5 Best Online Graduate Schools for Busy Adults (2024)
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- Want to get a masters degree quickly and inexpensively so you can build a career you love? Let's talk about the best schools to do that in 2024.
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I completed my MS in Information Technology Management at WGU about a year ago. The program cost me $4,000 and took about 5 months to finish, with 20 hours per week spent studying. Now, I have just accepted a job with a 20% higher salary than my current role.
Amazing work!!
@@CollegeHacked Thank you!
How did u do it 5 months, i need the blue print 😓
@@devingiles887 My professional background consists of database management, systems administration, and program management so I already understood a lot of the material and concepts.
For 6 out of the 10 classes I skipped the reading material and practice quizzes and went straight into doing the writing assignments/projects. I would follow the rubric and set goals for how much of each assignment I would complete per day. I would use Grammarly to edit my writing assignments and Scribr to create my reference page.
One class required me to write and research 2 books. Instead of reading the entire book I skimmed them to gain an understanding of the topic, proceeded to write while referencing certain sections of the book materials as well as other sources.
For the two OA classes I actually read through the reading materials, did the practice quizzes, and studied flash cards that I found on Quizlet. Both classes took me a month each but I passed the exams on my first try.
The capstone class I gave one last hard push. It took me two weeks to finish my capstone project spending about 5 hours each day. I wrote around 70 pages of material and dedicated a lot to finishing. After two weeks I finished the course and even won an academic excellence award.
@@devingiles887 I already had 7 years of experience where I held roles as a Systems Administrator, Database Administrator, and a Financial Program Manager/Analyst. I had also recently completed my BS Business Admin degree at UMGC just 3 months prior to starting at WGU. This made understanding the material easy since I was already familiar with most of the business and technology coursework.
I was in the military and fortunate to had been recently assigned to work somewhere where my workplace taskings were not strenuous. I was only working 6 hours per day and 5 days per week which allowed me dedicate 4 hours per day to studying. I studied every day and finished in 5 months. The program actually costed me $1,800 only since the military covered $2,200 for one semester.
Great video! WGU is great for a master’s. I’m almost complete with my masters in curriculum and instruction. Total time about 8 month.
How's the new exam proctoring process going for you?
Does WGU have masters in psychology program?
Thank you so much for these videos. They were incredibly helpful; thanks to the insights I gained, I was able to complete my Bachelor's at TESU within a year. I'm now planning to start my Master's at WGU this winter.
CONGRATS!! Amazing work 🥳
Should add University of Illinois - Urbana Champaign to the list. One year MS Management degree for 10k, or 2 degrees (including MBA) for under 20k
We’ve got a 6-month for sub $10k on our list in the same category, so it doesn’t sound like that one is necessarily special. Any other input on it?
@CollegeHacked It's a public ivy and it's stackable. If you choose to do the full 2 years of the MBA you get a post grad cert at 6 months, a Master's in Management at 1 year, and an MBA at the end of year 2. All for under 20k. I meant to put the MSM degree is 10k, full stack with MBA is 20k.
That’s cool that you get a cert!
I love milestones.
@@midnite1235 Me too. Highly motivational.
@@heyisthatmichael still not good lol. and there is no such thing as public IVY. UMPI masters is 2k & MBA wgu is 5 k = 7k beats your nonsense
Great content,
Belhaven has a master's in theology for $200 per credit hour.
100% online and 46.2% graduation rate.
That’s amazing!! Thanks for the info :)
I can't get fully funded scholarship?
Wow!
Hey Cliff I think you should look at Athens State, they accept Sophia and Straighterline while also having great masters especially for the price
It’s a cool school, but not a full solution on its own. You can’t go from zero to bachelors there, you need to outsource your lower division coursework somewhere else. It works for specific cases. But there are still less expensive options, as the basic 30 credits required through them will still run $7k+. Not the worst, not the best!
Thank you guys
Would you do a video on the update/changes Modern States has made please
Good idea
You mean the fact that they’re migrating away from the EdX hosting platform?
I'm gonna take my masters from Georgia Tech, OMSCS for around $8k.
The University of Arkansas offers an MS in Operations Management which can be done all online for about$15k. Ten classes taken over eight week terms. I did mine in person and was able to finish in 15 months. Also, no out of state tuition.
Nice job! Thanks for the info
Any reviews on Columbia Southern University?
