easiest and most inexpensive DL PhD

For my job, actually any PhD--as long as it is from an accredited university--would help me a lot. One should be able to get that PhD quickly and as painless as possible. Actually, either an accredited U.S. DL degree or a British research degree would be o.k. Any experiences/recommendations out there?

 

There is no such thing as an "easy and painless" Ph.D. that is legitimate. We're talking about the terminal degree from a school, requiring original research, and which, in theory, means that the holder has done exceptional quality work to earn the degree, and among the best students that the school has graduated.

You can earn a Ph.D. in as little as 2-3 years through a number of schools such as Union, Walden, and Fielding, but you will work hard, do research, learn a lot, and have a degree you can be proud of.

If you want a "no work" degree, your only choice is a bogus degree from a school with fraudulent accreditation or none at all. Don't even *think* about it. You're looking at a time bomb waiting to explode... see the Maggie Jensen thread here on degreeinfo for an example.

A "no work" degree you buy is worth no more than a degree you fabricate and print yourself from your laser printer. Both have the potential to cause job loss, criminal action, and humiliation. The only difference is, the one you print yourself won't cost the $300-5000 that the bogus schools will charge you for doing essentially the same thing.

 

Chip, thanks for the reply. Agreed, there's no such thing as painless due to the fact that it has to be accredited and waterproof. A time bomb is out of the question.

On the other hand, looking at Bachelor's degrees I am sure one can identify harder ways (120 credits earned through rigid DL coursework) or easier ways through almost unlimited portfolio assessment i.e. TESC and others.

Similar options exist for Master's degrees i.e. by advanced standing credit possibilities.

Therefore I am sure there are harder and easier ways to earn a PhD. Hard work is o.k.; however, I am looking for the minimum amount required.

 

As the great Chip meister says, there is no easy & accredited Ph.D. One with relatively few credit hours (40) is the Ph.D in Health Sciences at Touro International University. Not cheap and does not look easy. Another option are the research doctorates. South Africa (eg UNISA) is very affordable and done through research. Not easy either but affordable.

North

 

Rhino:

If you find such a Ph.D. program--RA or GAAP accredited, quick, painless--where one can still acquire the education, please me. I would be interested too!

Russell

 

Sorry, should have read, "Please let me know!"

 

Glad you appended the correction. Otherwise, it could have been considered obscene

 

Perhaps you could donate a science building to a university.... That might get you an honorary doctorate.

Seriously, though, without knowing what field your MA/MS is in, we're only guessing. If I fould an "easy" Ph.D. program in Computer Science, you wouldn't be given entrance into the program, easy as it is, if your MA is in journalism.

 

You should consider the PhD at North central, it is not accredited yet, but it is on the track of accreditation. The course work and program seems to me like an easy ride, but of course you will need to take your chances in case they don’t achieve accreditation.

 

The very reason I did so, Chip. It was 2:00 a.m., and I was about to fall asleep.

Russell

 

Bill, it is a MS in aeronautical science with a concentration in human factors. So the PhD fitting the best would be probably a psychology degree or some derivate.

Of course, engineering would be even better but is not to be considered due to my DL and "pain level" requirements.

Does anyone have experience with a British research PhD in terms of time needed to complete it?

Instead of a new science building, maybe I should donate a computer to a DL university???

 

Most British institutions, in their guidelines for PhD study, specify a minimum number of years that students conducting research part-time and externally must be enrolled in the PhD program. In most cases, this is 4-6 years. If time is a concern, perhaps you should consider a South African doctorate. South African institutions seem to require that a doctoral candidate, whether external or internal, be enrolled for a minimum of at least two years.

 

First, a British research degree is not easy... don't even try.
I would think that the easiest RA Dl Phd would have to be TUI. If you are flexible on the type of doctorate, EdDs are sometimes less rigourous and more plentiful.

 

Most British PhD's are full-time 3/4 years with the "rule of thumb" that it takes twice as long to complete a part-time/DL PhD. Combined with the purely "for future academics only" nature of British PhD's part-time/DL study modes are relatively rare. Hence I wouldn't reccommend the UK at least until there is a change in mentality within British universties (lets say 30 years at the rate they change!).

 

A common misunderstandings about the objective of a Ph.D.: You don't *get* a Ph.D. - You *become* a Ph.D. While some may get there faster than others, it's not a process that can be pushed. It takes time, money and lots of long hard work.

Barry Foster

 

Have you checked with the school that awarded your MS to see if they have plans to award Doctorate degrees in the next few years?