(online), I have applied to University of Memphis to complete a Bachelor’s degree in international business or marketing. I am having second thoughts about my path now. Should I continue with a Bachelor’s in Information Technology or a more specific business fields? Shall I attend traditional campus or continue online? I have done it before, it’s great, but time consuming. For business traditional campus seems like a great idea. But if I continue with IT, then what better place to get the degree than online, where you are forced to deal with more software and the internet? The IT field is growing so fast and there are so many high paying jobs and new fields, but business has a proven success record with hard work. Hard work will, of course, always be necessary. But what field and end to a means is the most noteworthy and reasonable? Give me your opinion.
I have a decision to make. I am finishing an associates degree in business with University of Phoenix (online
(online), I have applied to University of Memphis to complete a Bachelor’s degree in international business or marketing. I am having second thoughts about my path now. Should I continue with a Bachelor’s in Information Technology or a more specific business fields? Shall I attend traditional campus or continue online? I have done it before, it’s great, but time consuming. For business traditional campus seems like a great idea. But if I continue with IT, then what better place to get the degree than online, where you are forced to deal with more software and the internet? The IT field is growing so fast and there are so many high paying jobs and new fields, but business has a proven success record with hard work. Hard work will, of course, always be necessary. But what field and end to a means is the most noteworthy and reasonable? Give me your opinion.
4 Responses
April 23rd, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Whatever you do, get away from University of Phoenix. You need a degree from a REAL university if you want prospective employees to respect your education.
April 27th, 2009 at 5:01 am
Journalism and journalism investigation/reporting.
April 28th, 2009 at 2:19 am
You made a BIG mistake enrolling in University of Phoenix. You might recover by enrolling in a real university. Maybe your Phoenix credits can be transferred - but maybe not.
IT can’t be learned on-line and employers just laugh at an online IT degree. You need hands-on classes and labs. Grantham University offers a semi-credible BSET in Computer Engineering Technology and Electronics Engineering Technology that can be oriented to IT, but even Grantham requires you to have access to real labs or employer IT equipment.
DeVry is another possibility if you want an accredited BSEET. Many DeVry degrees are substandard, but their BSEET, BS-CIS, and BSTM degrees are tolerably good.
April 28th, 2009 at 5:23 pm
Congrats on finishing your AA. IT is a great field to be in, you can always pick up an MBA down the road when you have some business experience.
I wouldn’t recommend UOP for the degree, even tho it is regionally accredited and will allow you to be licensed. A Memphis IT degree is best case. Online degrees are great for people who don’t have access to local school, the military, or working parents, but if you have access to Memphis, definitely go there.
If you are going on line, DeVry is the best option.
To correct Kalos, you do NOT want to go to Grantham, it is only nationally accredited, and not a good one at that.
Regardless of delivery method (on ground, online, hybrid), a higher ed institution in the US can have 3 institutional accreditation statuses.
1. Regionally accredited - the highest and most useful.
2. Nationally accredited - real, but not as recognized or useful. Yes it is less than regional accreditation, which isn’t intuitive.
3. Unaccredited
Be sure to check here before you enroll: