Just saw today that ERAU is going to start offering an online PhD in Aviation. True to form for them, they're charging over $60k for the privelage.
Wow, if one is going to get a Phd and pay $60 grand, it ought to at least be in something useful!
On that note, I got my 4-year degree at UVU through a combination of online and on-campus classes (in fact, as I type this, I can see the UVU library looking out my front window.) There are some definite pros, and some definite cons to the UVU program:
Pros:
-Very economical, and since it's a state-run school, there's lots of financial aid available
-Online classes are, how shall I put this, not
academically challenging, so you could take a big course load and manage it, and because of the relative ease, it sets you up pretty well for a grad school program if that's your desire (which I do).
-Support staff is great, at least the guys/gals that I worked with (graduated '04)
Cons:
-It's a degree in aviation, which is about as useful as teats on a bull.
-Online classes are, how shall I put this, not academically challenging, so I sort of felt that I went through the whole program, jumped through the hoops, and graduated without actually learning anything. I mean, if a kid like me can make the deans list time after time, you know it's got to be easy. So in order to go to grad school, I have to do a bunch of "pre-core" type classes in math and science to get up to speed. People always said/acted like flying is a trade, and I never believed them. But they were right--it may not be pure "blue-collar," but it definitely isn't "white collar."
Anyway, that's my take. It's been a while since I've been through the degree program, so things may have changed. It worked for me... so no major complaints.
I would say that if you are bent on getting an online aviation degree, this would probably be the way to go. But why waste your time/money on an aviation degree, when there are plenty of other online degrees out there in majors that are more marketable?
-Goose