master's degree online?

Question

I'm graduating in the spring 2008 and I've been thinking about getting a master's degree in Human ressources mangement, but i really don't want to sit in classrooms anymore. so i have been checking out some online universities such as Walden University, AIU, and Phoenix. i just wanted to know if getting an online master's would count as much in working world. I'm not sure if people wpuld take it seriously. Am I wrong?

Answer 1

Webster University has a good MA in HRM online. Webster.edu

The world has changed and legit accredited online degrees are becoming commonplace now. In most cases, the degree doesn't say "online" anywhere on it.

Harvard University has an online master's now - I'm betting it'd be taken seriously. UoP has some reputation issues, not that I think they're bad but I think they're over reported.

I'm liking what I read about NorthCentral University and NovaSoutheastern University. You might want to look at those as well.

Many state universities now have complete degrees online and you'll want to consider those. Places like Florida State and UMass have really good reputations.

Answer 2

Check out http://XRL.us/3q3e , its an "Education Advancement" site where you can search for the degree you'd like and it'll show you a list of online schools that have that program and then you can type in your personal information so they can contact you....

they have a lot of respected colleges liek AIU and Phoenix listed as well as a lot of other lesser known ones, which may not be taken as seriously as some of the more famous names...anyway good luck

Answer 3

I would think all you would have to put on your resume is that you have a master's degree from whatever university. You wouldn't have to put that you got it online. My sister & her husband are in the process of getting their master's degrees from the University of Indiana (I think) and they are doing it online. It's just as much work so it shouldn't hinder you in the job market.