One of the hottest career fields going is social work; there is a huge demand for new employees. If this is a field that you want to work in you are going to have to have the right education. Just what that is will depend largely on your career goals. Depending on the education that you need you may be able to use an online degree to help you start your career in social work.
There are a lot of factors that you are going to have to keep in mind when you are deciding whether you should pursue an online degree or not. The biggest thing that you are going to have to keep in mind if you want to work as a social worker is that the degree program be properly accredited. In many cases you need a license to actually work as a social worker. In order to get the license you are going to have to be a graduate of an approved degree program. Generally this isn't an issue with on campus degree programs since most of them are approved. It is much more complicated with online degrees as many are not approved for licensing. You will need to check with the state that you want to work in and which field of social work that interests you to make sure that any online program you take is acceptable for a license.
One of the interesting things about social work degrees is that there are a lot of online bachelor's degrees but not many masters' degrees. This is the opposite of most other degree programs where master's degrees are much more common. The main reason for this difference is that the master's degree is usually the one required for licensing for social workers. It is possible to get a job with a bachelor's degree in social work but the normal qualification if you are pursuing a career in the field is a master's degree. While it is realistic to get the bachelors degree online it is generally best to take an on campus course for your masters.
These days the field of social work is becoming more and more competitive, especially at the top level. For people who want to get into the top levels of management or to work on the research side it is going to be necessary to get a doctorate in social work. This is another area where you are probably going to want to take an on campus program rather than an online one. The main reason for this is that there are very few online doctorate programs available. If you look around you can probably find one and it may be acceptable to help you reach upper management. However if you want to work in the world of academia you are going to have to get a degree from an on campus program.