| One Year Diplomas | | | | bachelors degree in any discipline via a distance |
| After high school, the most basic level of | | | | learning education. However, in the world of physical |
| post-secondary education that is out there is typically | | | | schools, you are limited to what you can study simply |
| something that would come in the form of a one year | | | | by the distance that you are willing to travel to attend |
| (or shorter) diploma course. These courses come in a | | | | a certain school. Bachelors degrees are available online |
| variety of different types that are generally designed | | | | in fields such as the arts, business and economics, |
| to provide someone with enough education to get | | | | social sciences, hard sciences, engineering, and more. |
| them an entry level job in a variety of industries. These | | | | Masters Degrees |
| include things like diplomas in business, secretarial | | | | For many individuals, a bachelors degree is only the |
| programs, and programs designed to provide an | | | | start of their education. This includes people who wish |
| introduction to certain trades, such as locksmithing or | | | | to complete a bachelors degree with the purpose in |
| electrician work (although the latter will usually require a | | | | mind of immediately pursuing further education, as well |
| job site apprenticeship as well as such a course). | | | | as those who have been away from school for many |
| Bachelors Degrees | | | | years and realized that their job progression has been |
| Today, you can also study for a bachelors degree via | | | | halted because they don't have a graduate degree. |
| a distance learning education. For most people that are | | | | Through distance learning education, it is possible for |
| planning on attending a formal university, this is where | | | | both of these types to obtain their MA or MBA |
| their education starts. For some, a bachelors degree | | | | degrees through one of the many accredited graduate |
| can provide an entry into the job market. For others, it | | | | programs that are available to them. |
| can provide a stepping stone to further education. | | | | PhD Degrees |
| Many professional schools, such as those that focus | | | | Doctorates and PhD Degrees are also available |
| on law and medicine, require a participant to first | | | | through distance learning education, showing that it is |
| complete an undergraduate degree before they can | | | | possible to attain even the highest levels of education |
| apply to those schools. | | | | via correspondence and online education options. |
| Because these learning options are now available | | | | Doctorates can be obtained in subjects as varied as |
| online, it means that a person can study for a | | | | psychology to economics. |