 90%. I entered the program on my company's dime. I was extremely fortunate because my degree was 100% paid for by my company, and the books were built into the tuition which means I didn't have to pay for books either.

Education is what you get out of it whether you are graduating fron an online school or Yale. I've had Ivy League graduates working UNDER me alongside with community college grads. Your success heavily depends on the individual and not what school your degree says.

Sorry for the long reply, but I remember being at this crossroad myself a few years ago.

Answer 4

Don't limit your search to "as seen on TV" colleges.

What terrible things have you heard about Oxford, Harvard, UC-Berkeley, Columbia, Cornell, UTexas, U Florida, UMass?  All of these teach online.  Boston University (pretty good reputation there) teaches their master's and doctorate in music online.

Fact is that almost every college in the US teaches online these days and very many offer their whole degree online.  It's not new technology any longer, it's actually pretty common at most colleges.

You don't tell us what subject and at what level you want to study.  My favorite search engine for finding online programs is at Peterson's (they write college ranking books) and is pretty thorough.  http://www.petersons.com/distancelearnin...  New programs are added every day around the country though.

It's very likely that you can get a degree online from one of the State U's and from the community college in your own state.

Just remember, online doesn't mean easy and it's more important what school you get the degree from than whether it was online or classroom.