Do universities and employers discriminate against people with an online degree?

[Bibby]

That's very hard to say. Ultimately, hiring decisions are made by humans applying a highly subjective and opaque set of criteria. For example, I've been told that the hiring manager in one department at a major local company screens resumes and rejects all of them unless the applicant is from one of four universities! Obviously, that's an extreme case, and most companies aren't like that. Some hiring managers and HR people might feel that face-to-face education is more rigorous, while others might value someone who got a degree in an unconventional way.

Attending a very prestigious school might help your resume stand out in a crowd, and attending a bigger or wealthier university is helpful in building connections with other alumni. In most cases, however, employers don't care where you got your degree, as long as it's a legitimate-sounding program. In addition, they probably won't dig deep into whether you took online, face-to-face, or hybrid classes.

If you want to teach at Harvard or another elite institution, or if you're looking to get into a major accounting firm, you'd be wise to investigate what kinds of credentials are valued in the field you're pursuing. Otherwise, any regionally-accredited degree from a legit school will probably be OK.