Nothing inherent.<p>But… Whiteboard schools are older and most of the  currently higher reputation institutions are mostly physical. Many online-only schools are lower reputation, newer, or lower tier.<p>Also, if the school has a cynical business model of serving students interested entirely on the piece of paper saying they attended.<p>You could come up with similarly derogatory things to say about Pacific Island institutions, nigh schools, etc. It&#x27;s a correlation not a causation.<p>I think there&#x27;s also reality to the task of attaining what we think of as a valid Masters Degree of PHD. A family, and a full-time job are very demanding pursuits. I commend anyone who can achieve that kind of degree with those kinds of commitments. But, I also think it&#x27;s suspicious when schools see their core offering as something suitable for a full time working family man to get a masters degree in 18 months in his spare time, especially if the area tends to subjectivity.