Online MBAs no longer second rate
Aug 23rd, 2005From Forbes.com …
Online study doesn't mean a second-rate degree when it comes to earning an M.B.A.
Many mid-career adults find that online study allows them to balance a family and a job with pursuit of an advanced degree, while holding down costs.
"Some people have a negative perception of what it means to get an M.B.A. online," says George Lorenzo, author of The Complete Idiot's Guide To Getting Your M.B.A. Online. "It requires a great deal of self-discipline, and the degree you earn from any regionally accredited institution online is the same degree you'd earn on campus–and the diploma doesn't say you earned it online."
A survey by the United Bank of Switzerland Investment Research found that the number of students pursuing an M.B.A. online was second only to those seeking an advanced degree in education and equal to the number of students studying for a degree in computer science.
More on this story and other aspects of online education at The Online Learning Update, and Accepted Admissions Almanac.
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