Title: Are Online Degrees Respected? | GetEducated
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Do Employers Respect Online Degrees?
Most Respected Online Degrees — 3 Factors
1. Your college is 300 miles or more from where you live.
If the college you attended online is located more than 300 miles outside the immediate area where you live or work, your future employer may wonder how you could have attended.
Example: Your job history shows you’ve lived and worked in Los Angeles for the last 15 years, yet your resume says you earned a master of public health from the University of Illinois last year.
On the other hand, if the online degree program you attended has a regular campus within 300 miles of your home or work area, chances are excellent that your employer will already have formed a solid impression of your school. This established brand impression will override any concerns your employer might have about how your degree was earned.
2. Your college doesn’t have a campus.
3. Your program is not regionally accredited.
Getting Respect for Your Online Degree

Content: We’ve found three specific instances where you are most likely to encounter questions about your online education during a job interview. If any of these circumstances apply to your online degree program, you should arrive at your interview prepared to discuss these aspects of online education. 1. Your college is 300 miles or more from where you live. If the college you attended online is located more than 300 miles outside the immediate area where you live or work, your future employer may wonder how you could have attended. Example: Your job history shows you’ve lived and worked in Los Angeles for the last 15 years, yet your resume says you earned a master of public health from the University of Illinois last year. On the other hand, if the online degree program you attended has a regular campus within 300 miles of your home or work area, chances are excellent that your employer will already have formed a solid impression of your school. This established brand impression will override any concerns your employer might have about how your degree was earned. 2.