Help with Master's degree

[PatsGirl1]

So I have narrowed it down to 2 M.A. programs. I am looking to teach at a Community College in either English/Literature, History, or general Humanities. Generally 18 grad credits is required to teach a subject.

I found the following:
Cal State-Dominguez Hills online M.A. in Humanities. You can specialize in one subject- I would do Literature. Cost is about $6360+ books/extras. Would take about 12-16 months to finish. Con: it's a "concentration" in Literature, not an actual degree in it. Pros: Cost, time, I like the "name" recognition, and the classes sound really cool.

Western New Mexico Univ. online M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies- you get two 18 credit concentrations. I would do History and English, making me qualified to teach two fields. Cost is about $6850+ books/extras. Would take a full 2 years to finish. Con: It would take longer, cost is more. Pros: 2 subjects I can teach, cost is still reasonable.

Or there's Morehead State's online M.A. in English. Traditional program. Cost is about $10,000-$11,000+ books/extras. Would take about 20-24 months to finish. Con: COST is a lot more, time, GRE required, name is something I can see being teased about, only qualified to teach one subject. Pros: It's a well-regarded program, I was conditionally accepted already

What would you do if you were me? lol Also, cost is a factor. If I choose CalState or WNMU, we can pay cash for the M.A. With Morehead, I would need to take out some loans. Also, finishing a year sooner would help me get adjuncting sooner (well, nothing's guaranteed but it would help).

[cookderosa]

So I have narrowed it down to 2 M.A. programs. I am looking to teach at a Community College in either English/Literature, History, or general Humanities. Generally 18 grad credits is required to teach a subject.

I found the following:
Cal State-Dominguez Hills online M.A. in Humanities. You can specialize in one subject- I would do Literature. Cost is about $6360+ books/extras. Would take about 12-16 months to finish. Con: it's a "concentration" in Literature, not an actual degree in it. Pros: Cost, time, I like the "name" recognition, and the classes sound really cool.

Western New Mexico Univ. online M.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies- you get two 18 credit concentrations. I would do History and English, making me qualified to teach two fields. Cost is about $6850+ books/extras. Would take a full 2 years to finish. Con: It would take longer, cost is more. Pros: 2 subjects I can teach, cost is still reasonable.

Or there's Morehead State's online M.A. in English. Traditional program. Cost is about $10,000-$11,000+ books/extras. Would take about 20-24 months to finish. Con: COST is a lot more, time, GRE required, name is something I can see being teased about, only qualified to teach one subject. Pros: It's a well-regarded program, I was conditionally accepted already

What would you do if you were me? lol Also, cost is a factor. If I choose CalState or WNMU, we can pay cash for the M.A. With Morehead, I would need to take out some loans. Also, finishing a year sooner would help me get adjuncting sooner (well, nothing's guaranteed but it would help).

Sorry- I have no clue which you should choose, I can't even decide for sure on mine; I will share a link that looks awesome for a lit lover! MA in English with a concentration on Multicultural Literature! Totally online. If I ever wanted another area to teach, this would be it.
ECU English Dept: Multicultural and Transnational Literatures Program

My humble opinion, is that your MA should specialize, so I would tend to not go with interdisciplinary studies. I think that approach at the bachelor's level is probably ok, many many people go with the Liberal Arts degree, but up in grad school I think it's time to become an expert in something That, of course, is only my opinion!

[PatsGirl1]

Jennifer-
That's what I was thinking, too and I really like the program at MSU. The cost is just such a huge difference (I know, I know, $10/$11k actually isn't bad for an MA) and I do actually worry a teeny bit about the name (would it look ok on a resume?). However I called Michigan State and U of M (my home "highly regarded" state school) and actually both offices had heard of MSU. That's a plus.
I'm still torn, but I appreciate the help.
I tried to post on another site for feedback (where there are a lot more Master's/Doctorate seekers) but it locked me out and I can't register.

[ShotoJuku]

Pose your question over at...... forums.degreeinfo.com .....and you should get some good advice.

[PatsGirl1]

Pose your question over at...... forums.degreeinfo.com .....and you should get some good advice.

Brian, that's the forums I can't get into that I wanted to post the question at. I registered about 3 months ago, and it tells me I don't have privileges to post. I can read everything.

[ShotoJuku]

Brian, that's the forums I can't get into that I wanted to post the question at. I registered about 3 months ago, and it tells me I don't have privileges to post. I can read everything.

Send me a PM with your degreeinfo info and I'll send it to admin over there...

[PatsGirl1]

Ok thanks. I sent you the information for the 2nd account I created (since that one and the 1st one don't work either). Hopefully eventually it will.

Thanks!

[PatsGirl1]

Or can someone post it over there for me?

[gcalvin]

The problem is that they send an e-mail with a link to:

http://www.degreeinfo.com/forums/registe...etc,etc>

When it should be:

http://forums.degreeinfo.com/register.ph...etc,etc>

Copy the link in the e-mail they send and edit it accordingly, and you can get your registration completed properly.

I can't find a link to the administrator's e-mail over there, or I'd let him know about the problem.

-Gary-

[PatsGirl1]

Thanks G-
Even after I log in, I get:

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You are not logged in. Fill in the form at the bottom of this page and try again.
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I'm frustrated! lol I've been trying to post for like 3 months.