Hmm, if the point is primarily to save money, there are respectable online schools now that are far cheaper from which you can still get good classes and access to PhD-grade professors. I did my master's in teaching degree through Western Governor's University that way and it was both high-quality and comparatively inexpensive. Of course, on the downside, you don't develop personal connections or a good social network, but you likely wouldn't get that out of hiring your own personal professor, either.
Last edited by Aufilia; 03/06/14 02:25 PM.