Online Degrees

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A	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Accounting	$61,690	16%	40	154
Advertising Design	$43,500	13%	3	7
Allied Health	$20,000 - $40,000	25 - 35%	22	39
Alternative Medicine	$45,000	20%	4	6
Anesthesia Technician	$39,920	19%	0	0
Animal Training	$19,780	23%	1	1
Architecture	$72,550	24%	3	7
Art & Design	$43,000 - $75,660	0 - 22%	14	90
Automotive Technology	$35,790	17%	2	5
Aviation Technology	$53,220	6%	3	11

B	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Baking & Pastry Arts	$23,450	2%	1	1
Beverage Management	$48,130	3%	1	1
Biblical Studies	$38,020	13%	3	8
Bioinformatics	$79,390	31%	8	11
Biology	$79,390	31%	0	0
Biomedical Engineering	$81,540	62%	0	0
Bridal Consulting	$45,260	44%	3	5
Broadcasting	$39,870	10%	0	0
Building Maintenance	$34,730	11%	2	4
Business	$52,690 - $108,260	13 - 22%	72	1,024

C	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
CAD/Computer Aided Drafting	$47,880	6%	2	3
Cardiovascular Technician	$49,410	29%	0	0
Care Management	$84,270	22%	5	6
Carpentry Science	$39,530	20%	2	4
CDL	$37,770	21%	0	0
Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)	$24,010	20%	0	0
Child Psychology	$68,640	22%	12	32
Christian Counseling	$38,120 - $39,710	27-37%	1	7
Christian Studies	$48,490	14%	4	21
Cisco Certifications	$42,000 - $118,807	22%	1	1
Civil Engineering	$77,560	19%	0	0
Clinical Psychology	$68,640	22%	6	13
Communications Studies	$61,330	21%	17	40
CompTIA Certifications	$46,260 - $69,160	18 - 28%	1	1
Computer Animation	$58,510	8%	3	7
Computer Engineering	$99,810	9%	1	1
Computer Forensics	$42,870	21%	12	25
Computer Networking	$69,160	28%	15	17
Computer Programming	$71,380	12%	12	18
Computer Science	$100,660	19%	26	78
Conflict Resolution	$91,880	7%	6	13
Construction Management	$83,860	17%	3	3
Corrections	$39,020	5%	7	9
Counseling	$53,380	19%	10	45
Court Reporting	$47,700	14%	2	2
Criminal Justice	$47,200 - $112,760	7 - 18%	41	214
Culinary Arts	$20,260 - $48,130	3%	9	12
Curriculum and Instruction	$51,380	17%	20	87

D	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Database Administration	$73,490	31%	9	17
Dental Assistant	$33,470	31%	2	2
Dialysis Technician	$38,190	16%	0	0
Diesel Mechanic	$40,850	15%	0	0

E	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Early Childhood Education	$25,700	25%	15	40
Economics	$89,450	6%	6	9
Education	$51,380 - $68,640	17 - 22%	32	412
Education Administration	$86,970	10%	15	31
Educational Leadership	$86,970	10%	19	70
EKG Technician	$49,410	29%	0	0
Electrical Engineering	$87,180	6%	1	1
Electrician	$48,250	23%	2	2
Electronics	$49,170	3%	4	9
Elementary Education	$51,380	17%	11	33
Emergency Management	$62,850	14%	12	49
EMT Technician	$30,360	33%	1	1
Engineering	$76,100 - $97,480	5 - 19%	14	24
Engineering Management	$119,260	9%	3	5
English	$46,530 - $62,500	15%	7	20
Entrepreneurship	$101,250	5%	17	30
Environmental Studies	$61,700	19%	16	31
ESL	$46,530	15%	15	30
Executive Coaching	$110,000	19%	7	10
Executive MBA	$165,080	5%	3	3

F	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Fashion Design & Merchandising	$64,530	0%	4	8
Film Production	$68,440	11%	3	7
Finance	$64,750 - $103,910	9 - 32%	32	87
Fine Arts	$43,470	5%	3	18
Fire Science	$45,250	9%	3	9
Fitness Trainer	$31,090	24%	4	4
Floral Design	$23,610	9%	2	2
Forensic Psychology	$68,640	22%	5	14
Forensic Science	$51,570	19%	10	14

G	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Geographic Information Systems	$37,900	16%	1	1
Gerontology	$34,270 - $57,060	28%	6	9
Graphic Design	$43,500	13%	9	16
Gunsmithing	$48,807	14%	2	2

