tag: Online Certificate
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The Online Graduate Certificate: A Viable Path for Career-Switchers
Pursuing higher education and learning new skills can open doors professionally and enrich your life. From starting a new undergraduate degree to earning a master鈥檚, gaining additional skills can help you move forward in your chosen career. While these programs are two great options, another top choice that lends itself to quick, efficient, and cost-effective upskilling is the graduate certificate.
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Yes, College Is Absolutely Worth It in 2020. Here鈥檚 Why
You may have seen recent articles asking whether higher education is still worth it. Publications including The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal have all posed this question, responding to concerns about the rising cost of attending some colleges and universities. But when you look at the data, you quickly see that the answer is an unequivocal yes. In fact, higher education is as valuable as it鈥檚 ever been as we enter the 2020s. Here鈥檚 why.
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What Is a Graduate Certificate? A Complete Guide for Professionals
Graduate degree programs (master鈥檚 degrees, doctorate programs, etc.) can be rewarding, valuable experiences that advance or change your career trajectory by gaining or building upon your knowledge, skills, and expertise in a given field. But graduate degrees aren鈥檛 for everyone, and not for every situation. In some cases, a graduate certificate may be a better option.
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Advertising vs. Marketing: What鈥檚 the Difference?
Looking to create a successful career in marketing or advertising? Before you can chart your path to either (hint: UTEP has online degrees that can help you enter both fields), it鈥檚 important to understand the differences in these two similar fields.
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Can an Online Degree Get You a Job?
If you鈥檙e considering an online degree, it鈥檚 clear that you鈥檙e thinking toward the future, and that鈥檚 a recipe for success. It鈥檚 also likely that you鈥檝e started to plan for life after earning your degree. Here are four frequently asked questions about how online degrees translate to the workforce 鈥 from how employers view your degree to how you can explain your coursework to someone unfamiliar with the value of an online education.
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Program Spotlight: What is Urban and Regional Planning?
Urban and regional planning is essential to the development of the communities around us 鈥 especially in and around cities and densely populated areas. It鈥檚 a dynamic field that can look quite different by area of specialization.
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5 Reasons a Master鈥檚 Degree Can Upgrade Your Career
Thomas Edison once said, 鈥淪how me a completely satisfied man, and I鈥檒l show you a failure.鈥 So, you want more. You鈥檙e driven. Otherwise, you wouldn鈥檛 be thinking about getting a master鈥檚 degree. But what 鈥渕ore鈥 can a master鈥檚 degree really deliver? Let鈥檚 get to the list.
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The top 3 ways getting a degree puts you ahead
Whether you're starting a new career or looking for a leg up in your existing profession, you already know that getting a degree can be beneficial. But if you're reading this right now, it's likely you're wondering just HOW beneficial. You're not alone! As you look into what it takes to get a degree, you鈥檒l realize it requires a lot of time, work and expense.
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How to choose the right online degree program
If you鈥檙e interested in earning a degree online, you likely know there are hundreds of options. Through TV commercials and web-based ads, everyone seems to be offering online degree programs, but determining which program is right for you isn鈥檛 so clear-cut.
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