Online Masters Degree - What are your thoughts?

[TrekDianna]

I am finally getting serious about furthering my education (and more confident in taking on the debt, which has been my biggest reason to not continue my education). Unfortunately, the degree I want is not offered in my area. USC offers the exact program I was thinking about but I am on the other side of the country and would need to take all online courses. I am not sure how I feel about this. I love social interaction. I love the classroom setting. On the other hand, I know I can be dedicated and get the work done on my own. I just really like the idea of physically attending classes, sharing dialogue with others, etc...

Has anyone here completed their masters online? What was your experience like?

I am going to call around to the local universities to ask them if there is a way I can take their similar program but tweak the specialization. I don't know how much success I will have with that but I think it is worth a try. Especially because I could pick up work teaching classes at the school and have my tuition significantly reduced.

Rubysoho, this is what I do for work. I am at Oregon State University and our website is ecampus.oregonstate.edu -- we do not have the degree online that you are looking for, but I can tell you that a well designed, instructionally sound online course has all of the elements of interaction, and more, that an on-campus class has. Most times, there is more interaction. If you have questions, I'd be happy to talk on the phone with you. Even though we don't do the degree you want, I can talk to you about good programs and what to look for.