Articles About Education

Taking college courses online opens up several new possibilities. You can take classes from the comfort of your home, while saving both time and money on your education. Before deciding if online courses are for you, be sure to consider your own personal needs, goals and challenges.

Interested in advancing your career or starting a new one? A graduate degree could help you reach your goals. If you're considering graduate education, it's important to understand the different types of graduate degrees and explore which one might be right for you.

A master's degree allows you to gain specialized knowledge and can make you more competitive in the job market. Both a Master of Arts (MA) and Master of Science (MS) are graduate degrees that help you gain expertise in your field by providing in-depth learning beyond the bachelor’s degree.

Degrees are granted when you’ve earned the number of credit hours an institution has designated for that particular program. Credit hours are the form of measurement most universities use to indicate how many credits a course is worth, based on the time you will likely spend on the class each week.