Title: How Employers View Online Degrees: Interviews with Nine Hiring Executives
Headings: How Do Employers View Online Degrees?
How Do Employers View Online Degrees?
Meet the Interviewees: Nine CEOs and Executives
Employer Perceptions of Online Education
Positive perceptions of online degrees included:
Negative perceptions of online degrees included:
Positive Perceptions of Online Degrees
Negative Perceptions of Online Degrees
Conclusions: What to Consider Before Enrolling in an Online Program
Jocelyn Blore

Content: There’s no denying that online education is still dogged by an image problem (note: content may be paywalled), largely due to skyrocketing student debt at the hands of exploitative for-profit schools. Despite these headwinds, there are several forces contributing to the continued popularity of online programs. Not only has new technology facilitated people’s access to distance-based degrees, but also a growing number of established, regionally accredited, public and private universities are now offering a full-slate of online degree programs. By illustration, the University of North Carolina, Georgetown University, Penn State University, Arizona State University, and UC Berkeley, among others, made several graduate degree programs available online. This article includes nine exclusive interviews with company executives on their perceptions of online education, the negative and the positive. It closes with a discussion of what aspiring online students should look for to ensure that their academic background is taken seriously in a hiring context. Meet the Interviewees: Nine CEOs and Executives
The interviewees come from a range of industries, including technology, finance, medicine, marketing, government, and scientific research. Here is a description of each interviewee’s title, what their company does, and a quote from their exclusive interview with OnlineEducation.com in 2017: