Comments on: Online degrees vs. Traditional education? How are the two different according to corporate america?

By: god knows and sees else Yahoo

god knows and sees else Yahoo — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:35:15 +0000

A BS from the Univertsity of Phgenix is OK whether online or if you lived in Arizona.
Corporate America is looking for a degree, soft skills, computer skills, communications, team building, experience, political smarts.
Unless you go to Harvard or Yale, or Medical School at NYU or John Hopkins they will never ask you where you got your degree
its you the person!

By: fifty

fifty — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:46:47 +0000

I don’t know if there is a scientific study of this topic. I have sensed that there are differences between the top 50 selective schools, ordinary state schools and online schools.

I attended a top 50 school and we had an excellent placement office. While several of us students landed jobs with Fortune 50 businesses, I noticed that very few of the state school students were as fortunate. In the company that selected me, there were six from my comparatively small university and only one from the large nearby state school (Penn State). It seemed to be an “old boys” type of thing.

There was a study done that compared students who graduated from top-ranked Ivy league Penn and students who were accepted to Penn but attended Penn State, a lower ranked state school that ranks near the bottom of the top 50. This study showed that top-notch students do equally well no matter which school they attended. The only problem I have with this study was that both schools were ranked in the top 50 so the results may not apply to someone who attends a lower-ranked state school or an online school.

By: subnova_98

subnova_98 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:25:07 +0000

In my experience, most companies aren’t concerned as to where you went, they are more concerned with if you have obtained the degree. Obtaining the degree shows that you have commitment.

By: Billy

Billy — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:53:30 +0000

I think the biggest difference (in terms of perception) is whether you got it from a reputable school. I know Phoenix is all online, but I don’t know what sort of reputation they enjoy.

Either way, if you prove a successful businessman, other companies will hire you if your MBA is from Bozo’s Clown College.

By: osuchick82

osuchick82 — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:26:45 +0000

From my experience, online vs. traditional makes no difference unless your talking online vs. ivy league schools. As long as you do the work and get the education, most places don’t even inquire as to where you went. Experience is the key… if you own your own business currently, I’d say in corporate America, that would be your best asset!

By: David L

David L — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:03:45 +0000

online degrees don’t carry the weight of the traditional programs.

By: graduate student

graduate student — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:16:28 +0000

Most people value a traditional education more than online degrees because simply it takes more effort.