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Benefits July 17, 2008
Online Degrees Acceptable but not Credible
July 17, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - A survey by career
information provider Vault shows online degrees are becoming
more acceptable, but most employers say they are not as
credible as traditional degrees.
Reported by Rebecca Moore
While 83% of survey respondents said online degrees are more acceptable today than they were five years ago, only 19% indicated they have hired someone who only possessed an online degree. Forty-nine percent of employers had encountered a job applicant with an online degree.
The majority (63%) said they would favor a job applicant with a degree from a traditional college or university over one with an online degree. Just over one-third (35%) said they would give each type of applicant equal consideration.
More than half indicated an online Bachelor’s degree (59%) and online Graduate degree (54%) are acceptable, but not as credible as degrees from traditional schools. Neither online degree was acceptable or credible to 18% of respondents.