With busy lifestyles, some people are doing online master's degrees.
In order to get ahead in their career field or to make a career switch, people with a bachelor's degree are turning to graduate programs for an extra boost. With busy lifestyles, students in Illinois are looking for flexibility in a graduate program. There are many online master's degree programs available to potential students in Illinois.
University of Illinois
The University of Illinois has set up an entire "online campus" to address the needs of students who are looking for flexibility. Well over a dozen master's programs are offered online. Areas of study include education, conservation, public administration, library science, agricultural sciences, business management and engineering. Each graduate program has its own set of application requirements.
University of Illinois Online
510 Devonshire Drive, Suite H
Champaign, IL 61820
(866) 633-8465
online.uillinois.edu
Benedictine University
Benedictine University is a Catholic university located in Lisle with a second campus in Springfield. The university offers nineteen graduate degree programs online. Master of business degrees are available online and can be paired up with a master of science degree in either management information systems or management and organizational behavior.
Other online master's programs include several fields in the sciences, public health, accounting, education and nursing.
Benedictine University
5700 College Road
Lisle, IL 60532
(630) 829-6000
ben.edu
Excelsior College
Excelsior College offers a master of arts in liberal studies available to students in Illinois. The wider focus of Excelsior's liberal studies program helps to not cut a student's career options down, leaving a wider plane of opportunities to be considered. Tracks within the master's program have been established by Excelsior College: educational leadership, natural science and society, issues in today's society, community building and conflict resolution, global strategies and self-design. Excelsior College may also accept up to 15 hours of graduate-level credits, upon approval, and it does not require applicants to the master of arts in liberal studies to take the GRE exam.
Excelsior College
7 Columbia Circle
Albany, NY 12203-5159
(888) 647-2388
excelsior.edu
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