Does an online Masters degree carry the same weight as a conventional one? Does it carry any weight at all?
Posted by admin | Under online masters degree Thursday Nov 20, 2008
First thing you need to look at is the program accredited online? If it's not, I'd steer clear of it. I know there are alot of programs where you do most work on and take modular classes (for a week or two) on campus. Maybe that is a possibility. But I'd make sure the program you are looking at is accredited and do they give the same degree to those who take it on campus.
I will pit my Masters degree in computers from the Sally Struther's School of Technology and Gun Repair against any MIT computer science degree.
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a masters degree is a masters degree no matter whair u got it from there all equal weight
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Depends.
Some employers care greatly where you went to school. A MBA from Harvard is going to get you many more job interviews than an MBA from onlineschool.com.
Almost any employer that wants someone with a Masters is going to look at where you went to school. An online school is going to ellicit more skepticism than a known traditional school.
However…
If you got a degree through an online program at a known school, I don't think it'll hurt you. Or from one of a few well respected online schools. But I'd say that there are only 2 or 3 online-only schools that have a sufficient reputation.
If the employer doesn't care where you went to school, they likely don't care about the degree. Save your money, then, and don't bother with the degree. If you want to learn for learning sake, then go ahead. But don't use it to get a job.
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Most Human Resources departments are familiar with the major colleges.
make sure your online degree is affiliated with a recognizable school or you may have troouble getting a good job initially.
After a few years though….people stop looking at where you went to school and start looking at your experience.
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Yes. Make sure you choose good university like U of Boston or George Washington U.
There are diploma mills. Do not even touch it with a ten foot pole.
They carry same weight as in class attendance. I will highly recommend online degrees.
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I think this question can best be answered by someone in human resources. Fortunately, I asked my girlfriend who works in HR what their particular company thinks about online vs. "classroom/original university" degrees. She said, the original university degrees hold more water/ carry more weight while online degrees (university of phoenix etc.) are basically frowned upon. However, this may not be an issue at other companies. She works in the oil and gas business, to give you an example of the industry. Hope that helps, good luck!
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First thing you need to look at is the program accredited online? If it's not, I'd steer clear of it. I know there are alot of programs where you do most work on and take modular classes (for a week or two) on campus. Maybe that is a possibility. But I'd make sure the program you are looking at is accredited and do they give the same degree to those who take it on campus.
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