Is it good to do online PhD?
I am considering one from capella University or Colorado technical University… but have concerns if they will deliver and give me that competitive advantage that I so desire.
Probably not. It depends on what you plan to do with that degree.
For the most part, the for-profit colleges are not very well respected by academics or business. Capella and CTU are both for-profit proprietary colleges.
If you were looking at an Online PHD from a traditional bricks-and-mortar then it would be more functional and useful. You’d also likely find it to be less expensive.
The value of any degree depends entirely on the reputation of the college that awards it. Online isn’t, in and of itself, bad. Some of those schools that are primarily or solely online do indeed have a poor general reputation though.
If you’re looking at this PhD to land a traditional college professorship - it’s going to be a real challenge. If you are looking at it to start or improve your own private practice then it will work better as long as it’s state approved for licensing in your state. If you’re a public school teacher then it won’t matter as long as the degree is regionally accredited (both of those are). If you want it for business/industry career advancement - very few businesses look for PhD’s - another master’s might be worth more.
So your mileage really depends on what you plan to use the degree for. And remember, there are plenty of options out there. Capella and CTU are far from the only online PhD offerers. There’s also UPhoenix, NorthCentral U, Walden, Nova SouthEastern, etc… but they’re all in the same reputational boat - bottom of the stack and often more expensive than your state U.
If you just want it to have the title "Dr." then it really doesn’t matter at all where you get it from. If you want it to have some prestige and value, you need to pick the best school you can get into.
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December 4th, 2009 at 7:10 am
Probably not. It depends on what you plan to do with that degree.
For the most part, the for-profit colleges are not very well respected by academics or business. Capella and CTU are both for-profit proprietary colleges.
If you were looking at an online PhD from a traditional bricks-and-mortar then it would be more functional and useful. You’d also likely find it to be less expensive.
The value of any degree depends entirely on the reputation of the college that awards it. Online isn’t, in and of itself, bad. Some of those schools that are primarily or solely online do indeed have a poor general reputation though.
If you’re looking at this PhD to land a traditional college professorship - it’s going to be a real challenge. If you are looking at it to start or improve your own private practice then it will work better as long as it’s state approved for licensing in your state. If you’re a public school teacher then it won’t matter as long as the degree is regionally accredited (both of those are). If you want it for business/industry career advancement - very few businesses look for PhD’s - another master’s might be worth more.
So your mileage really depends on what you plan to use the degree for. And remember, there are plenty of options out there. Capella and CTU are far from the only online PhD offerers. There’s also UPhoenix, NorthCentral U, Walden, Nova SouthEastern, etc… but they’re all in the same reputational boat - bottom of the stack and often more expensive than your state U.
If you just want it to have the title "Dr." then it really doesn’t matter at all where you get it from. If you want it to have some prestige and value, you need to pick the best school you can get into.
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