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The Biggest Problems With Online Degrees

A current main concern about online (61%,) lack of data about the
degrees is whether an online degree from effectiveness or quality of the education
an accredited college or university is (53%,) and loss of real-time teacher
seen by potential employers as a lesser student exchange (39%.)
degree than one that is earned in the The industries most likely to embrace
traditional classroom. online degrees were the following -
Certain professions, such as entry-level Internet/New Media (70%) Technology (46%)
MBAs, still consider online graduates as High Tech (44%) Media & Marketing (29%)
second-tier to traditional classroom Telecommunications (29%) Consulting (22%)
graduates because the ones doing the The industries least likely to embrace
hiring all obtained their degrees from online degrees were the following -
traditional schools and have questions Medicine (68%) Law (56%) Health Care/Bio
and concerns about the quality of online Tech (52%) Academia (44%) Government
degrees. (22%) Finance (18%)
Graduates from the first Internet law The following was recommended by
school, Concord Law School, will likely respondents to help online degree holders
have fewer options to practice law land a position even when the interviewer
because the American Bar Association will has doubts about the value of the degree:
not accredit the university. As a result, - Tell employers and potential employers
those graduates will only be able to that your degree was earned online. -
practice law in those states that don't Bring along transcripts, course study
require lawyers to earn degrees from an examples, and letters of recommendation
ABA-approved law school. or authenticity about the program and its
There are some professions, like accreditation. - Have industry experience
information technology fields, that tend to back the degree. - For those with
to value online degrees more highly limited work history, having taken
because of the nature of the work itself. courses like public speaking, debate,
However, a career network website, did a public forum, and group dynamics could
survey of 239 human resources help show that you have people skills,
professionals and found that they tend to which could help ease the hesitation over
put more value on degrees from the lack of social interaction with your
established universities like Duke or peers when taking online courses.
Stanford than from virtual universities As more and more online degree holders
like the University of Phoenix. get interviewed and hired, the number of
Their study also revealed that 26% companies that will be more open to
believed that online bachelor's degrees hiring people with online degrees will
were as credible as traditionally earned increase.
bachelor's degrees, while 37% believed Slowly, but surely, the employment world
that online graduate degrees were as is realizing that talented individuals
credible as traditionally earned graduate don't have to come from the traditional
degrees. The reason behind this is classroom to provide value to a company.
believed to be that people seeking Companies are also realizing that
graduate degrees are doing it online individuals who would have never been
because it's their best or only option available before due to work commitments,
due to current job demands. These people family obligations, and time constraints
may be seen as more driven and preventing them from attending
self-motivated. traditional classroom degree programs,
The biggest drawbacks regarding online are now becoming options for these
education cited by those surveyed were businesses to consider adding to their
the lack of social interaction with peers employee talent pool.




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