While instructors are a critical component of the education paradigm, research into instructor perspectives on online education is sparse. The purpose of this study is to explore factors in instructor perceptions of online versus face-to-face education at a Jesuit, Catholic private University in the northeast. A literature review indicates that demographic, individual instructor and program differences are the salient factors that influence these perceptions. This paper addresses the individual instructor factors of motivation, discipline, self-directed, independence, schedule flexibility, time and cost investment, appropriateness of online education, preference for online or face-to-face, and happiness.