Fayetteville State named most affordable school in US for masters in criminal justice
>>> FAYETTEVILLE STATE
UNIVERSITY HAS BEEN NAMED THE
MOST AFFORDABLE SCHOOL FOR AN
ONLINE MASTERS DEGREE IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
>> WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK WITH
THE CHANCELLOR. GOOD NEWS ABOUT
THE UNIVERSITY GILBERT.
>> Reporter: THAT'S EXACTLY
RIGHT.
WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT GETTING AN
ADVANCED DEGREE SUCH AS A
MASTERS DEGREE, NORMALLY TIME
AND MONEY ARE THE BIGGEST
OBSTACLES FOR MOST FOLKS BUT
THIS DEGREE, YOU CAN GET IT AND
IT'S AFFORDABLE.
YOU CAN GET IT IN 18 MONTHS IF
YOU WORK HARD.
SHEILA WASHINGTON IS A
FAYETTEVILLE POLICE OFFICER.
3 YEARS AGO SHE RECEIVED HER
MASTERS ONLINE FROM
FAYETTEVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY.
>> I DID IT ON MY OWN TIME,
WHETHER IT WAS FREE TIME ON THE
WEEKEND OR NIGHTTIME. TYPE IT
UP AND MAKE SURE I MAKE THE
DEADLINES.
IT WAS GREAT.
>> Reporter: LAST NIGHT THE
NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION
STATISTICS RANKED FAYETTEVILLE
STATE UNIVERSITY NUMBER 1 IS
THE MOST AFFORDABLE PLACE TO
GET AN ONLINE MASTERS DEGREE IN
CRIMINAL JUSTICE.
THE CHANCELLOR IS NOT SURPRISE.
>> THERE ARE SEVERAL AREAS
WHERE WE ARE TOP-RANKED.
ONLINE PSYCHOLOGY PROGRAMS
RANKED NUMBER 1.
>> Reporter: ANDERSON SAYS SOME
OF THE RANKINGS ARE BASED ON
THE EDUCATIONAL QUALITY OF THE
PROGRAMS AND OTHERS ON THE
AFFORDABILITY.
DEPARTMENT CHAIR DR. JOEL BROWN
SAYS DON'T LET THE PRICE FULL
YOU BECAUSE YOU GET A LOT OF
BANG FOR THE BUCK.
>>YOU ARE SUPPOSEDLY MORE
SOUNDING YOUR CRITICAL
THINKING.
YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO BE
BETTERING YOUR COMMUNICATION.
YOUR DECISION-MAKING, ESPECIALLY
ETHICAL DECISION-MAKING.
>> Reporter: WASHINGTON PLANS
TO GET ANOTHER ADVANCED DEGREE.
SHE SAYS GETTING HER MASTERS AT
FAYETTEVILLE SAVED HER MONEY
AND SHE CAN NOW CONTINUE HER
EDUCATION.
>>I STARTED TAKING 2 CLASSES AT
A TIME AND IT WAS STILL VERY
AFFORDABLE.
>> Reporter: THE STUDENTS COME
FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND
ALSO FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.
MANY ARE FROM NORTH CAROLINA
AND MANY ARE MILITARY.
THAT IS GOOD FOR THEM.
IF THEY GET DEPLOYED OVERSEAS
THEY CAN STOP THE COURSE AND