Imperial College London charge £28,000 for their online MSc degree on Coursera

My INTERNATIONAL FEES for my MSc in Bristol was in 2013 only cost £ 17k. This includes lots of face-to-face contact with lecturers who are research leaders in the field. With living expenses the total would only be £ 30k. Inflation makes the total closer to £ 40k today.

However, for £ 28k, Europeans can study at Imperial in-person and live (albeit on a budget) in London.

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Post by rvz » Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 4:29 PM UTC

   What you get:
    Imperial College branded online MSc degree.
   What you need:
    At least a GPA of 3.9 and £28k+.

So, One year for a online masters at £28k also requiring a three year BSc degree at £25k of debt sounds like your really getting your money's worth. /s

(This is £14k more expensive than a normal masters degree at Imperial)

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Post by blakesterz » Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 4:29 PM UTC

That'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?

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Post by siliconunit » Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 4:31 PM UTC

rip off Britain... nothing new

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Post by WrtCdEvrydy » Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 4:31 PM UTC

blakesterz wrote: post #6

That'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?

Nova Southeastern University has an online Masters in Cybersecurity and Info Assurance for $27,500 ($2,700 x 10 classes). They consider one class = 10 hours a week. It's the one I'm doing now.

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Post by theriddlr » Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 4:33 PM UTC

blakesterz wrote: post #6

That'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?

That's the same as international student fees. UK/EU fees are about half that. Salaries in Europe are lower too. £ 28k is around the median household income in the UK or graduate-level salary outside of London. https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/personal...

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Post by mettamage » Fri, Jan 10, 2020, 4:34 PM UTC

blakesterz wrote: post #6

That'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 Academy as a bootcamp instructor in Amsterdam before (some US citizens came here because it was cheaper).