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