H	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Health Education	$45,830	37%	11	21
Healthcare Administration	$84,270	22%	52	220
Healthcare Information Systems	$32,350	21%	16	21
Healthcare Management	$84,270	22%	38	136
Higher Education	$62,050	17%	11	29
History	$42,310	16%	6	14
Home Inspector	$50,180	18%	2	3
Homeland Security	$46,610 - $55,010	20%	19	53
Hospitality & Travel	$31,870	10%	11	18
Human Resources	$52,690	21%	39	101
Human Services	$28,200	28%	28	241
Humanities & Sciences	$62,050 - $100,660	17 - 19%	25	78
HVAC	$42,530	34%	2	2

I	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Industrial Design	$58,230	10%	2	6
Industrial Engineering	$76,100	6%	2	4
Information Assurance	$115,780	18%	11	21
Information Systems	$115,780	18%	36	139
Information Technology	$100,660	19%	39	186
Instructional Technology	$58,830	20%	20	57
Insurance	$46,770	22%	0	0
Interactive Media Design	$43,500	13%	6	13
Interior Design	$46,280	19%	3	5
International Business	$43,300	42%	23	57
Internet Marketing	$60,570	41%	10	16
IT & Computer Science	$100,660	19%	38	234

J	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Jewelry Design	$35,170	5%	2	2

L	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Laboratory Technician	$46,680	13%	0	0
Landscape Design	$62,090	16%	3	7
Law & Paralegal	$46,680 - $112,760	10-18%	14	21
Law Enforcement	$55,010	7%	13	17
Le Cordon Bleu	$22,000 - $33,000	1%	0	0
Legal Office Administration	$46,680	18%	1	2
Legal Studies	$46,680	18%	10	14
Liberal Studies	$27,037 - $39,535	23%	24	48
Library Technology	$54,500	7%	3	5
Licensed Practical Nurse	$40,380	22%	1	1
Licensed Vocational Nurse	$40,380	22%	0	0
Locksmith	$38,490	10%	2	2

M	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Management	$84,270	22%	67	592
Marine Mechanic	$31,790	21%	0	0
Marketing	$45,350	14%	41	118
Marriage & Family Therapy	$39,710	37%	7	18
Massage Therapy	$34,900	20%	1	1
Mathematics	$99,380	16%	7	9
MBA	$61,690 - $115,780	16 - 22%	45	309
MBA in Accounting	$61,690	16%	16	26
MBA in Finance	$74,350	23%	20	25
MBA in Healthcare Management	$84,270	22%	19	26
MBA in Human Resources	$52,690	21%	17	20
MBA in Information Systems	$115,780	18%	14	15
MBA in International Business	$78,160	22%	13	35
MBA in Management	$62,900 - $137,020	9%	23	51
MBA in Marketing	$108,260	14%	19	28
MBA in Organizational Leadership	$73,520	12%	13	17
MBA in Public Administration	$107,420	8%	7	9
MBA in Technology Management	$119,260	9%	7	8
Mechanical Engineering	$78,160	9%	0	0
Medical Assistant	$28,860	31%	4	7
Medical Billing & Coding	$32,350	21%	10	13
Medical Massage	$35,830	20%	1	1
Medical Office Administration	$34,660	12%	13	20
Medical Transcription	$32,900	6%	4	7
Microsoft Certifications	$46,000 - $80,000	30%	1	1
Ministry	$41,690	13%	2	17
Motorcycle Mechanic	$31,790	21%	2	4
Multimedia Design	$58,510	8%	10	16
Music	$45,970	10%	2	5
Music Production	$39,870	10%	2	4

N	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Network Administration	$69,160	28%	20	43
Network Security	$69,160	28%	22	62
Non-profit Management	$107,420	8%	15	31
Nurse Practitioner (NP)	$64,690	26%	2	3
Nursing	$24,010 - $64,690	20-26%	18	82
Nutrition	$53,250	20%	4	5

O	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Occupational Therapy Assistant	$47,490	41%	3	5
Office Management	$77,890	15%	11	13
Oracle Certifications	$73,200	30%	0	0
Organizational Leadership	$52,240 - $98,980	12%	36	155
Other Engineering	$40,000 - $144,000	14%	4	7

