It’s like I am divorced and dating again..

In my addiction for DL, I am currently enrolled in the masters programs at HUX and HACS (the worst acronym every, btw).

I know this gets asked, but what is the absolute cheapest legit in any form DL Ph.D.?

 

I recommend Aspen University. Have you heard of it?.....:smile:

 

I have heard that their past president was very wise and well organized and liked by all, however, the challenge is they cannot award a Ph.D. only professional doctorates..

 

Oh my God rolling on the floor laughing my butt off?

Oh you kids...

 

Ah I thought is was anarchy tYPe liNgO, which my students at the CC use for some reAsoN..

 

Probably UNISA or one offered by a state university in your state.

 

One of the other South African universities might be a few dollars less than UNISA but the difference is so small in US Dollars that it's hard to think it would be worth it unless it was a specific degree not offered at UNISA (like SATS) or unless you had a line on a doctoral advisor who was a pro in your area of interest. Then, you would need to venture into the realm of the unknown. By this I mean that there are places we've heard of, like IGNOU in India or the Open U of Malaysia that nominally have cheaper rates but we've never heard from anyone who has ever gone through their program. They represent a sort of "Pillars of Hercules" (I just got through watching both versions of "Clash of the Titans") By US standards these degrees are very close to being free. How good are the programs? How useful are the degrees? Who knows? Next I think I'm going to go back and do that whole "Jason and the Argonauts" thingy. THANKS NETFLIX!!!

 

Aren't some traditional B&M PhD's fully funded? Ie the cost to the student is zero. Is it possible that some DL PhDs would also be funded by the university?

 

I think Dakota States DSc has been mentioned a few times and, of course, Valdosta State DPA is pretty well priced.

 

I looked them up on wiki, shows they do not have any Phd's....I thought this was funny though...

 

Given your experience in Higher Ed, why not an EdD from a state school? Florida has an online EdD in Educational Leadership, Educational Technology, and Higher Ed Administration. Out of state tuition for online programs are reasonable. Tuition « COE Online

 

I swear Dave Lady and I have talked about UNISA at length. I will let him tell you about the school and his experiences so far (if he so chooses). I have told all of you about mine.

 

To my knowledge, these deals are restricted to full-time, B&M situations where they work you to death as a teaching assistant. You get to live in an exclusive drainage ditch (only two roommates) and you can eat in the dining hall as long as you agree to wash dishes. Is it possible that some DL PhD students might get such a lucrative deal? Answer: No. Never. Why? Because you have to be on campus every day.

 

Traditional B&M universities commonly waive tuition, and in addition may offer stipends, to graduate students accepted into their PhD programs. So the students are actually paid to attend, in return for their work as teaching or research assistants. This is not as generous as it may sound: the schools save money by paying grad students to do teaching or laboratory work, rather than hiring full-time professionals.

The best paying positions are usually in lab science programs, where PhD students may get annual stipends in the $20,000 to $30,000 per year range (and often other benefits, like subsidized housing and travel expenses). Such positions involve lots of hours in the lab, and admissions are competitive.

No, because DL PhD students cannot be used on-campus as research or teaching assistants. In general, B&M schools are only interested in DL programs as a source of extra income to support on-campus operations. Tuition waivers for DL students would defeat the whole purpose of the DL program.

 

We have! I applied to them a number of years ago to their DLitt program, but they turned me down because they wanted me to have a graduate degree in the field first (pretty logical all things even). I am working on them, but I have to be honest the process of dealing with them was terrible. I know you have navigated it with some success but it kinda turned me off to them..

 

hmm how is Jerry? havent heard from him since he went to Taft