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UT Austin To Offer Online MS in AI, tuition about $10k, starting spring 2024

21 points by tompark 4y ago

htrp 4y ago
Reminds me of all the online data science degrees from 5-7 years ago.
- dpiers 4y ago
  Except this is the result of a $20m NSF grant to one of the top CS schools in the country, not a fly-by-night startup looking to profit off a trend. I’m actually kind of interested in this. I’ve taught myself a decent bit and done my own projects but going through a structured curriculum with a cohort of peers has its benefits.
  - unheardPartner 4y ago
    You should check out Georgia Tech's Online Masters of Computer Science (OMSCS). I learned about the program through hacker news and got a master's degree in 2 years. The classes are incredibly well put together, especially those by Dr. David Joyner.
Melting_Harps 4y ago
CU Boulder has an online MSc in Data Science for about that, too (15k). [0] I'm not sure if we are seeing a race to the bottom in ed-tech yet, there is still a long way to go, but it has certainly dropped after COVID. the BSc is still the most costly, but consider that a year at CU Bolder for out of state students is roughly that so it goes to show just how drastic things are getting. 0: https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-science-data-science-boulder#request-info https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-science-data-scie...
huitzitziltzin 4y ago
Good luck to them but if there’s one thing we learned during the pandemic as educators it’s that large online lectures are awful and generally ineffective.
- unheardPartner 4y ago
  It depends entirely on how the program is implemented. If you record the classroom lectures and post them online and call it a day, then yes, it will be woefully inadequate.
  - soulofmischief 4y ago
    So what's the spread? How often is this the case?
zomnoys 4y ago
I am currently in the online MS in CS from UT Austin, and I am really enjoying it. I’m just doing one class at a time for fun. I’m only in my second class right now, but I’m excited for this to add new courses!
black_13 4y ago
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21 points by tompark 4y ago

htrp 4y ago

Reminds me of all the online data science degrees from 5-7 years ago.

dpiers 4y ago
Except this is the result of a $20m NSF grant to one of the top CS schools in the country, not a fly-by-night startup looking to profit off a trend. I’m actually kind of interested in this. I’ve taught myself a decent bit and done my own projects but going through a structured curriculum with a cohort of peers has its benefits.
- unheardPartner 4y ago
  You should check out Georgia Tech's Online Masters of Computer Science (OMSCS). I learned about the program through hacker news and got a master's degree in 2 years. The classes are incredibly well put together, especially those by Dr. David Joyner.

Melting_Harps 4y ago

CU Boulder has an online MSc in Data Science for about that, too (15k). [0] I'm not sure if we are seeing a race to the bottom in ed-tech yet, there is still a long way to go, but it has certainly dropped after COVID. the BSc is still the most costly, but consider that a year at CU Bolder for out of state students is roughly that so it goes to show just how drastic things are getting. 0: https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-science-data-science-boulder#request-info https://www.coursera.org/degrees/master-of-science-data-scie...

huitzitziltzin 4y ago

Good luck to them but if there’s one thing we learned during the pandemic as educators it’s that large online lectures are awful and generally ineffective.

unheardPartner 4y ago
It depends entirely on how the program is implemented. If you record the classroom lectures and post them online and call it a day, then yes, it will be woefully inadequate.
- soulofmischief 4y ago
  So what's the spread? How often is this the case?

zomnoys 4y ago

I am currently in the online MS in CS from UT Austin, and I am really enjoying it. I’m just doing one class at a time for fun. I’m only in my second class right now, but I’m excited for this to add new courses!

black_13 4y ago

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