| Nowadays, it is common to earn a degree through | | | | agency which approved by Department of Education. |
| online education program. You can choose any major | | | | Those degrees that issued by diploma mills are illegal |
| that fit your needs from degree programs offered | | | | and they are not accepted in the job market. |
| by various online schools. Many of us are getting a | | | | Employers nowadays are well aware about those |
| degree for the purpose of career advancement or | | | | fake degrees and they have tried their best efforts |
| making a career switch. So, the acceptance of the | | | | to reject them. So, if you are earn your degree from |
| degree in the job market is important. The common | | | | a diploma mill, the consequences may not just losing |
| concern for most students who are planning to | | | | your job opportunity, but you may be dragged into a |
| pursue their degree online is whether the degree | | | | legal case due to holding an illegal degree. |
| earned is equally competitive with the standard | | | | Most employers have a list of accredited online |
| degree which earned through campus-based | | | | universities and their degree programs, or they can |
| university. | | | | easily access the list from the accreditation database |
| In deciding whether to go for online study or follow | | | | from Department of Education's website. Any degree |
| the campus-based degree program, the acceptance | | | | from an unknown or suspicious online university will |
| of the degree in the job market may become your | | | | easily draw attention by the employers. If you are |
| key consideration factor. You may choose to pursue | | | | earning a degree from a reputable and properly |
| the traditional campus-based degree program just | | | | accredited university, your online degree should have |
| because you worry that online degree may not | | | | no different than the degree earned through |
| widely accepted in the job market, so it may affects | | | | campus-based university. |
| your career opportunities after your graduation. | | | | For students who are planning to earn their degree |
| In the early introduction of online education, your | | | | online, they should not worry about how the |
| concern about how the employers look at online | | | | employers look at their degree because online |
| degree may be valid. But the growth of online | | | | degrees are wide accepted by most of employers. |
| education in past 20 years shown that online study | | | | What you need to focus on is finding an online |
| has become popular as more and more students are | | | | degree program that is properly accredited by an |
| getting their degree through this channel. Statistics | | | | accrediting agency approved Department of |
| show that generally a degree that earned from | | | | Education. You can access to the accreditation |
| campus-based or through online has no differences, | | | | information from CHEA.org website. |
| but employers do have concerns about fake degrees | | | | Summary |
| issued by diploma mills. | | | | As long as you are getting a degree from an |
| The market demands have pushed the online | | | | accredited online university, which the accreditation is |
| education to growth rapidly, and it has becomes one | | | | done by an accrediting agency recognized by |
| of the most profitable industry which attractive | | | | Department of Education, you shouldn't face any |
| diploma mills to compete for the market share. The | | | | problem when you use the degree to start your |
| diploma mills are unauthorized universities that offer | | | | career after graduation. |
| online degrees that are not accredited by accrediting | | | | |