University of Central Arkansas's Online Ph.D

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I wouldn't recommend Cumberlands. I can't remember if it were this board, but I recall someone mentioned that the graduation rate for Ph.D. programs there is an abysmal 15%. Normally, reputable schools have graduation rates above 90%, so clearly there is a problem with teaching effectiveness. If it were me, I'd go for the Ph.D. from UCA or TWU. You can't go wrong with a state school, and the Ph.D. title just sounds better. I haven't heard of South College. Where is that? Texas Woman's University. Public school that's good. The degree looks intriguing as well. I think you can't go wrong with either UCA or TWU

I disagree with Cumberlands. If you're looking at "reputable schools" (whatever that means), you need to look at the FULL picture not just that 90% of their PhD students graduate. You need to look at the ages of those students and what the school is providing them with. Most doctoral students in programs such as typical state school on campus programs are not classified as adult leaners which is what 95% or more of this forum is made up of. Few if any of us can quit our jobs and move to a college to be a doctoral student. Cumberlands and many other schools offer opportunities for adult learners that most state schools simply don't offer us. What's UCA? What's TWU? Where I live no one has heard of any of these schools. I have heard of South College and not just on this forum. I also don't live anywhere near South College which has multiple campuses, but their DBA and EdD programs are online attached to their Knoxville campus. Texas Woman's University is a public school? The name definitely doesn't sound that way. Another case of where the name doesn't mean much? Possibly.