Assistance Requested to Craft Solid Path: UMPI/Charter Oak State College

[Duneranger]

Would anyone have advice re a PhD, following acquiring the MAOL from UMPI? I'm starting UMPI for the Bachelors of Liberal Studies. I'm wavering on proceeding with the MAOL afterwards. Then it got me thinking, what about a PhD. Where do people who love UMPI tend to go, for a similar type school, to maybe get their PhD in Organizational Leadership?

People on the accelerated online degree paths often have a disconnect between the work required with a PhD vs a masters. Many think it’s just “the next step”.

A true PhD program is funded and takes 5-7 years. When I say true, I mean one that is taken seriously. There is no reason for most people to get a PhD as it adds little utility to one’s career unless you are going into research or academia. Academia cutthroat and even top PhD program grads often don’t find tenure.

Two general rules for PhDs and if they are worth it.

1. You should not be paying for a PhD.
2. You should not be in an online PhD program with next to 0 barriers for entry (99% of the time).

Many online “doctoral programs” which include various doctoral letters and acronyms will take your money but they are simply not worth the investment. These acronym soup doctorates are popping up more because I think most realize it’s hard to match the rigor of a PhD so they just create their own. Ed.D, DHA, DBA, DNP, DSW, DPT etc are some examples. Not in the same league as a PhD.

For example, my good friend is at a top 5 MBA program. Their faculty are also all from top MBA programs or hold PhDs  from other schools in high regard. No DBAs to be found. Wonder why. It’s more of an applied/practitioner degree which acts as a capstone for extensive experience. Question is, if you are at that point in your career, what would a DBA really add?