online masters worth anything?

buddy16cat
Tue, 24 May 2011 23:21:06 +0000

I would agree with this, that it really depends on where you get the degree. It is always helpful to be an alumni of a school that others in your area have attended as well, helping your chances on finding a job in your field. Some schools have national recognition. I attended a really affordable college in MI and was satisfied with the classes for the most part but I think that sometimes the fact that there aren’t many alumni from this school in my area and the school is not very well known does hurt my chances. The fact that it is also online does affect how I am perceived by employers. So the comment about attending a college that is unknown or that annoys employers with pop-ups does seem to be seems to be accurate. I have followed a thread on a discussion board on LinkedIn and have seen many people with online degrees having issues with finding a job in their field. Some are already in their field looking to get to the next level and want the quickest and easiest route to a degree which might hurt their chances to get to that next level.