Yes
Hi, do you have any advice for which online school would be best for getting a masters in school psychology (in California) that is affordable?
Any school that offers a degree that meets the prereqs for your grad program :)
I'm curious if SNHU or ASU has proctored exams like WGU 🤔 I'm trying to make a decision on which school to transfer to atm
SNHU does not have proctored exams. For ASU it depends on the class some are proctored and some use software (Respondus and Honorlock) for their exams.
^👏🏼
For Perdue is the final per course an exam or paper assignment?
Final per credit hour, and most of their classes are 5 or 6 credits.
@CollegeHacked what about for the exceltrak courses?
@CollegeHacked Is online masters from University of the cumberlands worth it? How reputable it is?
Whether it is worth it depends on who you are and what you plan to do with it. But it’s a fine school.
@@CollegeHacked Thank you
Hi, Great video! I will be going through WGU to get my Data Analytics Degree most likely because of this channel.
Can you suggest any school for Graphic Design that will work for a busy parent(my wife)?
For some reason that’s a tough major to find! SNHU has a bachelors to that effect, not sure if it’s exactly what you’d be looking for. They aren’t competency based but you can take just a couple classes at a time and make meaningful progress.
Okay thank you we will check that out 👍🏻
@@CollegeHacked
Hello I really need your advice on which school is best for masters in counseling. Not to expensive, can graduate fast, and hackable. I have my bachelors in psych from wgu. All bc of your great advice! Thank you so much
Happy to help! You can’t hack a licensure degree, but Liberty University has a well organized online program for it. It all depends on which state you want to be licensed in. Pretty much all counseling masters degrees with licensure will take 2 years and require some residential time at the school you choose.
Oh I see! I am guessing this also applies to MSW (master in social work) I am an Oregon resident
do you know any good dual enrollment or programs for highschool students?
Liberty has a good one. Or Alta high school out of Utah will allow some Sophia for curriculum, so those can then be used again for colleges.
Do you have any info on West Penn university? can’t find much info on it, thanks!
Looks like a solid, accredited, public, non-profit school. Just not on the radar for us because they don’t play nice with Sophia/Study.
What are your thoughts when it comes to Umass Global MBA degree?
Good!
Do you recommend umpi masters in organizational leadership?
Depends on the goal of the individual and if that degree will get them there, but yes.
What do you think is the best platform to study with recorded classes and at a low cost?
Graduate or undergraduate? School or third party platform?
Can you transfer credits into Liberty University for a masters of counseling degree? Or can you transfer in masters degree credits for only OTHER degree types?
Depends on the specific classes, since counseling programs have special accreditations and have to abide by certain rules.
You can transfer in up to 50% of a MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at LUO.
Can you do a segment for online law school? After Covid seems like it’s starting to trend.
Don’t know if that would resonate with enough people to warrant a video, but there’s been an uptick in clients requesting a plan for law school acceptance lately, so I’ll look into it.
@@CollegeHacked appreciate that.
ASU has a requirement of needing a 3.0 in the last 60 hours of Bachelors program. If I hacked 90 credits into umpi, and only did 30 at umpi, would this prevent me from going to ASU online?
Doubtful, but you should ask them. Most schools make a lot of admissions demands but when you boil it down they don’t stand by most of them. There’s an “alternate path to entry” or conditional acceptance type option.
You can always finish and go for a 2nd bachelors which only requires 30 credits. Hope this helps
what do you think of National University?
In San Diego? Good school
@ yes! although for me it will be online.. thank you so much for your feedback, i am currently in the process for applying to their MFT program
@__dazee__8739 How is it? I was considering applying for a master's in school psychology there, but I've seen a lot of complaints about students struggling to find info. I've also seen multiple reviews claiming that calling departments for assistance a nightmare. So now I'm not sure. May I ask how your experience has been with them?
I went to UNCP for 10k. Finished in 12 months. AACSB accredited.
Say more! Did you complete the whole degree there? What did you like and dislike?
@@CollegeHacked Yes. Just submitted my last final exam on my MBA in supply chain management. In the UNC system if you take more than 9 credits per semester in grad school, any additional credits is free so it saved me thousands. Plus a credit costs $237 an hour.
