Greetings, everyone!
I hope you can help me out. I have a master's degree in English from a prestigious university in New England. I currently work as a high school English teacher. I would like to go for my PhD in English, but I know getting into a top university is very difficult.
I had so many friends on another forum that encouraged me to go for Old Dominion University's online PhD in English. It seemed enticing, only because I could keep my full-time teaching job while pursuing my degree. My high school even offered to pay for the degree.
I started the program about a week ago, but I feel that the faculty are not very strong. I don't know if any of the PhD students are published, and to be honest, there's not much literature in the program. At the same time, I'm getting in my own head, worried that I won't be able to find a decent professor job with this type of degree. I'm not sure how it will be perceived.
I read another article that said these types of degrees are scams, funding opportunities for the university, etc. It kind of scared me. I don't want to make another big mistake.
Is ODU a reputable school in academia? Should I perhaps try to seek a funded opportunity elsewhere?
Thanks so much!
