Online Learning Update

October 8, 2013

Women say online degrees ‘more achievable’

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

By Jake New, eCampus News

With college costs at a record high, many prospective students are forced to choose between price and prestige – and women facing that decision are overwhelmingly choosing the former by turning to online courses. Women “see online degrees as more achievable than traditional on-ground program” by a margin of three-to-one, according to a survey released in September by Western International University. Nearly 80 percent of the survey’s respondents, who were all women between the ages 22 and 50, said they believed online universities offered specialized degree programs and that they could advance their careers.

http://www.ecampusnews.com/research/women-degrees-online-162/

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