WGU, APU or Capella

[lady elektra]

I just completed my bachelors degree at TESU and could not be happier. I am now prepared to start looking for a graduate program and I am trying to narrow down my searches. From your experience what is the difference between these two colleges and the tuition.

[Ideas]

Which programs? Capella has the FlexPath programs which depend on how long you take, but their non-Flex are expensive. WGU has some really cheap ones if you finish in 6 months, but mostly MBAs and ones for licensed teachers.

[lady elektra]

Which programs? Capella has the FlexPath programs which depend on how long you take, but their non-Flex are expensive. WGU has some really cheap ones if you finish in 6 months, but mostly MBAs and ones for licensed teachers.

I am looking at MBA/IT Management.

I considered the I/O field but I don't how in demand those jobs are.

[Ideas]

WGU is the cheapest and quickest besides Patten, for someone who goes quickly. Patten has some negative things said about it, and it could be hard to complete in a term.

Capella isn't as liked because it's for-profit. I'm not sure but I think that even with FlexPath it might take 3 terms to complete.

I think APU is kind of expensive.

[lady elektra]

WGU is the cheapest and quickest besides Patten, for someone who goes quickly. Patten has some negative things said about it, and it could be hard to complete in a term.

Capella isn't as liked because it's for-profit. I'm not sure but I think that even with FlexPath it might take 3 terms to complete.

I think APU is kind of expensive.

I heard great things about WGU out of all them and might be pondering them the most even though Capella has more variety to choose from, and APU is like here or miss, I depends on the program you study at APU.

[dfrecore]

WGU is the most popular on this site due to cost, ability to get through quickly, pretty straightforward. Lots of people here have gone through, most seem very happy.

APU is not competency-based, so for someone who doesn't want that model, and would prefer to take courses at your leisure (or at the speed of cash, meaning pay as you go), that's a good way to do it. I also like the ability to do 8-wk courses, as 16-weeks just about kills me.

So far, I don't think anyone on here has finished a Capella MA program (maybe not a BA either). I remember something on here about them drawing out the process so that you couldn't finish in the time you'd allotted for yourself, but I could be wrong (maybe it wasn't Capella?).

[lady elektra]

WGU is the most popular on this site due to cost, ability to get through quickly, pretty straightforward.  Lots of people here have gone through, most seem very happy.

APU is not competency-based, so for someone who doesn't want that model, and would prefer to take courses at your leisure (or at the speed of cash, meaning pay as you go), that's a good way to do it.  I also like the ability to do 8-wk courses, as 16-weeks just about kills me.

So far, I don't think anyone on here has finished a Capella MA program (maybe not a BA either).  I remember something on here about them drawing out the process so that you couldn't finish in the time you'd allotted for yourself, but I could be wrong (maybe it wasn't Capella?).

They are for profit so I can't put anything past Capella. The for profit colleges are very up and down and can make changes last minute.