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Originally Posted by DrPhil
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I have to say this because we don't know where the OP goes to school, but it makes me cringe reading about online degree programs (with and without classroom based courses)more and more everyday:
Regardless of what the commercials say, Strayer University is the only nontraditional/online degree program (also with classroom-based courses) that is taken even remotely seriously across academia and across disciplines--and even that depends on who you are competing with and where they got their degrees from. Strayer is also taken more seriously if you are getting an MBA or similar advanced degree (DON'T go to Strayer for a PhD--if they ever offer it) than if you are pursuing a bachelors. Also, regardless of what the commercials and what some people say, University of Pheonix, Kaplan University, and the countless other online programs that are lesser known should be avoided at all costs. I don't recommend them for bachelors degrees and I DEFINITELY don't recommend them for masters, mba, and doctoral degrees. You will be surprised how many people want to get PhDs from these places and think it will be a more convenient, quicker, and easier option for working adults--remember that everything that's convenient, quicker, and "easier" is that way for a BAD reason as well. Don't do it even if some of the professors are good. In most settings you will spend a good amount of time explaining away your choice of degree institution and trying to prove yourself.
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Agreed! Also credits earned at quite a few of them will not transfer to major universities and colleges (ie. Butler University, Unversity of Kentucky, Mississippi State, etc). Not to offend anyone but as my husband would say, "those places are a scam!"