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I would choose the University of Phoenix
If you had to chose an online program between Purdue and Walden University, which would you chose and why?
I am going back to get my masters degree. Due to many cir stances i have to do it online. Purdue and Walden both offer a program that fits what i want to do. Purdue has stricter entry requirements (namely a good score on the GRE -- YUCK).
I'm tempted to enroll at Walden, but worry it wont look as good, or be worth as much as if i were to get it from Purdue.
I would choose the University of Phoenix
Masters is sweet pretty much no matter where you get it tbh. Not everyone has a masters.
I would stay away from any for-profit university (e.g., Walden).
Which one's aren't for profit? Seriously, I'm curious.
Purdue by far. Walden = WTF U.
Serious question? Most of them....
How do you figure?
Seriously, aren't they all "for profit"? The school I graduated from charges such a ridiculous amount of f'ing money, and that was 10 years ago......I can't imagine what they are charging nowadays.
No one or no school does something to better mankind......they do it for money......period.
No they are care for education. See they make you take classes you don't need and most likely will never use in your major field because ....well.....you see...like...cause..
Yeah they all for profit.
That's exactly right......I want to know how Freshman Sociology helped me with a Construction Mgmt degree.....and if no one can answer me that, I want my $1,000 that class cost me, plus every other waste of time class I took.
Then again, not a day goes by when I don't wish I was still back there, so maybe it is worth it.
They want to raise tuition in Texas too. Because $6k for 13 hours isn't enough.
Then again, not a day goes by when I don't wish I was still back there, so maybe it is worth it.
According to everything i can find, Walden has an OK reputation. Purdue is highly regarded and on a few "top schools" lists though.
I am just really wondering if it matters so much WHERE you got the degree from, or moreso just that you have it.
I am already employed in the field, and have been for 4 years. Getting a masters and moving into Instructional Design "should" increase my salary by around 30k a year though.
Also, and on a total side note, I still dislike and have very little respect for college prof's. Out of the many I've met, only a handful could actually work in "the real world".
imho
From what I've seen, it doesn't matter where it's from......just as long as you have it.
A Masters from UTSA will get you in the door anywhere.
Is is just the same field or at the same company too?
same field, i doubt my company has many opportunities above where i am currently in this line of work.
If that's the case, then the reputation of the school probably matters a little more. Also, you should contact the school and inquire about placement rates post-graduation.
Then especially, who gives a ? Just get it at the cheapest place you're comfortable with, and then throw it out there at every networking or interview opportunity.
, I'd hire a guy with a masters over those without and I'd NEVER ask where it's from.......I think that's par for the course too.
We disagree.
I currently manage an LMS (learning mgmt system) basically a system that delivers online course ware to individuals in the Air Force.
I would like to be able to design and build the course ware, rather than just manage the site it resides, which is where the masters comes in. Instructional Designers make really good money, and are becoming more and more in demand, especially with all the budget cuts to traditional teachers.
Part of me agrees with this. I have friends that are IDs and only have a bachelors degree. Of course they have been doing it for ages now though. When i go and look for ID jobs on Monster, etc...most only ask for a Bachelors, with a lot of experience then it says "masters preferred"
So i think if i had a masters It probably wouldnt matter.
What if both candidates have a masters degree and similar resume except which school they graduated from (and they are fighting for one job opening)?
Honestly, I'd base it on the interview and whoever has more refined "soft skills".
Wouldn't have anything to do with which school.
Having said that, I'm speaking from an industry specific standpoint, which sounds like it is absolutely nothing like the industry in which the OP is in.
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