New FlexPath Doctorates from Capella

[ashkir]

I'm curious to what field Capella has any prestige in? I'm assuming it's pretty niche.

Commercial Organizational Management with a focus on E-Business for digitial commercialized archives. Capella used to offer this as a PhD. They don't anymore, but it was a big deal for our field.

The #1 expert in my field is a PhD from Capella and she until earlier this year, was the leader of the largest Archivist school in the world. 
https://slisapps.sjsu.edu/facultypages/v...ac=franksp

Would an unrelated degree have the same impact? In my field, having a PhD in criminal justice or criminology from the likes of University of Maryland would be seen as impressive, but if I earned a business degree from there, no one would care.

One of the most intriguing things about my field is the answer is yes and no. In my field we are expected to become experts on healthcare, leadership, law, science, agriculture, finance, government, and energy. If you cannot hold an intermediate comprehension of all these levels, you will not survive in my field. We are highly sought after consultants. I have worked for personally several state governments, county governments, and over half of our Fortune 100s through my current employer on a consultant basis. You may recognize some of the names that have hired us: The United States, The State of California, Loma Linda University, Aera Energy, Chevron Energy, Freeport Energy, Dignity Health, Adventist Health, Superior Court of California, Ford, Hyundai, PG&E, Wonderful, Paramount, Bolthouse, Wegis, SA, Salvation Army, International Fruit Genetics, DocuSign, Salesforce, PSI:Gen, Square9, Kraft, GemCare, Prospect Medical, Alta Hospitals, Crozer Keystone, Dutch Bros, Starbucks, Facebook, Microsoft, Google, JP Morgan, HSBC, Mitushibi Trust, Berkshire.

I have personally worked for each of those companies and had to become an expert with their content.

I've been it for seven years. On a national scale I am paid very well, unfortunately, I have a very high cost of living due to my extreme medical bills. This is why I'm pursuing more education, to pursue more management type positions in my industry and to increase my own knowledge and to be able to lead a division. I want to move into the C-Suite and Leadership is the way into it for me.

What type of C-suite position? Management, business, and leadership degrees can be applicable to almost any field because every industry has management. I guess what I'm trying to say is that just because a school has a good reputation in one's field doesn't mean that it will have a good reputation in an unrelated major even if you're managing within the same field. 

If I were applying for a captain position at a police department, they might like that I have an MBA or MPA, but they won't be extra impressed by me having an MBA or MPA from a top criminology school. These programs are taught in different departments by different professors. Having a great criminology program won't mean that the school will also provide an excellent business education. There's no crossover.

I'm looking into moving into an Operations, Diversity, and Compliance decision. I have sent the links to this program (along with a few others) to our current owners in my company. They like the program. We're not married to a university. We're not one of those companies that judge you if you went to Ivy League or not. 

My company specializes in archives, analytics, and e-digitization. We are who companies hire to bring them to modern compliance standards. Capella is one of the few schools that did understand that. Inside my company, we have a huge lack of talent in the management/leadership positions and we're seeking to expand our own knowledge, so we can expand our own power in being a management consultant and be able to compete with Alvarez.