I loved working with students in an online setting via Teams on projects which some programs dont do. I still text with students. My dislike is that its not a cohort (yet). Unfortunately, this only applies to NC residents for the cheap costs. But a good alternative for those living in states with cheap yet solid programs who actually want to visit their campus, walk the stage, and make connections in their state.
@@AlbatrossWhisper Excellent information! How many weeks does each class run, how many were you able to take at once and how many hours per week did it generally take you?
@@CollegeHacked 7 week course. UNCW has a similar format but it costs nearly 20k. I took 2 each term (7 weeks) while working to finish up in 12 months. 36 credit hours. classes took me 10 hours a week on average studying. Accounting was the most intensive at around 20 a week.
The school is establishing a medical school so some programs are going to be online like masters of healthcare administration.
Do they have any technical programs?
I was looking at WGU or Strayer, but what school would you recommend for a bachelor's in cyber security?? I want to be able to use Sophia, study, etc and also graduate fast. I haven't done any school work since 2011 thats when I graduated high school lol so I know I'm going to have to get back used to it.
WGU or Purdue Global
I need help choosing between WGU or SNHU first my MBA focusing on Project management?
Both are great! WGU has no deadlines, SNHU does. That’s probably the main criteria for making your choice
I'm not a US citizen. I'm planning to attend Nexford University with the Transfer Credits from Sophia Learning. Is it Possible and how many courses can I transfer credits?😊
Yep. Google “Nexford University Sophia” and the transfer guide comes up.
Which Doctorate degree school is recommended?
Most of the non-profit ones. We like Liberty in particular because it’s hackable at that level.
Check out Eastern University's MBA in Organizational Management or their Master's in Data Science or Data Analytics. It's a ten-month program for $9,995
Can you talk a little bit more about it? I was in between with GCU
I just came across that
Myself.
Eastern University.
10 months for 10k is great!
If you are not in a rush,
Can you just take classes part time?
@@midnite1235you can, but it will take longer. I completed in 10 months
@@LuisaAvila-p1h Both are private Christian colleges. Eastern is non-profit, and GCU is for-profit. The tuition reflects this. Eastern charges $300 per credit. GCU charges $655 per credit. Eastern requires 30 credits. GCU requires 46 credits. Estimated Tuition: $9,000 plus fees at Eastern; $30,130 plus fees at GCU. Both MBAs are ACBSP accredited. Eastern has 7-week terms, giving you an option to complete it in about 10 months. GCU MBA would take about 24 months to complete.
Another good option for short-affordable and AACSB-accredited MBAs is the University of South Carolina Aiken. This option costs $13,948 and takes 10 months to complete (7-week terms).
Awesome! Will check it out
Hi there! Can you reccomend me an Educational Psychology masters please? 😊
TAMUC
You said 5 University, but my non native ears only got 4: Purdue, SNHU, ASU, WGU. What is the number 2 again? Thanks
Liberty University
@@CollegeHackedthanks 🎉
Hi! Do you have any opinions on Regent University?
Nothing negative to say about them, from what we know they are a good school!
Which online univ would you recommended for a Credit MSW program?
It depends on what state you’re in.
What about Oregon? Was thinking on finding a way to start taking credits at an accredited university and then transfer them to PSU (Portland state university or USC) any recommendations are welcome!
Which online program do you recommend for a MA in Human Studies?
Don’t recall seeing that major at any of the schools we normally recommend
Thoughts and feelings on NationsUniversity masters? Do you think it’s recognized
Cool school! It’s accredited. Whether it will work for your needs all depends on your future goals.
Hey, can you tell me , if the MS programs(online) in Data Science valid out of US , and can one consider them as equivalent to regular MS
What school?
@@CollegeHacked University of Texas Austin, is the degree equivalent to Masters in India?
I want to online study computer Science which one will be good for international
TESU
could you recommend any cheaper university for masters in Mechatronics and robotics engineering at USA ? (I am non us cityzen)
Sorry, those will be residential offerings only and we focus on online degrees
Have you checked out University of Wisconsin's IT Competency based bachelors?
Good program, just doesn’t take Sophia/Study so we don’t talk about them too much. Great for someone with existing RA credit looking for an AA though.
How about National university? Niche lists them #1 online
Good. Just not particularly cheap or hackable, which is what we focus on
Is National University a good school? I'm considering going there for my masters but read a lot of bad reviews. Trustpilot is full of students complaining about struggling to find info and calling departments for assistance a nightmare.
