Is there any future to distance education?
I am assuming when you say “Future” you are asking about job prospects. If not, my apologies for such a long answer for a misunderstood question. You can treat this as a rant.In Indian context let me share my own story. I completed a diploma (Regular) and started working with an MNC. Side by side i enrolled for a graduation program through distance education thinking that this is even better than a regular degree. How? You are working, gaining experience and also improving your education.After completion of my Graduation, i worked for another 2 years and meanwhile i was preparing for MBA entrance exams.If you ask me , the plan was working fine. Although had to sacrifice my leisure time and study along with the job, But still fine.First shocker: When deciding on which MBA college entrance tests to prepare for, i got to know that i can’t apply for Symbiosis as one of the requirements is regular degree. There might be others as well but don’t remember all of them.Anyways i got selected in a Tier-B MBA school better than most of Symbiosis colleges (Not bragging at all).I was able to get a decent placement again in an MNC , although an IT firm.Now, i am stuck here.Why? Most IT companies do not hire distance learning (Mine did though. May be because it was a campus placement, not sure) I have not met any other distance education case till now in my present company .Now, It’s been couple of years and i am trying to switch but not possible at all. I do get interview calls but never been to an interview.What baffles me is that the distance education is not even the last degree. It is graduation and Post Grad is regular.So my advise would be to be very careful and research a lot before you take a plunge.May be this was lacking when i decided to go for it.This is true story. Why anonymous? Not because i am a troll. I mostly do not write but this could be a life altering decision and i don’t want someone else to learn the hard way.
Difference between MHA, MBA, and MPH?
The MHA and MBA are usually very similar except that the MHA concentrates on practices specifically related to health administration where the MBA is very general. In an MHA, managerial accounting would use examples from hospitals and medical practices - for example. The MBA course would use examples from all industries. Both are suitable preparation for executives in health care management - the MBA would offer more options if you decided to change fields. The MPH isn't usually about administration and management at all. It may include a few courses in the business of health but it is primarily intended for higher level practitioners of public health services such as community health educators, policy and planning specialists, epidemiologists, vector control and pathology, and the like. You should take the program that gets you into the career path you are interested in. If you want to manage hospitals or medical practices that'd be the MHA or MBA. If you want to help prevent disease or study outbreaks etc that would be the MPH. If you'd like to be a school teacher then it's none of these - you'd want an MAT or MEd. If you'd like to teach in a college one day or do serious research then you'll need to look at an MS then PhD. An MHA or MBA with no related work experience isn't going to help you too much starting out - but they'll help a lot down the road when you have 5+ years related experience. Very few entry-level management positions require the MBA/MHA but must upper level positions will require that degree AND work experience. The MPH can open doors to entry-level public health professional positions. Pick the career you'd like to get first. Then decide what degree you'll need to enter that career path. If you're only interested in the best income potential - MD or DPharm.