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Why People Still Want An MBA Degree

Shutterstock It has become fashionable of late to cast doubt on the merits of getting an MBA degree, especially one from a two-year program that costs well into the six figures. Yet, there has been no shortage of applicants to any of the most highly selective schools that...
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3 Benefits of Online Degree Programs With Live Classes

One major difference between traditional and online education is the amount of face-to-face interaction among students and faculty. In a classroom, students engage with their instructor in person on a regular basis, while an online program primarily connects instructors and learners virtually. Some online degree programs address that lack of face-to-face interaction...
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When to Earn a Smaller Credential With Your Online Degree

For some students, an online degree alone may not be enough to fully meet their career goals. This was the case for LaShelle Morrison, a fifth-year student pursuing a doctorate in educational psychology partially online at the University of Iowa. “I am most interested in teaching and helping others to teach better,...
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An Art Degree Online? How Does That Work?

College is many things, but easy is definitely not one of them. Juggling classwork, midterms, finals, and multiple extracurricular activities, many students find themselves making stressful, career-related decisions for the very first time: Gap year or grad school? Summer session or summer job? Paid part-time gig or unpaid...
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