What is everyone’s thoughts on NCU vs. TUI and their PhD programs? I see NCU named a lot but not Touro so that leads me to believe NCU is more popular but Touro is a faster program and cost less. My notes about both programs… Northcentral University vs. Touro International University NCU = $27,245 17 classes needed (3 credit hours per class) $495.00 per Credit Four semesters a year at 2 classes a semester = 2 ½ years to complete. TUI = $23,500 11 classes needed (4 credit hours per class) $495 Tuition per Credit Four semesters a year at 2 classes a semester = 1 ½ years to complete What does everyone think the best program is for the money?
NCU charges an additional $2,000 for the RSH courses. Therefore you will need to this amount to the base price.
It will be interesting to see what happens with Touro, soon to be TUI University, after the purchase by Summit Partners. Specifically, I wonder if there will be any tuition changes?
So if you add the $2,000 for NCU $27,245 + $2,000 = $29,245 And subtract the $2,000 for transfer credits to TUI $23,500 - $2,000 = $21,000 $29,245 - $21,000 = An $8,245 difference
Good point. Not sure how to add this in. If I understand it correctly after reading it, the $1500 is per sem. you are working on your dissertation. So I think a safe guess would be 1 year or 4 sem = $6,000. I'm still not clear how that works.
Well, since you compared between two for regular tuitions. Then I would like to compare the two under Military tuition for active duty members. Here is the reason I choose Northcentral University over Touro University International (AKA future TUI University). NCU: $250.00/Credit x 51 = $12,750.00 + $2,000.00 NCU: $14,750.00 Time Completion: Depends on Individuals Possible: 2 1/2 years (2 courses at the time) TUI: $300.00/Credit x 44 = $13,200.00 + $6,000.00 TUI: $19,200.00 Time Completion: Depends on Individuals Possible: 1 1/2 years (2 courses at the time)
I went with NCU because of the concentration options. Cost was a factor and NCU worked out better due to the continuous enrollment rules and price per class.
I very nearly applied for an EdD through NCU but chose the MEd through Grand Canyon due to the Title IV funding it allows. NCU has had issues with that in the past and it precluded my attendance. I would have much rather focused on my EdD than an MEd...but I felt it was "more necessary" given the diversity of my educational background.
I prefer Northcentral University www.ncu.edu because you can get your PhD or DBA with a concentration in Electronic Commerce. That said, TUI University www.tourou.edu isn't bad.
I ultimately picked NCU because of the number and types of specializations. Some wise member of this board pointed out that this is a strength of NCU, and a weakness, because with so many choices you ultimately have to pick one. I completed the coursework in about a year and am now researching my dissertation. In that time I changed from a DBA to PhD and back to a DBA, and changed concentrations 4 times. The funny thing is I landed exactly back to where I started, DBA, Engineering & Technology Management. They seems very serious about maintaining / improving their reputation. In just the year since I started, they have finished a new headquarters, upgraded business school deans, received decent business school accreditation, and they are in the process of revamping/upgrading all of their courses.
Would you say that is something anyone could do, or was there something that helped you do that? How many classes did you take in all? How many at a time? If I could finish the classword in one year, that would help me make a clear choice. My fear is taking three years to complete the classes and another year for the paper.
Both are online schools and very new. I personally feel that NCU is more appealing given their concentrations areas while the PhD at TUI seems to be a general program. It is already hard to sell an online PhD so the concentration might make the difference at the time of applying for a faculty or industry position.
Well, I don’t know.. I have worked in Technology for 20 years, and stayed very current on topics. Additionally, I probably spent 15 to 20 hours a week on the coursework, which was mostly papers and research for papers; I would guess 50 – 60 pages of writing per class, and about 150 pages for Comps (which just counts as one class). So about 500 - 600 or so pages total in a year. I found I could knock out 15 clean APA pages in 8 hours on Saturday, and then get tired and go watch TV. Then do 2 hours research weekday mornings from 4am to 6am. If you know the topic well and can dedicate time, then a year should be no problem. Also, get ready to fully embrace the goofy APA styleguide..
My method was similar to yours when I was doing coursework. I usually spent the first day reviewing the literature via online libraries. It would involve about 8 hours of speed-reading online journals. While speed-reading or perusing journals, I would gather everything that I was going to use (author, journal name, page number, etc...) and would then "assemble" it into a rough draft. The next day, I would officially put it into writing. Each paper usually included about 10 to 21 professional references, depending the length of the papers. Most papers were between 10 and 18 pages long, excluding the reference pages. I work four 10 hour days, which gave me three days off every week. Those three day weekends were usually spent speed reading through online journals, assembling good references and writing papers. I only worked about 8 hours a day on the weekends, but those were some long hours behind the computer! I'm glad it's over!!!!!
NCU wins!!! I was way off when I added the numbers. I included the dissertation with the cost of NCU and did not add that in with TUI. When they (NCU) gives you the rundown of the classes you need, they also include the 7 you need for your dissertation. Any additional time would be extra. Not TUI, they do not include the dissertation classes, an additional $1,500 to the total number of classes needed. So this would change things a lot. NCU requires 9 classes plus an additional 7 classes to finish the dissertation. So finish only 9 classes and your ABD.
