Education is one of the career choices which are pretty much guaranteed. We continue to put more emphasis, on education not less and population continues to grow, making a career in education a great choice. Changing careers or starting a new career is not as difficult as it used to be. Schools are making all kinds of accommodations for the working student especially in the area of online education degrees. Online doctorate degrees in education require a master degree and last around 3 to 5 years.