Time Crunched Why Getting a Bachelors Degree is Still Important

Hunting for work in the post-recession economy? If you have a college degree chances are you’ll have a much easier time scoring an interview and landing a high-paying job -- especially in the fields of health, marketing, management and education.

If you don’t have one yet, it might be time to reconsider. Here’s why:

• Degree-holders make more money: According to the U.S. Census Bureau college graduates with a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited university make up to $40,000 more, on average, than their non-degree-holding peers.
• You’ll stand out in the marketplace: Data from most recent American Community Survey, compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau, revealed that roughly 30 percent of adults ages 25 years and over have completed their Bachelor’s degree. That means the majority, or two out of three adults, don’t.
• You’ll meet minimum job requirements: A bachelor’s degree opens doors that would otherwise be closed. You can’t be a public school teacher, physical therapist or doctor without getting a bachelor’s degree first. You also can’t get a master’s degree or doctorate without a bachelor’s degree (though there are a few rare exceptions to this).
• Your Confidence will SOAR: No matter what field you study, getting through a bachelor’s degree is a challenging, mind-expanding experience. When you look at your framed university degree, you’ll feel good knowing you did it!

Chances are you already know most of this stuff. So why haven’t you fetched yours?

Research reveals that most who shy away from the big BA are most often turned off by a couple of key reasons: the huge investment of money and the huge time commitment higher education requires.

That’s why an emerging number of busy adults are opting for online education.

Online college offers a ton of benefits over a traditional university:

• You save hours of time: The living room computer takes about two seconds to reach, compared with the university two towns away or further. Therefore, you can go home after work, put on your PJs, power up your PC and voila -- you’re in class!
• Online education is convenient: With virtually all online college course, you can work at your own pace at whenever you want -- whether that’s 10 a.m. or 11 p.m. And with WiFi hotspots available at a growing number of coffeehouses, restaurants and public places, you can technically attend class wherever you bring your laptop.
• You Save Money: In addition to money spent on gas for a lengthy commute, there are a number of affordable payment plan options and financial aid packages available to working students who pursue their university degree online. Additionally, you won’t have to pay for on-campus housing -- which is often more expensive -- and because you can take as many or as few classes as you need during after-work hours, you can keep a paying day job instead of losing a year’s worth of wages.

Once you opt for online eduation, all that’s left is figuring out what you want to do with that degree -- but that’s the fun part.

Today there are compettive online programs in business administration, health, education, music, physical therapy, management -- pretty much everything you could get in a traditioanal university -- that await from the comfort of your home office or favorite coffehouse.

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