I received my Bachelor’s degree at an actual campus and wish to work towards my Masters online as it is more feasible in my situation. Will employers take my online Master’s degree seriously?
It depends which online Uni you have your degree from. Just like a regular Uni. you want to make sure you have gone to one that is highly creditable.
I really hope so since you have already gotten your degree.
I’m not sure. Most people that you talk to will laugh or shrug their shoulders at the fact that you are going to an online college. Employers might not even give you a reason they did not hire you. I commend your Bachelors Degree at a real land based campus but goingto college online is something that I won’t do unless I have no other choice.
It depends on what institution is handling the on-line instruction — if it’s an accredited university that has on-line programs in addition to a regular curriculum, sure. If it’s an on-line “paper mill” where there isn’t any real instruction or testing, and you just get credit for “life experience” — no way.
I once interviewed a guy for a senior producer position, who had on his resume bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English Lit and Business. He listed the school, and I’d never heard of it — so I did a google search, and found them: “Get credit for your life experience! Bachelor’s degrees from $79.95!”
I asked the candidate if he really thought these degrees were worth anything, to which he replied,” Sure, they asked me what I had done previously, and might not have given me the degrees if I hadn’t had a lot of experience.”
Needless to say, I didn’t hire him — and I advised him not to put them on his resume in the future, since they gave the impression that he was trying to pull a fast one on potential employers
Less seriously than actual campus degrees but an interest and effort to continue learning is always viewed favorably.
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I don’t think they will give it much credibility. (Sorry.)