<p>what's your take on a degree from 'school of continuing studies/education' at top universities like harvard, columbia, and northwestern? do people, particularly those graduate from their regular programs look down upon?</p>
<p>Different students have different personal and academic goals. Different students have different financial situations. A full undergraduate degree earned through a school of continuing studies can indeed be the academic (if not the social) equivalent of an undergraduate degree earned in the regular program at that university.</p>
<p>In many cases, the instructors in the continuing ed programs are the same as the instructors in the regular program. For courses with the same description in the catalogue, the material covered is the same. What is different is the student body. An evening class with 25 students ranging in age from 17 to 79, many of them working full time and studying part time, will be very different from a daytime class of 25 students ranging in age from 17 to 22 all studying full time, and only a few of them working part time (if that).</p>
<p>A degree from Harvard extension is not at all seen in the same light as a degree from Harvard College. It serves a purpose for many, but if you want it to go after the jobs young Harvard grads get, employers will not see you as in the same pool. I’ve heard Columbia’s program is fully integrated so that may be a different case, ask on the Columbia board. Don’t know about NU.</p>
<p>MS in Medical Informatics - Northwestern School of Continuing Studies vs Milwaukee School of Engineering
MS in in Bioethics- Columbia School of Continuing Education vs Medical College Of Wisconsin</p>
<p>same degree programs, one offered by a school of continuing education at a top 10 university, one offer at a regular school at a 3rd tier school. which would you choose?</p>
<p>Many grad programs are offered only through “schools of continuing studies” because that is what the university calls all of its evening/weekend programs. What matters for you is job placement (if that is your goal) or placement into a Ph.D. program (if that is your goal). Pick up the telephone and call each department. Ask very specifically about their placement history.</p>
<p>Then, choose the the cheapest school with decent placement in the area of the country where you want to make your life.</p>
<p>from my understanding, master programs at school of continuing studies are professional oriented. would getting a degree from this type of school be a waste of time should i plan to pursue a phd in the field. i’m not talking about master of liberal studies programs but an actual master of science/ master of arts ones. i’m working in the public sector and interested in these following programs;</p>
<ul>
<li>northwestern’s master of arts in public policy and administration</li>
<li>columbia’s master of science in fundraising management</li>
<li>johns hopkins’ master of arts in government</li>
<li>uchicago’s master of science in threat and response management</li>
</ul>
<p>say if i plan to pursue a phd in public policy, would a master of arts in public policy from northwestern school of continuing studies be more preferable to the one from the school of public policy at a second tier school like rutgers?</p>
<p>comparing ce programs at top schools, what are some main differences in master of liberal studies type degrees and more traditional master of arts/master of science degrees?</p>