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: Online education is no longer the future. It’s right now. Employers are embracing online education in record numbers. Unlike a decade ago, employers no longer automatically perceive online degrees or distance education as inferior or second class. Online degrees are gaining respect. As a result, there is no need to reveal in a cover letter or resume that you “earned your degree online.” Details about why you chose any particular type of school—such as a private school versus a public school or a Christian college versus a secular college—are best left to discussion during an actual interview. Even then, you’ll only want to discuss the issue of online education if asked. We say “if asked” because GetEducated.com’s studies show that most employers are not overly concerned about how a degree was earned. They are, however, very concerned about overall school reputation and educational quality.