I always thought of studying law to add the law degree under my belt. For some reason, I felt it is an essential knowledge for a successful manager, analyst, executive... to be more familiar with the legal aspect of the job duties (As a helper) Currently I'm pursuing MBA (healthcare) with WGU and I like it, I will be done with it soon and started looking for a university/ college offering the law degree I want, a degree to know the law not to practice it. I found a Master of Science in Health Law by NSU, it will cost around $25,000 (same cost as my MBA) I think it is too much for a helper degree plus it is not 100% online "there are 3 required visits to the campus". I started looking for other 100% online law degrees with cheaper price tag, I wasn't successful in finding a lot. I was wondering if anyone can comment on the real benefits of the master of law, if any. And if there are any other online options to gain the law knowledge like a certificate... Any opinion or suggestion is appreciated.
Sorry, don't know where was my brain, it is double the cost of my MBA. WGU charges less than $13000 for the 2 years of MBA (less if you finish it in less time).
It's a nice idea but there are a couple buts associated with it. If you are talking general law degree then my personal opinion is that it's not worth the time and effort. It is a lot of work for what is essentially a resume bullet point (okay, granted it is good at training you to think in a certain way but in terms of the competencies that you learn, well, my knowledge of trusts or European law or criminal law or property law or to quite honest anything outside of contract law and a bit of tort law has yet to come in handy.) If you are talking about a field specific master of laws then maybe. The maybe really is whether your job is substantially related to law or whether it can open a pathway into jobs within your field which require legal knowledge. As a side note I also have a LLM and despite having professional experience in the field without having qualified as a lawyer or extensive actual law experience the academic qualification couldn't put me over the bar in terms of getting a more legal related job, so your mileage may vary. Northumbria University (where I did my LLB and LLM) offers a LLM in some sort of Health Law field. American Military University/American Public University offers a general MA in Legal Studies. There are definitely many others but that's a starting point.
I am pursuing my WGU MBA also, and I am enrolled into Northwestern California school of law. If accreditation does not matter and learning is the main point, this school is only $2800 a year. If you are a self-learner, you can finish their 2-year BSL program without having to pass the California Baby Bar. They also offer 3-year JD degree at the same tuition rate.
