Doctoral Degree Check In (regionally accredited)

[newdegree]

Hey everyone, I am curious: who on the forum has earned a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, and what made you choose your program? Would people mind sharing which school and program they attended? Did you attend in person, online, or hybrid? Doing a bit of research here and trying to see the number of people who completed doctoral degrees on this forum. (Please no VUL degrees as they are nationally accredited).

[Stonybeach]

Hey everyone, I am curious: who on the forum has earned a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, and what made you choose your program? Would people mind sharing which school and program they attended? Did you attend in person, online, or hybrid? Doing a bit of research here and trying to see the number of people who completed doctoral degrees on this forum. (Please no VUL degrees as they are nationally accredited).

I highly recommend the Virginia University of Lynchburg, which offers an online Doctorate in Healthcare Administration and is accredited by TRACS a national accreditor. I hope that helps and have a Happy New Year!

[PauFraTat]

I earned my Doctor of Science in Information Technology degree from Middle Georgia State University. I experienced a few setbacks at other schools over the years (for various reasons) before getting back in the doctoral saddle and succeeding. I chose this program over others for the following reasons (listed in order of importance):

1. Regional accreditation (wouldn't accept anything less)
2. 99% online (two four-day in-person seminars at the beginning and end)
3. Curriculum (very much aligned to my professional experience)
4. Cost (approximately $20,000)

I feel very fortunate to have been part of this program.

After missing one application window, I applied the very first day I could, but I ended up waiting a long, long time to receive my acceptance. While waiting, I discovered this site and explored other educational opportunities. I completed my MBA at WGU in one term and started laying the groundwork for an AI program, which required completing prerequisite undergraduate courses at TESU (a different story for another time).

I'm currently in another doctoral program and exploring others. I can't seem to stop myself.

[Mint Berry Crunch]

I earned my Doctor of Science in Information Technology degree from Middle Georgia State University. I experienced a few setbacks at other schools over the years (for various reasons) before getting back in the doctoral saddle and succeeding. I chose this program over others for the following reasons (listed in order of importance):

1. Regional accreditation (wouldn't accept anything less)
2. 99% online (two four-day in-person seminars at the beginning and end)
3. Curriculum (very much aligned to my professional experience)
4. Cost (approximately $20,000)

I feel very fortunate to have been part of this program.

After missing one application window, I applied the very first day I could, but I ended up waiting a long, long time to receive my acceptance. While waiting, I discovered this site and explored other educational opportunities. I completed my MBA at WGU in one term and started laying the groundwork for an AI program, which required completing prerequisite undergraduate courses at TESU (a different story for another time).

I'm currently in another doctoral program and exploring others. I can't seem to stop myself.

Wow! Now that sounds like an excellent program (cost-wise too). If you don't mind me asking, what year did you graduate? It's always neat seeing what year someone graduates from in an CS or IT program since there have been magnificent milestones every couple of years or so

[PauFraTat]

I earned my Doctor of Science in Information Technology degree from Middle Georgia State University. I experienced a few setbacks at other schools over the years (for various reasons) before getting back in the doctoral saddle and succeeding. I chose this program over others for the following reasons (listed in order of importance):

1. Regional accreditation (wouldn't accept anything less)
2. 99% online (two four-day in-person seminars at the beginning and end)
3. Curriculum (very much aligned to my professional experience)
4. Cost (approximately $20,000)

I feel very fortunate to have been part of this program.

After missing one application window, I applied the very first day I could, but I ended up waiting a long, long time to receive my acceptance. While waiting, I discovered this site and explored other educational opportunities. I completed my MBA at WGU in one term and started laying the groundwork for an AI program, which required completing prerequisite undergraduate courses at TESU (a different story for another time).

I'm currently in another doctoral program and exploring others. I can't seem to stop myself.

Wow! Now that sounds like an excellent program (cost-wise too). If you don't mind me asking, what year did you graduate? It's always neat seeing what year someone graduates from in an CS or IT program since there have been magnificent milestones every couple of years or so

I graduated this year! It’s definitely a IT program, not CS. While doing this program I finished my CS undergraduate and graduate degrees so I can say that with absolute certainty.

Some other things about the program, it’s two years in length and cohort based.

[Mint Berry Crunch]

I earned my Doctor of Science in Information Technology degree from Middle Georgia State University. I experienced a few setbacks at other schools over the years (for various reasons) before getting back in the doctoral saddle and succeeding. I chose this program over others for the following reasons (listed in order of importance):

1. Regional accreditation (wouldn't accept anything less)
2. 99% online (two four-day in-person seminars at the beginning and end)
3. Curriculum (very much aligned to my professional experience)
4. Cost (approximately $20,000)

I feel very fortunate to have been part of this program.

After missing one application window, I applied the very first day I could, but I ended up waiting a long, long time to receive my acceptance. While waiting, I discovered this site and explored other educational opportunities. I completed my MBA at WGU in one term and started laying the groundwork for an AI program, which required completing prerequisite undergraduate courses at TESU (a different story for another time).

I'm currently in another doctoral program and exploring others. I can't seem to stop myself.

Wow! Now that sounds like an excellent program (cost-wise too). If you don't mind me asking, what year did you graduate? It's always neat seeing what year someone graduates from in an CS or IT program since there have been magnificent milestones every couple of years or so

I graduated this year! It’s definitely a IT program, not CS. While doing this program I finished my CS undergraduate and graduate degrees so I can say that with absolute certainty.

Some other things about the program, it’s two years in length and cohort based.

Great job! I am finishing up this upcoming year with my doctorate.

