One thing to note - if you're interested only in pedigree - nobody gives a sh*t about Coursera, Udacity, edX or similar "online" labeled stuff.
Imperial College London charge £28,000 for their online MSc degree on Coursera
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Re: Imperial College London charge £28,000 for their online MSc degree on Coursera
#12One of the important parts of learning at a university is meeting fellow students, exchanging ideas, and building relationships. It seems for 36k USD you’re really overpaying for losing this face to face time with other students, imo video calls just aren’t the same.
Re: Imperial College London charge £28,000 for their online MSc degree on Coursera
#13One thing to note - if you're interested only in pedigree - nobody gives a sh*t about Coursera, Udacity, edX or similar "online" labeled stuff.
An important quote from the FAQ:
> Will my diploma state that I was in an online programme?
> No, your diploma will not state that this is an online degree.
Personally, I find this practice quite questionable and deceptive.
Re: Imperial College London charge £28,000 for their online MSc degree on Coursera
#14That's about $36,000 US. Honest question... is that crazy expensive? How does it compare to other online and on campus programs? I'm guessing it's HIGH?
I did an MSCS in the US about 10 years ago - I don’t remember what it actually cost because my employer paid for it, but I do remember that there was a $5000/year cap on tuition reimbursement and I never got close to that.
Re: Imperial College London charge £28,000 for their online MSc degree on Coursera
#15One thing to note - if you're interested only in pedigree - nobody gives a sh*t about Coursera, Udacity, edX or similar "online" labeled stuff.
An important quote from the FAQ: > Will my diploma state that I was in an online programme? > No, your diploma will not state that this is an online degree. Personally, I find this practice quite questionable and deceptive.
While I also find it questional, perhaps it will lessen the effect of a degree. In the end, you shouldn't need a degree if you have the skills. Nowadays, it can be hard for self-taught developers to get in the industry, just because they don't have a paper from a famous university.
Re: Imperial College London charge £28,000 for their online MSc degree on Coursera
#16One thing to note - if you're interested only in pedigree - nobody gives a sh*t about Coursera, Udacity, edX or similar "online" labeled stuff.
An important quote from the FAQ: > Will my diploma state that I was in an online programme? > No, your diploma will not state that this is an online degree. Personally, I find this practice quite questionable and deceptive.
Why?
Re: Imperial College London charge £28,000 for their online MSc degree on Coursera
#17That's about $36,000 US. Honest question... is that crazy expensive? How does it compare to other online and on campus programs? I'm guessing it's HIGH?
In The Netherlands fees are about $12k, so yea. You can do the same thing in Amsterdam, and live here . It's still one of the reasons why I'm dreaming of starting up a coding school at Dutch prices and market it to US citizens. If anyone is interested in starting this with me, let me know! I'm Dutch, if you're American and know the market, we might make an interesting team. I taught at the New York Code + Design Acad…
It's cheaper in NL because the government subsidizes universities. How would your private coding bootcamp get that subsidy?
Re: Imperial College London charge £28,000 for their online MSc degree on Coursera
#18That's about $36,000 US. Honest question... is that crazy expensive? How does it compare to other online and on campus programs? I'm guessing it's HIGH?
Yes, that is high. Georgia Tech offers an Online M.S. in Computer Science for about $7K USD. [1] Graduates are also conferred the same exact degree as on-campus students. Anecdotally, current and former students seem to like this program. (Source: r/OMSCS, old HN threads.)
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign also offers an Online Master of Computer Science. This one costs $21,440. [2]
I haven't gone through either program so I can't personally vouch for quality. However, as an outside observer, GA Tech in particular seems to be high relative to the dollar cost.
If you wish to earn an online degree in computer science for credentialing purposes, the 'prestige' conferred by Imperial seems to be much more expensive, relatively, than that earned from GATech or UIUC. [3]
[1] http://www.omscs.gatech.edu/
[2] https://cs.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/professional-mcs-...
[3] https://www.usnews.com/education/best-global-universities/co...
Re: #3: The order of these rankings seems incorrect to me but they should provide directional guidance. TL;DR: GATech #17, Imperial #36, UIUC #57.
USA rankings are: UIUC #5, GATech #8 -- see here: https://www.usnews.com/best-graduate-schools/top-science-sch....
Re: Imperial College London charge £28,000 for their online MSc degree on Coursera
#19That's about $36,000 US. Honest question... is that crazy expensive? How does it compare to other online and on campus programs? I'm guessing it's HIGH?
In America that's not out of line for an online masters program from a well ranked college. Northwestern has a similar online program for $55k.
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#20Also of note - this appears to be the UK-style of master's vs. the typical path a lot of us may be more familiar with, in the sense of very strong undergrads complete a 4th year and earn a Master's vs. finish an undergrad and then spend 2+ years (1 year classes, 1 year lab/thesis) as an in-betweener before Doctoral programs.
It seems very expensive for 2-yrs of part-time, online work. I did a MSc in Canada part time and it took me almost three years of year-round effort, completing the course requirements 2 or 3 per semester (which is more than 1/2 time). Because I was P/T I paid full tuition but it was still less than $5K/yr. F/T grad students were almost all on scholarship or covered tuition via RA pr TA duties.
IMO, if you want more than the credentials on your resume this would be an expensive and disappointing grad school experience and of limited value.