University of London distance learning Masters?

[Yanji]

The problem is that any "prestige" you think you might get by having the University of London on your resume will be offset by the fact that the degree is clearly from a distance program, unless you move to England for 6 months and can verify it via workshops taken in person, work, etc. Then no one would really question it.

Not that there's anything wrong with a distance degree, but there's a stigma associated with online programs to a certain extent and you're paying your hard earned cash for that paper. A masters from Fort Hays State or Arkansas State would be looked at in the same light or probably better and it might be cheaper? I'm not sure about prices since I haven't looked at them in a long time.

I strongly disagree. This is a day and age where it is practically the norm for people to meet their spouses online, something which is far more consequential to their lives than their choice of educational delivery method. Most people who've graduated from college in the past 5-10 years have taken at least a few online courses.

I work in a very selective practice of a major professional services firm, and the broader firm hires people everyday who have done one or more degrees online. (usually graduate degrees) When I was in the later stages of interviewing, HR asked me if I did my undergraduate degree online. I gave a simple "yes", and that was that. When I first graduated in 2012, I wondered if I would have to defend my education in the professional sphere. Over the past 7 years, I've realized there is nothing to defend, to the point I almost wear it as a badge of honor.

It is even less of an issue for master's degree programs, and everyone I interact with on a professional basis has tremendous respect for people who make the sacrifice of studying for a master's degree part-time while working full-time, much more so than someone who studied full-time. There is absolutely no "stigma" in choosing the modality that best fits your professional schedule and non-existent personal life. They also understand the inherent limitations of distance education, and that some aspects of the rigor of an online program can be somewhat lower than its physical campus counterpart at the same institutions, if one exists. Honestly, in my line of work, people may actually have more concerns about someone doing a part-time master's program that required regular physical attendance, as that would largely preclude them from business travel.

I guess it also depends on the environment we're talking about, too. Perhaps in the average mid-size corporate environment, people wouldn't "get it", but in environments where graduate degrees and professional development is the norm, it's not a problem at all.

(I too would recommend taking full advantage of the in-person workshop, social, etc. opportunities offered by distance programs where possible.)