It’s Your World, So Change It: Using the Power of the Internet to Create Social Change

E. Online Degree Programs for Activists

“Education is dangerous. It is enough if they can count up to one hundred...Every educated person is a future enemy.”

—Martin Bormann, secretary to Adolf Hitler

This book deals mainly with how to use online technology to do activism itself, but another way the Internet can be put in the service of your cause is by making you a more qualified and well-rounded activist. At times, a college degree can be a significant help in this department, and some college programs are specifically tailored to fields that may prove helpful to activists.

The chapter lists bachelor’s degree programs, master’s degree programs, and, yes, doctorates, all of which can be completed at least mostly online, and most of which can ...