Which college would be best for Distance Education?

Question

I am from India & wanted to do my MS? Please suggest me some good college in US which provide distance education.

Answer 1

There are many colleges in the USA that do some course on line, but not too many where you can actually complete the whole degree. At some point you have to be on campus.

AND - very important - there are some scams and phony schools that will rip you off. You must be careful.

In the USA all the respectable schools are checked out and accredited by groups known as the "regional accreditation". There is one for the northeast US, one for the South, etc.

Before you spend ONE RUPEE for any US school, you must check to see that it is properly accredited. This would not be hard. All you have to do is check any list of schools in the US and pick two or three in the state where your online school has its offices. Say, you had an online university in the state of Louisiana, then just look for one of the main schools in that state - so in Louisiana that would be Louisiana State University or Tulane University. Go to the website for that school and you will see something like this:

"Tulane University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097; Telephone number 404-679-4501) to award bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. "

that quote is from the front page of Tulane's website.

Do not send ONE RUPEE to any school unless they are accredited by the same association as the other respected schools in the area.

Answer 2

I would suggest Texas A&M University because I am an Aggie. They have a great online program. But I took several online classes from The University of Phoenix online. That was one of the best educational experiences I have ever had. I think you are smart doing classes online. At least I did very well. And if I do well at something I know everyone else will.