Which are the best online university where i can do a Masters degree in Taxation law in Canada
We focus on US schools only. Best of luck!
How many transfer credits will SNHU except for a BS for business?
90
Competency-based colleges are like all-you-can-eat buffets lol
SNHU at that price is not worth it. They are basically viewed as a diploma mill.
Thanks for your thoughts
I agree with you! SNHU is good for an Associate’s Degree and a Bachelor’s Degree but not so much for a Master’s Degree.
Can you hack a MSW degree at LU?
Nothing that ends in licensure can really be hacked 💔
But employers don’t like these degrees?
Sounds like you don’t even believe your own statement 😂 Employers are fine with these degrees.
@@CollegeHacked it was phrased to be a question for discussion but I guess that’s rare to have on the internet.
Where are the data points for these degrees actually being the differentiator that someone got a high earning job?
@@kelvintiger The degree doesn't make the person, the person makes the degree. For jobs that require a degree, that box has to be checked. But it's far from the only criteria in hiring, so it's possible to graduate from the best school out there and still never get hired. 80% of schools are viewed as good (the ones we talk about fall in that 80%), then there's the 10% of ivy options that wow people, and then 10% terrible (think University of Phoenix).
Which are the best affordable Online MSc Finance degree in USA for International students from India
Liberty University
Can a Masters Degree in Sports Management be hacked at SNHU?
No Sophia/Study at the graduate level
Best online college for MBA in finance??
Depends on your goals. Pretty much all the ones mentioned in this video have MBA programs.
What are your thoughts when it comes to Thomas Edison State Masters degree? TIA
Good!
Hi, can you transfer Sophia credits to Arizona state?
No, but they do take CLEP exams, which you can do for free through Modern States. They will take up to 64 transfer credits into most of their Bachelor's programs.
You cannot
Thank you 🥰
What about Harvard Extension School in terms of quality of education compared to these?
Super high quality, also super high price :)
Hey, so, I've read that Liberty University students have been assigned to write about religious aspects in their non-religious classes... Did you experience this at all while at Liberty? I'm looking for a creative writing or literature Master's and am not interested in religion.
Indeed! LU is not the right school for you
The fact that you say ASU is an IVY like school makes me think you’re paid to say that
Remember that we’re discussing it in the context of hackable schools. And no schools pay me.
@ my apologies, maybe I didn’t get it? Can you elaborate?
I want to do from india 🇮🇳 does I'm eligible for courses?? Someone plz reply if anyone knows I'm depressed
Yep! You are eligible for these schools apart from WGU.
A relationship with JESUS is the best solution for depression.
umass global $3800 self-pace mypath 6-month access take 36 credits (2 classes a month for 6 months) masters in organizational leadership
UMG is a good school!
@@CollegeHacked i can't wait until they start expanding their majors in the self pace section. Can't wait for their doctorates programs
Any tips on if you can hack an MBA or MSML at WGU?
The only graduate degrees that I know of there that accepts external transfer alt-credits are their nursing degrees, and even then, this is only for two specific classes. I haven’t looked at their website for almost two years, though.
Not at WGU. Competency based programs don’t generally have a system for that since CBE is a hack itself. Structured schools sometimes allow hacking at the masters level, like with Liberty.
I’m surprised you didn’t throw in UMPI maol in there too 😂
We talk about UMPI too much already 😜
Fair enough 😂 I just completed 2 years worth of courses on Sophia last month because of you guys. Thanks so much for the knowledge!
They only offer 1 masters program.
Yes
UMPI
Gets a lot of attention!
Great video!!
What do you think is a realistic price and time period
To finish the MAOL?
Thanx!!!
Where can I find architecture degree online?
None that we are aware of
Wish you’d do some smaller schools like the georgia schools
They aren’t hackable and that’s the focus of our channel
No love for TESU? 😩
Just because they aren’t in this video doesn’t mean we don’t love them 😉
Why didn’t you review UTPB , or University of North Dakota. You seem to always review the same schools.
There are thousands of schools, so it’s not possible for us to cover them all. We tend to talk about the same group of schools because they are some of the only ones that allow the kind of hacking/speed our channel content is based on.
this channel is saving my life lol thank you so much!! 🫶🏼
me crying about WGU bc i’m not an American HAHAAHAH 🥹😭
Right?? Us too.