What are the best online degree programs for the military?

I started my degree online and now I'm finishing my degree on campus. It was a different experience because I paced myself and prioritized my time in order to earn the best grade that I can. Taking care of soldiers, family and school was a tough task but it's all about commitment. You have to want and I personally think online school is better than the campus life. That's my personal opinion, someone else might differ.

Thank you CPT (Join to see) I started my bachelors with Liberty University while deployed to the combat zone of Baghdad in 09/10. We get multiple rounds of RPG launched at us like almost every evening right on the FOB. So to say, living on Liberty then is no fun. I only get 5GB of data on a monthly plan from the shared ISP plan we had at that time.
One of the classes I was enrolled in is titled “Contract Law” for the other classes, I am getting my job done around my duty schedules. But for the Contrat Law class, there was an assignment that requires me to watch a video and write a paper from the court case watched. This assignment weighs about 300 points out of my 1000 total points for that class. I explained to the professors about what’s going on within my area at Camp Liberty.. We’ve received so many incoming RPG rounds and we’ve also lost some soldiers at this point, things were running really crazy at this point, the internet was shut down for a few hours after they brought it back up.. It was really slow to load any 3.5GB video that is required by this professor who basically told me to go f**** myself after telling her we are losing soldiers here and was wondering if she would not mind giving me a few days extension on the assignment. I even asked her if there is any way I can get the DVD of the court case shipped to my home, so I can have my wife send it express post at Camp Liberty. She just does not care. I have had some great experience with some professors at Liberty University and I have had some terrible experiences with some of the professors there too. Personally, I think the social science professors at Liberty are probably one of the best in the nation. But if you are looking for a good business degree that you want something meaningful out of, Liberty University is probably not the place for you except if you just want the paper certificate.
After the struggle with Liberty University I moved on to Grantham University. I have nothing else to say about this school other than good stuff, they work with you and are willing to work with you one on one, if you call or email your professors, they’ll explain to you what is not clear to you and make sure you get it right. The professors are like your mentors in a professional world. Reason why I like Grantham most is because the professors they are using are actually people working in the career field of what they are teaching, this has made my Masters program experience with Grantham a better one, though lot of stressful work, but when the communication gap is bridged and two way communication is clear.. Completing the program is just a matter of willingness and determination to break through.

I have been to both. I graduate from my online University (American Military University) in June. I have had some great experiences. I attended full time while working full time. I do not believe it is possible to do the same while in a traditional university setting. two classes every eight weeks, four per 16 week semester.

AMU is fully accredited and nationally ranked at #27 as the best online bachelors program. Right up there with George Washington University.

In my program, the professors are actively employed by government agencies providing excellent feedback on assignments.

I will gladly provide more detail if anyone is interested. +1/thumbs up me for more info. I would do it all over again. It has been the best experience. My wife has a Ph.D. and she has been also impressed with the school.

Columbia Southern University is where am currently enrolled n the sacrifice is worthy. As a student in Criminal Justice, I have come to know lots about my rights n responsibility to my fellow countrymen than ever n it a tool I would be proud to aid in making this world better for all. As challenging as it has been working full time n studying admits deployment, it is also free. By God's grace, I should walk the stage this year.

I have completed both online (for my Masters) and resident (for my Bachelors) college degree programs. There are many items that soldiers do not take into consideration when choosing which one to do. Here are the list of considerations and opinions(not a complete list):

- Is the college nationally accredited or regionally accredited (some civilian employers take this into consideration)
- If an online school or resident school, is it a degree factory (which may be fine for some...i.e. just to get promoted, but again civilian employers look at that)
- Depending on the degree you want, is that school known for that (i.e. MIT - known for computer science and electrical engineering programs)
- I would not recommend online school for a person that just got out (within 2~4 years) of High School, unless you are good at keeping a good schedule and committing yourself to learning.
- I did my Masters about 8 years after I got done with my Bachelors and would recommend to anyone to take only 2~3 years between Bachelors and Masters if possible.

Best online programs for me:
- Thru my research, Stevens Institute of Technology was highly rated for a Masters in Systems Engineering. The material wasn't too difficult, but the interaction between the professor and students was kinda lacking...but the interaction between the students was fantastic!
- I'm currently enrolled online at Johns Hopkins for a Masters in Computer and Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Information Technology, but just started each program so not much insight yet.

Ones I'd stay away from...
- Any college where their classes don't transfer to other universities

Right now I am earning my AA in mobile development, and yes I do have to commit and lot of time and effect in completing just one class per every 5 weeks. I have a lot of support at work and at home with pursuing my degree. I am currently enrolled in University of Phoenix, and yes I understand that this school wasn't up to par a few years ago, but in the last 2 years that my wife has attended the school has changed their curriculum around to boost their stature for accreditations

I'm about to receive my Undergrad from UTEP. Now looking at UofL for Grad School. I know their are plenty of great options for people as long as they do their research

I received my bachelors degree from kaplan university this past september. TA covered everything involved with the courses (10 wk per), and the professors were genuine and knowledgeable of the studies they taught. Im planning on goibg for my masters degree through this university as well.

As a higher education administrator, there are numerous very good and respectable online degree programs to look at and choose from. I would make sure that the institution is regionally accredited before making any commitments.

From an education standpoint Online has many aspects that are very good for working individuals. There are those who are hard line against online degrees... and those have probably never had to work and go to school at the same time. I'm a Graduate of Both Attended courses and I took a ton of Full load classes while I was on Active Duty. My MBA was taken with a Hybrid online and attended class work. So, I've seen both sides of this coin.

This article talks about choosing top colleges and it is meant more for attended universities but I would also use the same mentality when choosing Online colleges too.