Phoenix University ?

[snickerharley]

I recently graduated college and was thinking about taking on-line courses through Phoenix U for a masters degree...does anyone have any experience with this?

 

[dameodie]

My advice?

Don't do that until you're in a position where not having a master's degree is the only thing holding you back from a higher position. A master's degree without real world (read: post-college) experience isn't going to help you at all. Esp from an online university.

And PLEASE investigate brick and mortar schools first. Many of them have online or mostly-online programs!

 

[Dodie]

I work in HR for a Fortune 100 company. Trust me when I say that a degree from Phoenix online means absolutely NOTHING. Don't waste your time or money.

 

[RALIKA]

whats a good online school for accounting degree i want a bachelor

 

[bananiem]

I work in HR for a Fortune 100 company. A degree from Phoenix online means absolutely NOTHING. Don't waste your time or money.

Depends. My dh works for the #2 medical facility in the country. They ok Phoenix because there isn't a college within 60-90 miles for them to get their course work. Not all of it is avaliable online. Having it all available online means they don't lose hours of their employees time travelling to class.
Plus, the only reason you need a master's is because it's stated as a requirement. The last 3 promotions have been due to his work on projects. All 3 "required" a master's. Now they're saying next time he has to have the piece of paper so they won't get sued for promoting him over someone with the piece of paper.

 

[Rence]

I second the thought that a Master's degree without real world experience is a hinderence in most fields. You can actually make it harder to get a job. Basically because you have a Master's degree they feel that you should be earning a higher salary, but because you have no experience you aren't worth the higher salary - so you don't get hired. There is also a fear that if they hire you in at a lower salary that you will leave the second you have a bit of experience and can get a higher salary elsewhere. I have friends who went straight for a Master's and had a much harder time getting a job.

Now as for U of Phoenix online. I just completed my Master's degree through them. I also have a friend who just did as well. Overall it was a good experience but not for everyone. An on-line degree requires a lot of self-discipline. To really do well, there is a lot of work and you have to be prepared to devote the time to it. My friend went straight through - one class after another and it really burned her out. I was using tuition reimbursement through work (another reason to hold off on a Master's - make your employer pay for it). Because of the reimbursement limits I could take 3 courses a year and have them fully paid for. So I spaced my classes out with long breaks in between and took a little over four years to get my degree.


By and large I enjoyed the experience. I did feel that I learned a lot.

 

[Dodie]

Depends. My dh works for the #2 medical facility in the country. They ok Phoenix because there isn't a college within 60-90 miles for them to get their course work. Not all of it is avaliable online. Having it all available online means they don't lose hours of their employees time travelling to class.
Plus, the only reason you need a master's is because it's stated as a requirement. The last 3 promotions have been due to his work on projects. All 3 "required" a master's. Now they're saying next time he has to have the piece of paper so they won't get sued for promoting him over someone with the piece of paper.

We too accept online degrees. However, I know many, many companies who do not consider Phoenix to be a reputable provider.

As was mentioned earlier, online coursework through a brick and mortar university is almost always preferable to a strictly online school. Phoenix seems to have the worst reputation.

 

[bananiem]

We too accept online degrees. However, I know many, many companies who do not consider Phoenix to be a reputable provider.

As was mentioned earlier, online coursework through a brick and mortar university is almost always preferable to a strictly online school. Phoenix seems to have the worst reputation.

Unless you can't get all of you coursework online from the brick and mortar school.

 

[dameodie]

Plus, the only reason you need a master's is because it's stated as a requirement. The last 3 promotions have been due to his work on projects. All 3 "required" a master's. Now they're saying next time he has to have the piece of paper so they won't get sued for promoting him over someone with the piece of paper.

This is what I was trying to say above. If you're in a posistion that requires a Master's degree to move up, you have all the proper experience but no piece of paper, a UoP degree will help you. But other than that, it won't.

 

[snickerharley]

Thanks for all of your advice. I think I will investigate other "brick and mortar" schools and possibly wait a bit before making the move towards a masters.