[newdegree]

I earned my Doctor of Science in Information Technology degree from Middle Georgia State University. I experienced a few setbacks at other schools over the years (for various reasons) before getting back in the doctoral saddle and succeeding. I chose this program over others for the following reasons (listed in order of importance):

1. Regional accreditation (wouldn't accept anything less)
2. 99% online (two four-day in-person seminars at the beginning and end)
3. Curriculum (very much aligned to my professional experience)
4. Cost (approximately $20,000)

I feel very fortunate to have been part of this program.

After missing one application window, I applied the very first day I could, but I ended up waiting a long, long time to receive my acceptance. While waiting, I discovered this site and explored other educational opportunities. I completed my MBA at WGU in one term and started laying the groundwork for an AI program, which required completing prerequisite undergraduate courses at TESU (a different story for another time).

I'm currently in another doctoral program and exploring others. I can't seem to stop myself.

Awesome to hear, I finished my Doctor of Science in Public Safety at Middle Georgia State University two weeks ago. I am also exploring doctoral programs and trying to gather information on which schools most people on the forum are attending, and which programs are most popular.

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Hey everyone, I am curious: who on the forum has earned a doctoral degree from a regionally accredited institution, and what made you choose your program? Would people mind sharing which school and program they attended? Did you attend in person, online, or hybrid? Doing a bit of research here and trying to see the number of people who completed doctoral degrees on this forum. (Please no VUL degrees as they are nationally accredited).

I highly recommend the Virginia University of Lynchburg, which offers an online Doctorate in Healthcare Administration and is accredited by TRACS a national accreditor. I hope that helps and have a Happy New Year!

 very funny have a nice day

[PauFraTat]

I earned my Doctor of Science in Information Technology degree from Middle Georgia State University. I experienced a few setbacks at other schools over the years (for various reasons) before getting back in the doctoral saddle and succeeding. I chose this program over others for the following reasons (listed in order of importance):

1. Regional accreditation (wouldn't accept anything less)
2. 99% online (two four-day in-person seminars at the beginning and end)
3. Curriculum (very much aligned to my professional experience)
4. Cost (approximately $20,000)

I feel very fortunate to have been part of this program.

After missing one application window, I applied the very first day I could, but I ended up waiting a long, long time to receive my acceptance. While waiting, I discovered this site and explored other educational opportunities. I completed my MBA at WGU in one term and started laying the groundwork for an AI program, which required completing prerequisite undergraduate courses at TESU (a different story for another time).

I'm currently in another doctoral program and exploring others. I can't seem to stop myself.

Awesome to hear, I finished my Doctor of Science in Public Safety at Middle Georgia State University two weeks ago. I am also exploring doctoral programs and trying to gather information on which schools most people on the forum are attending, and which programs are most popular.

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Another MGA alum! Congrats on graduating! Did you attend the graduation ceremony? It was built into our second seminar for the IT program. This was the only time I have ever put on the cap and gown for college (though I did wear my service dress when accepting my CCAF degree). Since you are interested in learning about other programs, I'll tell you more about what I have going on in that world.

I'm entering my second term in a D.Eng. program in AI & ML at George Washington University. The coursework was a little light, but that could be because I just finished the MSAI program at the University of Texas at Austin, so it was a refresher (if anything). I'm really looking forward to the research stage (praxis is what they are going with), but the cost is incredibly high.

My "big" goal is a Ph.D. in Computer Science (a long-held goal), where I can conduct real quantitative research and write a proper dissertation. I have applied to two schools: Capitol Technical University (accepted into the program yesterday, though they seem confused about what program I am actually in) and Mississippi State University (for which I am waiting to hear back). 

For CapTech, they transferred 18 credits in, so I would have to take one "research background" course in the first term and then start the dissertation in the second term. I have been interested in CapTech for some time after learning about their "European model" for the dissertation, as well as the option to structure it into three peer-reviewed papers (though I think this option is no longer available).

For MSU, there is the appeal of completing a Ph.D. program at a state university that is an R1 research institution. The tuition isn't too high, which is another benefit. I have no idea what will transfer, but I am sure that my doctorate and five master's degrees will max out what is allowed. I have already looked into the program extensively, and if I am required to take courses, I can pull from departments other than computer science, which is great, because I don't want to "retake" courses I've already completed elsewhere in my other programs.

[Stonybeach]

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 very funny have a nice day
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I'm glad you found it amusing.

In all seriousness, I was enrolled in a RA doctoral program "pre-COVID" and was unable to complete it due to on-campus requirements.

It is noteworthy to mention that an intra-COVID, and now a post-COVID phenomenon has occurred, allowing many students the opportunity to pursue and complete coursework without on-campus attendance requirements at a higher number of universities. The COVID pandemic was pure hell, and schools had to make accommodations, of which I am grateful that VUL, in my opinion, led the way with live video conferencing and no "on-campus" requirements.

"100% Online" now seems to be the "norm" for many of these types of programs. One of the results of a post-COVID paradigm.

My son will graduate from a state university traditional campus this spring with a Bachelor of Science. Unfortunately, during and after the pandemic, he had to take coursework from other schools to satisfy graduation requirements. Why? Because the school cancelled course offerings, programs, and reduced faculty, due to the drop in student enrollments. How does he explain coursework from five different schools on his transcript to future employers? Answer: The COVID pandemic was a mess! Thank heavens for non-traditional pathways in education!

[TINASAM]

I'm in the TWU PhD Sociology program, but they have a good many 100% online doctoral programs (and Masters)
https://twu.edu/my-courses/online-degree...-programs/

It's going well for me thus far.
$728 non resident
$323 resident
per credit

$284 fees/semester