Which online school is best - Phoenix, Walden, or others?

Question

For teachers.

Answer 1

This is a trick question -- because none of them are particularly good. The schools you mention are For Profit schools that are about twice as expensive as a good state university.

They are not selective, accepting nearly everyone who applies. Employers do not take them seriously for two reasons. The first is that since they accept anyone, it is impossible to pick the qualified students from the unqualified. The second is that they do not have a reputation for having high quality classes. Intel, for example, has recently told its employees that they will not pay for them to take classes at the University of Phoenix because their classes lack academic rigor.

The University of Phoenix was recently fined a record $9.8MM by the Department of Education for sleazy recruiting practices. I recently read that they are currently under investigation for padding their placement numbers.

Avoid on-line degrees at all costs.

Answer 2

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