I have made up my nind to go for PhD. I might teach online in the future part-time. What would be the best Specialization keeping in mind future demand and opportunities to teach part-time online? Below are the available Specializations at NCU. Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Applied Computer Science Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Criminal Justice Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Electronic Commerce Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Financial Management Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Health Care Administration Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Homeland Security Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Human Resources Management Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - International Business Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Management Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Management Information Systems Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Management of Engineering and Technology Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Marketing Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Public Administration Doctor of Philosophy in Business Administration - Sports Management & Leadership
Your mileage may vary While the future is unknowable, it is not unimaginable. Where my mild-mannered alter ego works by day, someone with a doctoral degree from a regionally-accredited university in the following fields -- and the ability to steam a mirror with his or her breath -- would have little difficulty getting an interview: Criminal Justice Financial Management Homeland Security Management Marketing Good, but not great prospects exist in: Health Care Administration Human Resources Management International Business Management Information Systems If you are not dedicated to any particular field, and you can finish your degree in the next few years, Homeland Security is experiencing huge pressure. Regionally-accredited postsecondary programs need Program Directors, who hold regionally-accredited doctoral degrees. Homeland Security did not exist until recently. So, there is effectively no one in the field.
Re: Your mileage may vary I am teaching online (first class) and we had a Conference call and discussed where is the need is. We were told that the management classes are not very popular so we may get one or two classes but the IT is very busy and we may get three or four classes.
Re: Your mileage may vary It's funny you'd mention that. I saw this job a few days ago... http://www.bryantstratton.edu/jobs.aspx?j=3 This would be an interesting job. Anyone know where I might find salary info for various levels of admin and various school sizes (as it would probably vary greatly)?
Your mileage may vary Fascinating, this is the exact opposite of our experience. Our MIS program is languishing, while our Business Administration programs are growing very nicely.
Your mileage may vary Turnover at some schools is pretty high, there are a lot of schools out there, and some of the proprietary schools are growing a dot.edu-bubble rates. You should be able to find openings like this without too much difficulty. Some advertise on Monster and CareerBuilder. Others rely on local newspapers and their own websites. It is an Easter egg hunt, and some of the eggs are rotten. As with any job, if you get the interview, try to get a sense of what the culture is like. Are people happy and collegial or are they stressed and burnt out. Above all, find out why the position that you are interviewing for is open. Did the previous holder of that position retire or get promoted, is this a sacrificial lamb or a scapegoat position, is this a new position...? Some schools have a reputation for being meat grinders. For example, http://chronicle.com/free/v52/i19/19a02101.htm There are salary surveys out there, but take them with a grain of salt. Each place has its own policies, and your negotiating skills will come into play, as well. Bear in mind that you might opt to work at a place that has horrible working conditions and terrible pay, if you are at the beginning of your career or making a career transition, and the title looks good on your résumé. Put in a year or two, and then move on. Then again, you might find your dream job out of the gate, and put in twenty years there. Your mileage may vary.
Re: Your mileage may vary A peer from Washington DC recently wrote me that UoP's DC operation is characterized by very high turnover on the faculty and admin side.
Re: Re: Your mileage may vary Perfect. If any positions were open that have anything to do with accreditation our outcomes assessment, it might be worth taking a job there and putting up with it for a couple years. The bullet points on your résumé should make it easier for you to land a more pleasant job at a nice liberal arts college, someplace quiet. The buzzphrase in accreditation circles these days is Learning Outcomes Assessment. The proprietaries are under intense pressure to show that they are actually educating students, and traditional schools are not immune. The federales are looking very closely at where their money is going, and what better way to cut back on spending than to cut off funding to schools that do not meet academic standards? It is so neat and clean, and it accomplishes the ultimate goal. Expertise in accreditation and outcomes assessment is in increasing demand. Remember, even if you leave screaming and make no lasting friends, you still served on an assessment committee at UoP, and all that their HR flacks can say is that you worked there from this date to that date.
Personally, I like the Electronic Commerce major best, but if I could arrange to stay on for multiple PhDs in Business, the majors in Marketing, Financial Management, and Human Resources Management are looking pretty good, too. You, however, should do whatever makes you happy.
Re: Re: PhD Specialization in demand ? I second that. Students contact me fairly often for career advice. I tell them the same thing. There are twenty-four hours in a day, and seven days in a week. What you do during your waking hours has benefits and costs. Benefits include pay and the enjoyment that you get from what you are doing. Costs include the missed opportunities of what you would be doing if you weren't doing what you are doing, and the drudge of what you are doing. If making $250K per year at a brokerage firm drives you to drink and destroys your marriage, then it is less desirable than making $30K per year doing something that you would do, even if they didn't pay you. Do what you enjoy, and the money will follow.
Re: Re: Re: PhD Specialization in demand ? Does anyone remember the name of that lady who wrote _Do What You Love, The Money Will Follow_ and _Ordinary People as Monks and Mystics_?
