A Degree mill is an unlicensed higher education institution that offers illegitimate academic degrees and diplomas for a fee. These degrees may claim to give credit for relevant life experience, but should not be confused with legitimate prior learning assessment programs. They may also claim to evaluate work history or require submission of a thesis or dissertation for evaluation to give an appearance of authenticity. Degree mills are frequently supported by Accreditation mills, set up for the purpose of providing an appearance of authenticity. The term may also be used pejoratively to describe an accredited institution with low academic admission standards and a low job placement rate. An individual may or may not be aware that the degree they have obtained is not wholly legitimate. In either case, legal issues can arise if the qualification is used in résumés.
*Disclaimer: Many Degree Mills have names very similar (and sometimes the same) to genuine universities in other countries. Just because a university name appears on the lists below does not mean there isn’t an accredited university of the same name.
Prospective students therefore should not accept or reject a university just because its name appears on a list provided by Unidegree.com, which takes no responsibility for prospective student actions due to the publication of the following lists.
Unidegree.com would welcome communication from universities whose names appear in these lists and are either genuinely accredited, or have been misclassified, and it will be happy to revise the list once the error is confirmed.
Students should ask a university the following questions before making their choice of an education:
Does the university provide an address of a campus location (many Degree Mills have only PO Boxes or mailing addresses)?
If the university states that it is an online university, does it clearly provide its authority (licence) to issue degrees?
If a campus location is given, do they have students at that campus? If so, how many? Do not be afraid of asking such questions.
Is the university a private university?Does the university have license or accreditation to issue degrees? Who has provided this license or accreditation? Is the licensing or accrediting agency recognised by a government authority?
Is the university claiming to give degree purely for “Life Experience” without any formal coursework? Some students may actually want such an institution, but should be vary that degrees from such institutions may not carry much weight.
Degree Mills
Adam Smith
Addison State
Albert
Alexandria (US)
Almeda
Al Qasim
All Saints American
Americana
American Capital
American Columbus
American College of Metaphysical Theology
American Coastline
American International Independent
American International University of Management and Technology
American National
American Open
American State
American World
Anglo American
Aquinas University of Scholastic Philosophy
Ashington
Athens Clarke
Atlantic International
Atlantic Northeastern
Atlanta Southern
Barrington
Benson
Bernadean
Bienville
Bircham International
Bradford University, US
Brantridge
Blackstone
Bretton Woods
Brentwick
Breyer State
Brighton (US)
Buktronix
Cambridge State
Capital American
Capitol
Century
Chadwick
Chancery International
Columbia Pacific
Columbia State
Columbus
Concordia College & University
Cranston
Crown Church College & University
Darton
Devonshire University
Dorcas
Earlscroft
East Point
Edison University
European University of Ireland
Fairfax
Florida Atlantic Southeastern
Friends International Christian
Glencullen
Global Virtual
Golden State
Hamilton
Hampton Bay
Harrington
Hartland
Hawaii American
Hawthorne
Horizons
International Bible
International University of Fundamental Studies
InTech
ION University
Kennedy-Western
Kensington
Knightsbridge
Lasalle
Laureate
Lexington
Louisiana Capital
Madison
Marlborough
Meridian
Midwestern
Monticello
Nasson
Nation State
National Graduate
New Horizons
New Manhattan
Nobel
Nonprofit Management
North United
Northern New England
Northern Washington
Northwest Florida
Northwestern Californian
Northwestern International
Orienta
Orion
Oxford International
Pacific Southern
Palmers Green
Pickering
Port Rhode
Ravenhurst
St Lourdes
Saint Regis
Saint Renoir
San Moritz
Shelbourne
South Atlantic
South Pacific
Southern Californian Polytechnic
Southwest International
Stanley State
Stanton
Stefan International
Summit
Tecana International
Templeton
Thornewood
Trident University of Technology
Trinity College and University
Trinity International University College
University of America
University of NorthWest
United Pacific
Universal Life
University of Devonshire
University of Ecoforum for Peace
University of Global Research Studies
University of Health Science (Hawaii)
University of Honololu USA
University of Metaphysics
University of Newlands
University for Professional Studies
University of Santa Barbara
University of Sussex at Brantridge
University of the United States
Vancouver University Worldwide
Van Ives
Vernell
Wakefield International
Washington International
William Bradford
Wilson State
Wittfield
West American
Western Washington State
Wexford
Zenith
City University of Los Angeles
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