# Online Degrees **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 7, 2005, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-degrees/298173 "2005-04-07T05:03:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ennaec2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@ennaec2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ennaec2)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2005, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-degrees/298173/1 "2005-04-07T05:03:57Z")
Has anybody here ever gotten or know anyone who’s gotten a degree through an online university? I’m specifically interested in Kaplan University (which I know is owned by the Washington Post) or the University of Phoenix. The UoP is an accredited school and they seem to have a good program set up but I’m not sure I want to spend thousands of dollars on something that I won’t be able to use. I’m a 30 yr old mother of two and I don’t have free time to go sit in a classroom. Also - anyone here in a hiring capacity? What would you think of a job candidate who chose this route for education? ---
**Author:** ![Arien](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Arien](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arien)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-degrees/298173/2 "2005-04-08T04:20:40Z")
I’ve read that it’s better to go through an online program from a traditional university. A lot of universites have degrees you can attain through distance learning, and you might be cheaper if it’s public and you’re a resident of that state. I don’t have experience personally with online degrees, though. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2005, 10:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-degrees/298173/3 "2005-04-08T10:37:03Z")
My mum’s cousin got one. He was qualified for his job but there was a policy change and all of a sudden he needed a degree. One from an online university was enough to rubberstamp his job security.