Are there accredited online master's degree programs?

Answer 1

In the beginning, I must admit many organizations were skeptical about online degrees. However, as the online courses continue to evolve, their validity as a bona fide degree is becoming more and more accepted. Most all colleges and universities are now building up their online offerings. Remember also, there is no statement - that I know of - on a students transcript that indicates the courses taken were online. It has some advantages that ground courses do not have. One such example is that the student gets many different perspectives from other students throughout the nation, and abroad. Just make sure the college or university has a regional accreditation by an official accreditation agency.

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The respect is there and growing. 35 percent of employers and hiring managers viewed online degrees as the same as on-campus degrees, according to Vault.com(see Related Link below), in 2008. 83 percent said online degree is much more acceptable than 5 years ago.

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If you are still a little hesitant to go with a fully online school, you can always look into schools that provide both on campus and online degrees. This might be more respectable for some employers than an online only school. Most schools that offer on-campus and online courses do not state on your degree or your transcript whether you were an online student or have taken any online courses. You need to check with the school you are interested in to find out. You can easily check what schools offer the type of online masters degree you want on many of the online education websites such as an other Related Link below, which has this tool that lets you compare a handful of programs that you're interested in on criterion such as cost, how long it takes to complete, and minimum GPA required. There are other sites with information on just online master's degrees, and you can also Google for other sites.

Answer 2

After the evolution of online education and e-learning, there are many online colleges and universities that are being established virtually and it has been made very easy for the students to take these online courses and complete their degree programs. Online degrees are always respected provided that the colleges or university you have enrolled yourself in is accredited and recognized worldwide. Just ensure that if you take online classes, the college or university should be verified by the verification bodies.

Answer 3

Yes there are many online masters degree programs. Many programs are offered by traditional colleges while others are available at mainly online schools such as University of Phoenix.