Career advancement by completing Online Masters IT program

I'm curious to hear from alumni who graduated from online masters program IT and how it impacted there careers. Everyone has there opinion about these debatable issues:
- online vs brick and motor
- name of school and rank
- continuing education dpt vs regular dept (biggest example being HES)

So like to know first hand experience with these issues. For example any employers show bias towards any of these issues mentioned?

 

I had attended at both online and brick and mortar universities. I would say the school name reputation is more important than whether the degree is distance or brick and mortar. But if you have a chance to attend brick and mortar school, then do so. Most of us in this forum attend online schools because B&M is not a choice/convenient for them. That was the reason why I moved from Troy University to Southern Methodist University to Georgetown University. If I can get my PhD from most prestigious school, then I would do it. Right now I am putting my Ph.D at Nova Southeastern University on hold, and trying to apply to Ph.D in System Engineering at Colorado State University because of its reputation. As far as I concern more into the university reputation over its schools within the university umbrella. Others might think that university's school programs are important, but not in my case.

The flip side of the Information Technology field that a degree just a check mark that part of the requirement; however, your experiences and industrial certifications might out weight for landing a job. Just keep in mind that a College degree and IT certifications can lead you to the door, but if you can stay in the house or not it depends on your professional experiences.

 

I completed my BS online and did my MS fully online. I have not moved out of my existing company so I'm looking at the career impact from that standpoint. I have moved forward, and will continue to do so, in my company both before and after getting the degrees. The degrees have helped.

Where the tangible impact has happened is really on the 'check the box' requirements from HR. Specific jobs require a BS and others require or prefer an MS. When it comes to the 'check the box' type requirements, that HR often focus on, where and how you received the degree has little impact as long as it meets their requirements. In my case the requirements were degree level, accredited, and major. As an aside we have a similar requirements with IT certifications that have just as much impact within a specific job.