Kate
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The best online universities are just one part of a real life university and do not show that you did your degree online.
Some good programs:
ASU's online MBA
Boise State's Masters of Education
Boston University's Liberal Arts BA of MA in Criminal Justice
U of Minnesota's online BA programs
Places like U of Phoenix and Capella scream "I did my degree online" and are not as well respected as programs through traditional colleges.
Jacqueline
They are legitimate if they are from accredited Universities. They are not always looked upon the same way as a degree from a traditional college, but they are better then nothing. They can be extremely expensive. University of Phoenix costs more per credit hour then my private University...I was shocked, I was just trying to fill some electives and I still have sticker shock! You may want to look into the traditional colleges (including the community colleges) around you and see if they offer online courses, many of them do and you won't be seen as an online student when presenting your degree to a perspective employer. You can also look into evening classes and some colleges have weekend classes, my school has an adult oriented weekend college. I take all my classes on Saturday and get between 12 and 15 hours a quarter. Good luck and congrats on thinking about your future!
Jeffrey M
Research carefully. Most public and private universities have some online programs. If the school you are looking at is accredited and is an actual physical scholl you can trust it.
Check this site out.
http://distancelearn.about.com/od/accreditationinfo/a/regional.htm