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Hello all, and thanks for any input! Lately I've been seriously discerning the possibility of going for an M.Div. in preparation for both ordination and potentially moving beyond that to doctoral studies. Now that both Duke and Emory are offering primarily online M.Div.s, would the format through which that degree was earned be considered a negative element in an otherwise competitive application to a doctoral program in theology? I understand that, as a rule, an online graduate education is considered inferior to in-person work in the majority of cases, but I am unsure whether the effect is primarily attributable to format or due to other causes, such as the reputation of the institutions that have historically offered online/hybrid options.