Gonzaga Online -Anyone here use it?

Discussion in 'General Distance Learning Discussions' started by OneBadG37, Jun 20, 2012.

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  1. OneBadG37

    OneBadG37 New Member

    Hello Everyone,

    I am looking to expand my horizons, (career wise) and thus have begun searching for online graduate programs (I work full time). I graduated from St. John's University with a 4.0 GPA in Criminal Justice. I was researching advanced degrees when I came across a great sounding program offered by Gonzaga.

    It's a M.A in Organizational Leadership more info can be found here here

    Has anyone here gone through this program, or know of some one who has? Basically, I dont want to waste two years of my life and $30,000 for a potentional employer to just dimiss it as one of those "online degrees" or as one person put it a "nebulous degree". I want some thing that will help me when promotion time comes around or if I ever wanted to find a new job.

    In any event my main goal in all this is attaining a masters to help better secure my future. At this point in time I am a paralegal at a law firm and there is plenty of opportunity to move up. Would this degree help me achieve that?

    Any feedback would be much appreciated.

    Thanks,

    OBG37
     
  2. 03310151

    03310151 Active Member

    I live in Spokane and can tell you that employers in this region love Gonzaga grads. It has a sterling reputation around here (even before their basketball team exploded on the scene) but I am not too sure about its academic reputation in other parts of the country.

    I know numerous graduates from GU's residence program and only know of a couple of people who took any online courses. The one lady I know was the CO of a local Army Guard unit. She loved the course work (was a graduate from UW) and the flexibility but I never really asked any more detailed questions.

    Awesome local reputation
    Maybe a good nationwide reputation (because of basketball)
    And the kicker.....I'm not sure it would be worth the $30K.

    Good luck.
     
  3. TCord1964

    TCord1964 New Member

    I thought about taking their MA in Communications program, but the price tag is just way too high for me.
     

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