i want to pursue a good accredited masters degree online, and Im thinking about earning it from UOP..but how much does it cost per course???

A lot.  Out of curiosity, what other schools have you considered and how did you settle on Phoenix?

-=Steve=- 

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M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
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breannw03:

i want to pursue a good accredited masters degree online, and Im thinking about earning it from UOP..but how much does it cost per course???

 

According to this site, it costs $494 per credit hour, for an undergraduate degree.  For a three credit course, that's almost $1,500...very, very expensive for a bachelor degree program.  At the graduate level, tuition is $612 per credit hour.  There are many schools which will charge that much PER COURSE at the graduate level, not per credit hour. 

In my opinion, there are better, less expensive options out there.  UoP does serve a portion of the distance and adult learning marketplace, I just think they are horribly overpriced.   

As an aside, I have seen Help Wanted ads which specify "University of Phoenix graduates need not apply".  If you do go with UoP, make sure the employers in your field won't have a problem with a UoP degree.

 

 

"As an aside, I have seen Help Wanted ads which specify "University of Phoenix graduates need not apply".  If you do go with UoP, make sure the employers in your field won't have a problem with a UoP degree"

The cost is quite average and well below the price most would pay for in-state tuition at a northern school, say in New Jersey or New York.  Tcord apparently is used to prices in Texas about 25 years ago and also where would he have read a help wanted ad that says University of Phoenix graduates need not apply, sounds like BS to me, he lost all credibility.  BTW I paid about $475 a credit hour at FSU over 10 years ago so that price isn't expensive...

Anyone have any real feedback on UOP's MBA programs? 

 

Engel:

"As an aside, I have seen Help Wanted ads which specify "University of Phoenix graduates need not apply".  If you do go with UoP, make sure the employers in your field won't have a problem with a UoP degree"

The cost is quite average and well below the price most would pay for in-state tuition at a northern school, say in New Jersey or New York.  Tcord apparently is used to prices in Texas about 25 years ago and also where would he have read a help wanted ad that says University of Phoenix graduates need not apply, sounds like BS to me, he lost all credibility.  BTW I paid about $475 a credit hour at FSU over 10 years ago so that price isn't expensive...

Anyone have any real feedback on UOP's MBA programs? 

 

 

Tcord was not lying about employers not wanting UoP graduates.  The site below contains the link to an actual job ad that says UoP grads need not apply, although you won't be able to see the ad since it is old.

 http://elearningpundit.com/?p=85

As far as doing an MBA from UoP, why would you want to?  The school constantly gets bad press from the media, and they are not AACSB accredited.  AACSB is the best accrediation that a business school can have.  There are tons of AACSB online MBA programs out there.  The ones that don't require the GMAT are Northeastern, Texas A & M, and the University of Houston.  Do yourself a favor and check these schools out before you enroll in the UoP.

Engel,

I work with at least two UofP alumni and one of which who has an MBA from them.  They both seemed very satisfied with the degree though the one with the MBA will tell you that a big reason he passed his quantitative courses was due to the workgroup methodology/cohort style learning the students are required to do.  Personally I think cohort learning reflects how the business world works much more realistically than independent learning does.  That being said I think independent learning produces stronger individual graduates. 

 

That being said, I also have worked closely with recruiters here at my workplace and although they will accept a UofP degree as a matter of policy, more than one has considered it to be a lesser credential, whether fairly or not.  That’s just the way it works.  The problem with UofP is not academic, personally I think they are an academically sound school, better even than much of their competition.  That being said their guerilla warfare style marketing, overly pushy sales people, high prices and open enrollment have caused the school’s reputation to take a black eye that takes time to recover from.  Sometimes perception dictates reality, UofP grads are then not well served by these types of scandals.  Lastly UofP has threatened the old regime, established paradigm of what a university is and is not.  Anytime you shake up an existing paradigm you get pushback, which fair or not, also affects UofP grads in how their degree will be perceived.  Part of this is because UofP is a pioneering school, part of it is because they are for profit, part of it is they are doing better than any state school financially, they don’t conduct original research as an institution, they use instructors that are not well compensated compared to others in the market, etc.  So yeah, there are other considerations that I could write a book about but I think that will at least scratch the surface for now.

Lastly UofP is more expensive than many of their competitors out there.  MBA’s can be earned through regionally accredited schools such as Amberton University (in Texas) for around $600 a class.  Or you can try American Public University for around $750 to 800 a class.  Then there is Chadron State College, a state school “up north” in Nebraska that is also much less expensive than most. 

 

Regarding TCord, I’ve corresponded with Terry for years now (time flies when you’re having fun) and his knowledge on distance and “e”learning is encyclopedic.  He has been a respected member of this forum and others like this one out there for years.  Although none of us are the foremost authority on the subject (as if there is one) his reputation is good and well deserved.  Whether or not he is credible to you is irrelevant to me and I am sure him but I am writing this for the lurkers and anyone else who may read your post and wonder about Terry.  I respect Terry’s opinion and find his observations and opinions worthy of consideration, even if I happen to disagree.  As for you…  Well, you just got here

 

I think I'm with Engel here.  I've known Phoenix students and instructors, and I think they get a bad rap.  They're not on anyone's bargain list, I suppose, but they do a good job and their credentials are perfectly serviceable.

-=Steve=-

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M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress

donald11:

Tcord was not lying about employers not wanting UoP graduates.  The site below contains the link to an actual job ad that says UoP grads need not apply, although you won't be able to see the ad since it is old.

http://elearningpundit.com/?p=85

So, there was one such ad two years ago?  That's not exactly convincing!

As far as doing an MBA from UoP, why would you want to?  The school constantly gets bad press from the media, and they are not AACSB accredited.  AACSB is the best accrediation that a business school can have.  There are tons of AACSB online MBA programs out there.  The ones that don't require the GMAT are Northeastern, Texas A & M, and the University of Houston.  Do yourself a favor and check these schools out before you enroll in the UoP.

While I don't agree that Phoenix "constantly gets bad press from the media", I do agree that AACSB is mildly preferable.  I say mildly only because it's primarily important for those who hope to teach at the university level.  Still, there are inexpensive schools out there that have it and offer MBA programs by distance learning, so....

-=Steve=-

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B.S., Info Sys, Charter Oak State College
M.A., Educational Tech Leadership, George Washington University
Doctor of Health Education, A.T. Still University, in progress

breannwo3  i go to ashford university it cost my $353 a credit some yeah that is very expensive. Hope you enjoy it.

I am currently a student at UOP in the Bachelor's program, I pay 1590 for 3 credit hours (or basically per class) plus 85 dollars for all materials (books, etc.). The graduate program pays a 100 dollars more for 3 credit hours and 10 bucks more for materials. All materials are ebooks, so you don't have to wait for a book to come in the mail.

 

I just graduated from UOP with my associates in business and it is expensive. At the associates level I was paying about $2,000 every nine weeks two classes at a time. I am transferring all of my credits to American Public University for my bachelor degree which is cheaper than my associates at UOP was. APU is $750 a class which is exactly half  of the cost of tuition at UOP at the bachelor level. I am transfering because of cost and I will be starting in January.