Every year, U.S. News and World Report ranks the top jobs in the country. In 2007, the following jobs came out on top:

• Actuary
• Architect
• Audiologist
• Clergy
• Dentist
• Editor
• Engineer
• Fundraiser
• Higher Education Administrator
• Landscape Architect
• Librarian
• Management Consultant
• Medical Scientist
• Occupational Therapist
• Optometrist
• Pharmacist
• Physician
• Physician Assistant
• Politician
• Professor
• Registered Nurse
• School Psychologist
• Speech-Language Therapist
• Systems Analyst
• Urban Planner

Many things were considered to determine which professions to deem the best careers, including the rise of Internet use and the aging baby boomer generation. Each job was also ranked based on the median pay, the position’s attainability, the quality of life of a person in the profession, the job market outlook, and the degree required to get a job in the profession.

If you’re currently earning your education degree online or even just thinking about enrolling in an online education degree program, then you’re probably interested in knowing what types of places hire employees that earned their education degree online. The real answer: they all do. However, there are some places that hire those with online degrees more frequently. According to eLearners.com, he following places are the best to work with an online education degree:

Alternative Schools
Camps (day camp, summer camp, etc.)
Churches
Colleges and Universities
Community Recreation Centers
Consulting Firms
Correctional Institutions
Day Care Centers
Educational Publishers
Hospitals
International Language Schools
Libraries
Middle and Junior High Schools
Museums
Non-profit Organizations
Preschools and Nursery Schools
Public and Private Schools
Secondary (High) Schools
State and Federal Government
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Seven years ago, a study was released in which 70% of employers said that they felt online degrees were less worthwhile than those that come from traditional schools. However, in the seven years since then, online degrees have become more mainstream and widely-recognized, and now most employers agree that they are just as worthwhile as traditional degrees. Consider this information from Encarta:
When asked directly, well-known Fortune 500 companies such as Intel and Wal-Mart said they’d accept online degrees, provided they come from regionally accredited programs.
Of course there will always be people–recruiters included–who are have reservations about new kinds of learning. But, for some perspective, consider a survey by the Distance Education and Training Council (DETC) that found that almost 70 percent of corporate supervisors rated … | Read the rest of this entry »

Recent reports show that companies in the business world have increased their hiring by 18%. Not only that, but MBA-holding employees are getting paid more. With this hike in demand and pay, right now might be the best time to go back to school for your MBA. According to BusinessSchoolAdmission.com:
Over 94 percent of Harvard MBAs had received at least one job offer by graduation day, as did 93 percent of University of Virginia at Darden MBAs. Over 80 percent of Columbia’s second-year MBA students were reported to have secured post-graduation employment by February. Dartmouth’s Tuck School reported a 30 percent increase in the number of employers recruiting on campus this year. 87 percent of UC Berkeley at Haas students had one or more job … | Read the rest of this entry »

Choosing a grad school can be a long, tedious process. You have to sift through website after website and brochure after brochure looking for the schools that meet your needs. Then, you have to apply to a narrowed-down group of your preferred schools and hope that you’re accepted to one of the schools. However, Peterson’s has made this process much easier with their GradSchoolsWantYou program:
If grad school is in your future, take the first step in finding the perfect school or program with GradSchoolsWantYou! Choosing the right school no longer requires hours of research sifting through stacks of school and program descriptions. Register today, and let prospective grad schools across the country find you directly.
Unlike other college search and selection tools, CollegesWantYouSM doesnt expect you … | Read the rest of this entry »

The main benefit of earning a degree online is that you can earn your degree around your work and family schedule. This means that people who would otherwise be unable now have a way to attend college and earn a degree. However, there are many other benefits of earning a degree online that aren’t as obvious. According to PR-GB.com:
Learning online through a distance learning college offers the same quality and degree weight that would be received through a traditional educational campus. Distance learning schools must be accredited, so the school of your choice should offer potential students everything that a typical college campus does, including student services, financial offices, student support services as well as guidance and educational counselors. You won’t be limited to attending … | Read the rest of this entry »

The 2007 edition of The Best and Worst Online Degree Programs has recently been released, and the University of Phoenix has received high rankings. According to DegreeFinder.com:
The report lists the University of Phoenix as the third best online university in the world and the top online school in North America. The only two online programs that topped the UofP were those run by the University of London and by the University of South Africa.
The University of Phoenix is one of the largest online degree providers in North America. Their degree programs allow students to earn anything from an undergraduate certificate to a doctoral degree from the comfort of their own home and around their own schedule.
With convenient online courses Phoenix University Online allows you to … | Read the rest of this entry »

Many students struggle with choosing a major, and many more struggle with attending grad school to earn their MBA. However, recent statistics have shown that earning a business degree may be the quickest way into a high-paying job. According to PRWeb:
“The field of finance is hot right now and the job outlook is expected to stay strong,” says Business-Programs.com. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, accounting jobs are expected to grow faster than the average for all occupations, and various accounting jobs will grow between 8 and 16 percent by 2014. The median pay for an accountant is currently $41,100.
A marketing bachelor’s degree or MBA can lead to a lucrative career. According to CNN Money, median pay for a marketing specialist is $52,400; … | Read the rest of this entry »

College admission counselors help students decide on what colleges to apply to by considering their grades, their involvement in extracurricular activities, and their desires for their education. Hiring the services of a college admissions counselor can be costly, as much as $6,500 for the process. However, the American Educational Guidance Center is offering free college admissions counseling, until August 15th, to the first 300 students who request it. According to North Texas e-News:
There is just one catch. Students must agree to perform two hours of community service (in any setting they choose).
“We spend so much time on our websites and our blog that we can’t offer comprehensive counseling to 300 students, but we can provide them with a list of colleges to explore which may … | Read the rest of this entry »

Between April and May of 2007, eLearners.com took count of the number of students who visited their site seeking information on different online degrees. The following degrees were those that received the most page views:
Associate Degree Programs
Business Administration
Criminal Justice
Early Childhood Education
Accounting
Bachelor’s Degree Programs
Criminal Justice
Business Administration
Psychology
Health Administration
Master’s Degree Programs
Business Administration
Psychology
Counseling
Health Administration
eLearners.com is a web database that connects students to online colleges and universities that offers programs that a student is interested in. They have information for more than 630 online business degree programs and more than 120 online criminal justice degree programs.