# Online Degrees **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 15, 2005, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-degrees/303918 "2005-05-15T08:01:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2005, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-degrees/303918/1 "2005-05-15T08:01:16Z")
Has anyone here ever received an online degree? Do you know anyone that has? Any comments, complaints, or suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2005, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-degrees/303918/2 "2005-05-16T02:02:14Z")
Funny you should ask. I’m working on my Master’s degree, and I just completed a research paper on this very thing. Here are the main points for your reading pleasure… [ul] [li]Online degrees can help you advance with a company where you are already employed.[/li][li]If you’re not already employed, and your resume clearly indicates the degree is from an online resource, it’s not taken as seriously.[/li][li]Employers (hiring managers) believe that online degrees are equivilant to traditional degrees, but are not necessarily willing to risk hiring a candidate as the perception of online degrees is that they’re not as good.[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![ccwaterback](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/df705f/32.png) [@ccwaterback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ccwaterback)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2005, 1:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/online-degrees/303918/3 "2005-05-17T01:12:38Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > Funny you should ask. Thanks **Enright3** , that’s pretty much what I thought. One other “plus” might be if you’re an old timer like me and you get an online degree.