Pros & Cons of doing PhD Online

Pros on doing phd online:

Stay Current:

By getting you doctorate online, you can utilize technology that you might not encounter should you choose to get your doctorate degree the old-fashioned way. This technology can help keep you current on the latest tech trends and could also be beneficial if you become a professor. Having a background in such educational methods can help you teach others, and you will understand what it is like to learn online, which may make it easier for you to relate to your students and for them to relate to you.

It costs less:  

• Considering the huge price of a PhD, you will be happy to know that they cost much less than a classroom-based course. Not only because the fees are cheaper, but also because you will be saving in transport, rent, lunch out, and even on clothes.
• You can indulge in the luxury of having Dr as your title . Yes it may sound a little superficial, but some of us like that kind of thing!
• Your analytical skills will sky rocket. This really depends on the type of PhD you pursue, but it is a given that you will learn to sharpen your analytical skills, and will then be able to apply these skills to subsequent ventures.

Attendance: 

At times during online PhD programs it becomes important for the student to make the travel to the home university. This is usually done for a few days and majority of the universities will help foot the cost of travel and other expenses as long as you meet their attendance requirements.

Cons on doing phd online:

Your Learning Style: 

Not all students might be comfortable with an online doctorate experience. Some people tend to learn better with a more hands on experience. Not everyone may have the discipline or knowledge to be able to navigate an online doctoral program, and some might find it is easier to attend a class and work with their mentor in a face-to-face atmosphere rather than over their computer.

It might take longer to complete:

Doctorates already take longer to complete compared to any other degree, from 5 to 9 years depending on the university and the complexity of your research. As online courses are even more flexible, you might take much longer than that, especially if you are conciliating work and study, and might easily finding yourself on it for over a decade.

Limited Availability: 

Not every university in the world offers online courses and for those that do offer these distance learning opportunities not all of the programs are offered online.