Which Doctoral Program Do You Prefer?

Re: Capella PhD tuition

Ah, we have a Capella student with us!!!

At $3570 per quarter and with four quarters in a year, that comes out to over $14,000 per year. Hummm..... I guess that would be about the same as Touro, Argosy and all the other doctoral programs. < scratches head >

You said that the dissertation stage drops down to $500 per quarter... is that:

• After four (4) years of continuous enrollment?
• Is continuous enrollment three or four quarters per year?

Are you pleased with what you've experienced so far? How was the Masters program for you? How is the Ph.D program, thus far?

Thanks in advance for your information.

 

Anyone know what the tuition is for Northcentral?

Ack!!! < grimaced face >

My undergraduate degree was in business management and it taught me that I want nothing to do with the business world!!! I'll leave that for the bean counters.

I'm primarily interested in education or, as a secondary option, criminal justice.

 

Graduate tuition is $375 per semester hour, so it would be $1125 per course, not unreasonable at all.

The requirements for the CJ Administration aren't too business-heavy, check it out on their web site.


Bruce

 

Hummm, it looks better then I thought. It only requires 81 credits and it's on the semester system and they will accept up to 30 graduate level credits. It's looks sweeter and more cost effective than the other programs, thus far. And you're right -- it doesn't look too heavy on the business administrative.

 

Re: Re: Capella PhD tuition

Hello Me Again,

Pleased to answer your questions. After four (4) years of continuous enrollment (that is all 4 quarters per year), the student is eligible for reduced tuition at $500 per quarter as long as all course work is completed (it would be) and the student is either in the comprehensives or dissertation phase of their PhD.

I finished my masters (M.S.) in 2001, after 6 quarters. I don't know what got into me back then, because working full-time I can't reproduce that energy again now that I'm in the PhD program. Looks like it will take me 4 1/2 to 5 years (total - only 3 years to go) to complete now. But, worth it.

As for my experience in the masters program, it was second to none! I learned so much in that period of time from excellent and involved PhD career professionals (who were the course instructors) that I'd say the learning experience was equivalent to completing 2 bachelor's degrees (likely also because I took it more seriously and it was applicable to my work). I worked hard and feel like I really earned the graduate degree. Truly, everything I learned was applicable to my work as a mental health therapist, and prepared me for licensure in my state.

I still have a great relationship with my M.S. advisor/mentor, and I still write to her for consultation now that I'm in my PhD program. Overall experience - I've NEVER had even ONE negative Capella experience in all these years, either at MS or PhD levels - the support faculty, online resources (we get to use Johns Hopkins library services!) and teachers have been fantastic. I look forward to each new class, and I think I will miss the online courses when I'm in the comps and diss stages. I feel like the school really wants me to succeed.

Thanks for asking,
~Michele Boudreau

 

Fielding is my favorite, followed by Nova Southeastern. I like Fielding because of its tight-knit community of academic excellence. I like Nova because of its solid, campus-based operation (of which DL is an extension). My third choice would be Union, first if you need the flexibility an interdisciplinary approach provides.

 

I almost have an MA!!!

The University of South Florida just informally told me that my college transcripts should show that I have an MA in about one more month -- sometime in the middle of September or a tad later. It's almost here.

It's so close that I can almost taste it. But it's not here yet.

Then I can pursue an online PhD and can add it to the links below.

 

I almost have an MA!!!

The University of South Florida just informally told me that my college transcripts should show that I have an MA in about one more month -- sometime in the middle of September or a tad later. It's almost here.

It's so close that I can almost taste it. But it's not here yet.

Then I can pursue an online PhD and can add it to the links below.

 

I almost have an MA!!!

The University of South Florida just informally told me that my college transcripts should show that I have an MA in about one more month -- sometime in the middle of September or a tad later. It's almost here.

It's so close that I can almost taste it. But it's not here yet.

Then I can pursue an online PhD and can add it to the links below.

 

you again

Take a break - you just triple posted.

Double posting is a mistake. We are not sure about triple posting.

 

Re: you again

I'm trying to boost my post count.

Actually, I'm shocked that it posted three times. I wish I could delete two of them.

 

USF accepts UOP credits

The University of South Florida just accepted three graduate-level credits from the University of Phoenix towards my Masters degree at USF. As of yesterday, it is officially reflected on my USF transcripts. I have fulfilled all requirements for graduation and am now only about three weeks away from being awarded an MA.

Once it is officially stamped "Master of Arts" on my USF transcript, then I will enroll in NCU's PhD program. I can hardly contain myself.

 

Congrats Me Again! I am very happy for you wish you well in whatever you follow it up with!

 

Re: USF accepts UOP credits

Conrgrats!

Hey you don't have to wait for the stamp/have them forward a transcript that shows all the credits to NCU, this will start the process and evaluation, that is what I did when I was in the process for admission for NCU. But, perhaps you may want to take a break before you start the PhD.


Regards,

Vini

 

Education is a love-hate affair...

Yes, I need this short little break to get my house in order, financially and otherwise, to prepare for more educational hardships.

While I'm waiting for the MA to be awarded, I'm concurrently expecting a 20k inheritance to arrive any day now. The inheritance will allow me to pursue a PhD at NCU.

 

I am now officially enrolled at NCU in the PhD program with a concentration in criminal justice.

 

Congratulation!! In about four years from now, your appellation will change. I am waiting impatiently to address you as Dr. me again.


Dr. Ike Okonkwo

 

Excellent contacts at DegreeInfo.com

I had to look up the word appellation to know what it means:

If I make it that far, then I'll sign my real name in the signature block below.

NCU didn't accept my statistics class from the state university, so I'll have to re-take that class again.

And the dissertation process is causing me some anxiety -- and I'm not even there yet. But I have a good attitude and I will finish the process.

I've also met some good contacts here, like John C., so I should be able to jump some of the more difficult academic hurdles when they come.

 

"You Again"! Congratulations!!!

In the meantime (as of May) I also started the PhD program at NCU (Business Administration / Financial Management). So far, I'm very satisfied. It seems the structure is a hybrid of DBA and PhD. NCU's program seemed more specific to what I want to do academically anyway compared to TUI, and I like the flexibility (e.g. take the classes as fast or as slow as you like -- up to 16 weeks plus a 2 week automatic extension if needed -- take a break of up to 4 weeks between classes without an LOA application, etc.). The format is well-structured, the classes are interesting but very "do-able".

Greetings,



Marko

 

Failure to add. . .

Failure to add UOP to this list makes the poll highly questionable? Probably the largest accredited school, to offer the doctoral degree, should also be mentioned?

One vote for UOP.