P	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Paralegal	$46,680	18%	13	19
Patient Care Technician	$28,860	31%	4	5
Personal Training	$31,090	24%	4	6
Pharmacy Technician	$28,400	32%	3	3
Phlebotomy	$46,680	13%	0	0
Photography	$29,130	13%	2	6
Physical Therapy	$76,310	39%	3	3
Physician Assistant	$86,410	30%	0	0
Physics	$105,430	14%	1	2
Plumbing Technology	$51,830	26%	2	2
Political Science	$107,420	8%	5	10
Private Investigator	$42,870	21%	4	4
Project Management	$57,860	36%	24	85
Psychology	$68,640	22%	27	173
Public Administration	$107,420	8%	21	153
Public Health	$41,380	24%	9	63
Public Policy	$31,740	8%	9	70
Public Relations	$57,550	21%	3	6
Public Safety Management	$45,330	13%	11	39

R	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Radiology Technician and Technologist	$52,210	28%	0	0
Real Estate Management	$51,480	6%	2	2
Religious Studies	$36,170 -$43,970	17 - 18%	5	35
Respiratory Therapy	$54,280	28%	1	3
Restaurant Management	$48,130	3%	3	5
Retail Management	$54,000	17%	7	10

S	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
School Counseling	$53,380	19%	6	12
Secondary Education	$51,380	17%	6	19
Six Sigma	$87,160	9%	5	19
Small Business Management	$77,000 - $99,000	13 - 15%	11	27
Social Sciences	$54,230	21%	10	33
Social Work	$42,480	25%	6	7
Software Engineering	$90,530	30%	5	9
Special Education	$53,220	17%	10	23
Sports Management	$16,000 - $50,000	23%	11	33
Sports Psychology	$68,640	22%	3	4
Substance Abuse Counseling	$38,120	27%	7	16
Surgical Technician	$39,920	19%	0	0
Systems Engineering	$87,180	30%	2	2

T	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Tax Accounting	$61,690	16%	4	6
Teaching	$51,380	17%	17	100
Technical Support	$46,260	18%	1	1
Technology Management	$115,780	18%	21	48

U	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Ultrasound Technician	$64,380	44%	0	0

V	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Veterinary Technician	$29,710	52%	3	3
Video Game Design	$58,510	8%	4	16
Visual Communications	$43,500	13%	7	13
Vocational Programs	$34,900 - $35,790	15 - 20%	7	36

W	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
Web Design	$75,660	22%	7	13
Web Development	$75,660	22%	9	14
Welding	$31,910	6%	0	0
Writing	$55,420	6%	8	20

X	Annual Salary	Expected Job Growth	Schools	Degree Programs
X-Ray Technician	$54,340	28%	0	0

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Accredited online degrees have been the most popular division of distance learning in the last decade or so. Outgrowth of internet technology and hence the globalization have electrolyzed every sphere of life and education is no exception. A recent survey by the Sloan Consortium reveals growth in the number of students going for online education outpaces traditional education. It explains, in 2011 alone the numbers of students taking at least one online course have reached 6 million (the complete survey report, "Going the Distance: Online Education in the United States, 2011").

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How Online Institutes Impart Education

Synchronous and asynchronous techniques and the application of the Socratic Method have rendered the online degrees equally competitive. In addition, these methods  ease the time management and allow students to enroll for those degrees not offered in their state, for example, a student aspiring a degree popular only in New York can study it from anywhere he is living. All he need sis a PC, a fast internet connection and he is at the door of world’s top educational institutes!

Online Programs: A new era for education sector

Growth in online degrees remained rather consistent over the last few decades. A report in 2005 (by Sloan Consortium) figured 96% of the largest institutes offer some form of online courses/degree programs. Moreover, 2011 survey concludes almost 65% of the higher education institutes now consider online degree programs as an essential part of their long – term strategy (the complete survey report, "Going the Distance: Online Education in the United States, 2011").

In particular the public institutes believe online education as critical to their future success, explains the same survey. Meanwhile, in fall 2010 31.3% of the total enrollments were consisted of enrollment in distance learning / online course testifies the fact online education is fast spreading in the whole education sector.

Subject Selection

Subject selection is one of the most important and a bit ignored parts of the global educational attitude! A good subject selection can carve a sheer professional out of a dull student. On the other hand, the inverse situation can cause damage to both professional growth and personal attitude of a genius student. Meanwhile, when the issue goes wider in terms of online education, the choice becomes even more difficult due to the availability of hundreds of online programs with thousands of majors. So, how to select the right degree program ?

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