Department of Education. DETC and ACICS are two examples of "national" accreditors.3. It is better i...

1. Are online masters degrees worth it?
Department of Education. DETC and ACICS are two examples of "national" accreditors.
3. It is better if the program you want is also accredited. Regional accreditation - this is
accreditation by one of six regional accrediting agencies recognized by the U.S.
http://www.distance.msstate.edu/mba/ It is AACSB accredited and is $444 per semester credit hour.
For additional information, here are some articles on online education.
http://owli.org/home/node/793
http://owli.org/home/node/509
http://owli.org/home/node/10
http://owli.org/home/node/783
http://owli.org/home/node/647
http://owli.org/home/node/1498
http://owli.org/home/node/1230
http://owli.org/home/node/249
Good luck
. ABET accredits engineering and technology programs, etc. Psychology programs can be accredited
by the APA. You can check on the accreditation of any school at two websites. There are three levels
of accreditation in the U.S. Usually, online degrees from state universities are no different than the
degrees conferred to students who were on campus.
Validity of an online degree depends upon where you get one. A school that has a program
accreditation for the program in which you are interested is the best accreditation possible.
Minimum accreditation a school you choose should have is
regional. When searching for a school, look at the cost of
tuition first. These are program accreditations. For
example, one school charges $310 per quarter credit hour
which is equal to $462.68 per semester credit hour.
If you are looking to get an MBA, one of the best and least
expensive online MBA programs in the country is at Mississippi State University. "National"
accreditation - it is not really national, but is called that because the agencies granting these

2. accreditations are regionalized. For example, the business program (or school) at an institution can
achieve AACSB accreditation. To change tuition rates from quarter hour to semester hour, divide by
0.67. Unaccredited - completely unacceptable, avoid at all costs.
There are additional accreditations that an institution can get. However, if you attend an online
program at a state university, your employer will never know you obtained the degree online unless
you tell them. More and more employers are becoming more accepting of online degrees. How much
does the school charge per credit hour. Best generalized accreditation a school can get.
2. The first thing you need to learn about when searching for a school where you can get a degree
online is accreditation. Then check to see if the school is on the quarter or semester hour system.
The first is the CHEA (Council for Higher Education Accreditation)
http://www.chea.org/search/search.asp
The second is the USDE Office of Postsecondary Education at
http://www.ope.ed.gov/accreditation/sear...
Now that you know something about accreditation, you can start searching for a school. for an entire
institution.
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