Which Online Degree is Right For Me?
Are you interested in an online degree, but not sure what subject to study? Or are you looking for more specific information about an online degree in business, criminal justice, nursing, psychology, etc.? Here is a wide range of useful
"Mini-Guides" to our most popular online college degrees, sorted by subject, to help give you the facts that you need to make the right choice for you.
Arts and Humanities
"The liberal arts and sciences major provides you with a well-rounded education in the sciences, humanities, mathematics, and languages. This generalist background prepares you for a wide range of endeavors rather than for a specific career."
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"Visual and design skills can be transferred to jobs like interior and fashion design; photography; and graphic design for print, video, and the Internet. If you can use digital technologies or think visually, you have prized talents in a media-drive world."
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"Religion students typically study the historical, philosophical and cultural aspects of religion and theology. The goal is to learn about the ways that religion is utilized by individuals and groups and how it impacts the cultures of communities and the world."
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Business and MBA
"A business degree will teach you how to plan, organize, lead and control the human, financial, and physical resources of an organization to achieve business goals. You will be expected to meet the many demands of your employer, your organization’s internal and external customers, and society in general."
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"Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs are designed to focus and develop the quantitative, leadership, and communication skills of its students to optimize their performance in the business world. The MBA experience prepares individuals to better their decision making ability by strengthening technical, analytical and strategic aptitude, while being able to negotiate issues regarding ethical business practices."
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"Accounting is known as the language of business. The major prepares you to gather, record, analyze, interpret, and communicate financial information about an individual's or an organization's performance and risks. You study such topics as financial statement preparation and analysis, risk assessment and control, management decision-making, tax preparation and planning, management of accounting information systems, auditing, and fraud."
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"The finance major provides you with a general understanding of financial decision-making and an insight into the way financial markets perform. Emphasis is on the financial management function in firms and not-for-profit organizations, the valuation of financial securities, and the appropriate management of financial risk."
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"The best part of being an HR person is knowing that you're helping both your employer and fellow associates work together to create a cohesive business unit," says Adam, an HR coordinator for a metro-based Internet firm.
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"[Marketing] is the study of how to determine consumer needs and translate those needs into products and services and selling them locally, nationally, and globally. Either way, Marketing is a practical, career-oriented, and solidly pre-professional major that requires analytical skills, logic and creativity."
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Computers and Information Technology
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, "Most employers place a premium on some formal college education. A bachelor's degree is a prerequisite for many jobs; however, some jobs may require only a 2-year degree." Learn more about the typical computer science curriculum and field of computer science in this helpful guide.
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"As an information technology (IT) major, you'll study the ways in which information and computing systems support business, research, and communication needs. IT is where technologies and concepts from both ends are integrated to build and administer an information infrastructure—systems, networks, applications, hardware, and software."
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Education and Teaching
"When you finish your bachelor's degree in education, you'll need to be certified in the state where you'll teach. Specific certifications go with particular types of teaching, like early childhood, elementary, middle school, secondary (high) school, special education, and physical education."
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"Your early childhood education degree will prepare you to teach infants and children though age eight, in all subjects through grade 3. You receive practicum/internship experience with small children in a variety of settings, such as day care, before- and after-school programs, pre-K (kindergarten) programs, early start, and K through grade 3 classrooms."
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Health and Nursing
"Nursing is a diverse and rewarding discipline that combines compassion with sophisticated health technology. Nurses evaluate, diagnose, and treat health problems. They help people meet basic health needs, adapt to physical changes, recover from illness, and die with dignity."
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"Psychology is the study of the mind and behavior. The discipline embraces all aspects of the human experience — from the functions of the brain to the actions of nations, from child development to care for the aged. In every conceivable setting from scientific research centers to mental health care services, 'the understanding of behavior' is the enterprise of psychologists."
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"Counselors assist people with personal, family, educational, mental health, and career problems. Their duties vary greatly depending on their occupational specialty, which is determined by the setting in which they work and the population they serve."
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"Most Health Administration curriculums combine a liberal arts background with management theory and the practical skills involved in planning and delivering health services. If you major in Health Administration, you'll take courses in management, health care administration, epidemiology, health law, and health finance and economics."
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Science and Engineering
"Engineering involves design, development, testing, and involvement in the manufacturing process. A sound academic preparation in the fundamentals is what some employers want because these companies often prefer to give their own specific training."
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Social Sciences / Criminal Justice
"Criminal justice is the scientific study and application of law and natural sciences to the social phenomena of crime and delinquency. The focus of criminal justice centers on definitions, causation, prevention, legal processes, and the treatment or rehabilitation of criminals in our society."
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Can I become a lawyer online? Yes. (If you are patient and very tenacious.) You can earn a juris doctorate (JD) via distance education. It is possible to earn an online law degree from an accredited school, apply to sit for the California Bar Exam, pass the exam, and practice law in California.
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