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Which is the best on-line university for cost and acceptance of degrees?

I am old school looking to return to the new school after an extended period of no school.

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  • CoachT
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    Harvard - http://www.extension.harvard.edu/2007-08/DistanceE...

    Fantastic name recognition and much cheaper than even many state colleges.

    Now, a more useful answer. Almost every college in the US is teaching online these days - your choices are many. Many offer entire degrees online while others offer portions of the degree online.

    Cost will vary online as much as it does in traditional classes and can be conditional on geography. Your state schools will likely be the least cost.

    Greatest acceptance of an online degree comes the same way as acceptance of a classroom degree. It's all about the reputation of the college and not about online vs classroom.

    UMass (for example) teaches whole degrees online. You rarely hear anyone challenge the status of UMass as not legit. Same with UTex, UFlorida, Florida State, and tons more.

    UPhoenix, AIU, Florida Met., DeVry, etc... also teach whole degrees online (and in the classroom). We often hear disparaging comments about the quality of these.

    If we know that the above two statements (about who teaches online) is true, and accept the observation that some are more respected than others (online or classroom); then we can conclude that it's not all about whether the degree is delivered online, classroom, or combination - it's all about whether the college is repected.

    When someone says "UoP Sux" they don't distinguish between UoP online and UoP classroom -- it's just UoP.

    Explore the many options. http://www.petersons.com/distancelearning/code/sea... You may be surprised what's available to you. And don't forget to check out your State U - it has the best name recognition in your state.

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