Is am online Master's equal to a regular one?

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Also, is it okay if people holding online masters hide the fact that it's an online one?I'm asking cuz NYU now allows those people to advertise an online masters as a regular one, and it bothers me tbh.

vunderba · Accepted Answer

Being bothered by something like this isn't going to help you - at best it'll make you seem petty and rather vain.
"advertise an online masters as a regular one" --> This makes no sense to me.
A friend of mine just got their masters of computer science from the online program at Georgia Tech and the diploma does not make a distinction between conventional on-site vs off-site.
If NYU is anything like Georgia Tech, the diploma is identical regardless of whether the student took the courses online.
Therefore, there is no "advertisement" that takes place. It is a regular master's diploma conferred by the academic institution. If you have problem with it, take it up with the registrar's office.

aurizon · Answer

A lot depends on the discipline. Hard sciences often have research theses based on actual experiments and also have you supervise higher year undergraduate lab sessions as well as instruction - all hard on line. Arts masters and documentary masters, like economics etc are more amenable to online Masters

anbardoi · Answer

Depends on the institution. I&rsquo;m sure that there are many actual scams advertising an online Masters degree you can earn that isn&rsquo;t real, but a Masters degree earned from an accredited degree-granting institution, whether in-person or online, is in fact real. Accredited universities probably would not offer an online Masters degree(that costs tens of thousands of dollars in some cases, mind you) if it did not hold the same weight as an in-person Masters degree.If you&rsquo;re worried about the job competition impact, I would suggest focusing on your in-person/on-site achievements when building your resume.

cwdegidio · Answer

Didn't you post almost this exact same gripe the other day? News flash... the world is online right now. I got my BSCS online, doing my MSCS online... neither say they are "online" and the sun still rises every morning. If others getting their online Masters is ruining your day, you may want to recalibrate.

alan-hn · Answer

Why does it bother you? If its the same content and the same evaluation as in person why does it matter