What are good Accredited On line Colleges that have Master’s degree programs?
I recently obtained a Degree in Biology. I don’t really have the time to go to a conventional College for Grad school, do anyone know of any accredited online Colleges that have master’s degrees?
Check with your local state and private universities…many are offering programs online. One thingto keep in mind is that programs that require clinical time and such (mainly the ones dealing with the sciences) require on campus courses,but you may luck up!
I am attending a online college right at this moment you should check out Colorado technical university online or the University of Phoenix Online they both are excellent online colleges that are both accredited the website for Colorado tech online is http://ctuonline.edu if you want to check it out.
Whatever you do don’t go to an ‘Online Only’ place like the University of Phoenix. Your degree will not be respected.
Find a traditional university and see if they have an online degree program. If you’re interested in a online science degree (such as a Masters in Biology), you’ll be out of luck. How are you going to do a lab over the Internet?
Not for biology, requires lab work
Southerm Arkansas University offers MBA programs and the like
But Biology call for research, library work and lab work.
If you want a bonafied Masters on line it has to be a business or liberal arts studies program.
Many good universities (with accreditation, actual physical campuses, strong faculty and good reputations) offer master’s programs. The real issue is whether they have degrees in the fields you are interested in.
I think the best ones tend to be in engineering or in very specialized fields. Here you can find programs at top campus based universities. In my experience, good online programs in the natural sciences to be hard to find.
Two in the life sciences include the following:
University of Maryland
MS, Life Sciences
http://professionalstudies.umd.edu/mlfsc/
University of Nebraska, Kearny
MS, Biology
http://www.unk.edu/acad/continuing_ed/programs/index.php?id=6209
Both seem to be more oriented to those who wish to teach at a secondary school level — I am not sure how good they are at preparing one for other professional work, or for Ph.d study.
The University of London has distance (not necessarily online) MSc programs in Biodiversity, Clinical Trials, Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology.
http://www.londonexternal.ac.uk/prospective_students/postgraduate/index.php
Finally, many people beleive it is not possible to do lab science through online programs, but in fact it can be done. For example, I know of programs with clinical lab requirements that require distance students to do them (in person) at local hospitals or clinics.