Looking for masters degree in Psychology online

I am looking for an online regionally accredited masters degree in psychology . I would prefer a state university at a reasonable tuition. I like East Carolina University but it is expensive. Do any of you know of any? Otherwise, does anyone have an opinion regarding Capella's masters in psych?

 

Hi Kirk - I've taken the liberty of moving your thread tp the Distance Learning Discussions forum. I think it will get a bit more attention there. I've also thrown in a link to a previous thread on the same topic. Hopefully you'll find it useful.

http://forums.degreeinfo.com/showthread.php?t=28274&highlight=psychology+masters

 

How do I go to where you re-posted my question? I clicked on the link bt couldnt find it

 

Here is an article that I wrote for one of my websites. This should help you out.

A colleague asked me what my plans are for the very near future asking “what’s next?” You have an MBA. So what’s next? When I was pursuing the MBA, it was more for advancing myself in business and for more intellectual reasons. After being my dad’s full time caregiver for the past two years, that degree has become irrelevant in my life. I would rather use a degree that would allow me to help people get off of addiction to alcohol.

Education
I fully intend to get another masters degree, one that will allow me to become a licensed clinical psychologist focusing on substance abuse. I have considered a number of schools that offer online degree programs, but I have eliminated all those for profit schools, and those that are not regionally accredited. I strongly recommend Liberty University for their Master of Arts in Professional Counseling program.

Criteria
1.) The program, whatever it is must be inexpensive. Thus I am paying for the entire program and all associated costs directly out of pocket.
2.) The program must allow me to defer my current student loans. This is what makes paying for the program possible.
3.) I prefer longer typical semester class lengths, 16 weeks or so for the regular semester. I can easily adapt to the shorter and more intense 8 week sub terms many universities offer in their online degree programs.
4.) The program must be regionally accredited.
5.) I would like the program to have some utility in the non-academic world; the management information systems emphasis for example would likely be very useful.
6.) I would like to be able to take a break at some point during the year and still be able to maintain at least half time student status.
7.) The school must not be a for profit institution.

So far that’s about it and LU looks promising, but there are still some things to be discovered, semester length, etc. Nova Southeastern University was another leading candidate. However, because my undergraduate degree was from a for profit institution, NSU was going to require the GMAT. LU does not require the GMAT, GRE or any other of these meaningless tests. Either way I’m looking forward to it.

 

You originally posted the thread to the Accredited v. State Approved v. Unaccredited forum. You will see it there with an indicator that it has been moved.

 

Here are some links to psychology programs at the masters level:

NorthCentral University
http://www.ncu.edu/academics/graduate/psychology_ma.aspx

Walden University
http://www.waldenu.edu/c/Schools/Schools_4214.htm

University of Phoenix
http://www.phoenix.edu/online_and_campus_programs/degree_programs_description.aspx?progversion=152&location=-1&zipcode=

Fielding Institute
http://www.fielding.edu/psy/mediama/

Chicago School of Professional Psychology
http://www.thechicagoschool.edu/content.cfm/online

Union Institute and University
http://www.tui.edu/programs/online.asp

Colorado State University
http://www.learn.colostate.edu/degrees/io-psychology.dot

Capella University
http://www.capella.edu/schools_programs/degrees/masters.aspx

Saybrook Graduate School - Blended Program
http://www.saybrook.edu/academics/degrees.asp?strContent=Master%20of%20Arts

The Institute of Transpersonal Psychology
http://www.itp.edu/academics/globalma/index.php

University of North Dakota
http://www.conted.und.edu/ddp/mafp/

Kansas State University
http://www.dce.k-state.edu/artsci/industrialpsych/

Pacific Graduate School of Psychology
http://www.pgsp.edu/program_distance_learning_home.php

Prescott College
http://www.prescott.edu/academics/map/areas.html#cp

If you are interested in media psychology, ucla and fielding have partnered to offer a masters degree in media psychology. You may complete a certificate in media psychology at UCLA and transfer the credits towards a masters degree awarded by Fielding.

http://www.fielding.edu/pr/041207.htm

www.uclaextension.edu

 

Stay the hell away from the for profit institutions, such as Walden University, University of Phoenix, and Capella University. The other universities on the list are very well respected.

 

Hummm...aren't all schools looking for a profit?

 

I've never understood why someone would make a decision based solely on a school's tax status.

 

No! Those nice non-profits are only looking for "revenues in excess of expenses." (LOL!) Only those mean for-profits would try to make a profit.

 

Because many people who pursue higher education are liberals who think it is evil to have revenues in excess of expenses. And they believe that non-profits aren't trying to make a profit. Just like they believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the tooth fairy.

 

Nick,

Thanks so much for that. Liberty has been at the top of my list for a while. If a person interested in counseling, Liberty has a great 48 hr program. The big issue about counseling programs for me has been then practicum and internship requirements. I am leaning towards psychology because I can get the actual degree more quickly than a counseling degree, then begin trying to teach online. However, Nova Southeastern does have the substance addictions concentration available in a 48 hr format. The best thing about this program is that after one year you can do the internship, which is only 160 hours. You need to check your home state's licensing board to find out exactly how many hours of intership/practicum are required. Of every online counseling program available, Nova has by far the smallest intership hours requirement. You can even get additional hours if your state requires it by doing an additional elective as a practicum. Thanks again!

 

Raristud, thank you so much for some great info. Do you have any opinion about University of the Rockies (www.rockies.edu)?

 

Nick,

What about Northcentral? Is t really a respected school? It sounds great and is accredited and inexpensive...what about University of the Rockies? I like this one because classes are only 6 weeks in length, and it's a real psychology school. Any thoughts?

 

Harvard University charges about $40K per year for tuition, owns half the City of Cambridge, and has an almost $30 BILLION (Billion with a "B") endowment.

But they're "non-profit".

 

They look like a good, rather generic RA school. Just keep in mind that a degree from the University of the Rockies (and most other DL Psychology graduate degrees) will be purely academic; in order to be eligible for licensure as a mental health counselor or psychologist, there are numerous other requirements of practicums, internships, field placements, etc.