The Georgia Tech MS is an incredible deal! Just wanted to chime with a few other interesting online degree programs, particular helpful for : 1. Post-Bac Comp

The Georgia Tech MS is an incredible deal! Just wanted to chime with a few other interesting online degree programs, particular helpful for : 1. Post-Bac Computer Science B.S. Program from Oregon State. Takes 1-3 years to complete: http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/online-degrees/undergraduate/computer-science/ http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/online-degrees/undergraduate/... $450/credit x 60 credits = $27K 2. Stony Brook University Electrical Engineering Online: http://beeol.ee.sunysb.edu/index.shtml http://beeol.ee.sunysb.edu/index.shtml If Pre-reqs met, ($245/credit in-state / $742/credit out-of-state) x 41 credits = $10-30K My story: 31, attending a decent PA state school getting a 2nd (and maybe 3rd) BS in Physics and CS, in-state full tuition < $9k/year. Went to a more expensive school in Philadelphia for my first Bachelors in Information Systems. Moved back to PA from Bay Area, had Data Analyst-type skills, applied to Startup School and got denied (naturally), but didn't have strong programming experience to get in a startup. Hope to return to the Bay, only prepared this time. Yeah, I could've spent years self-teaching everything I needed to know, but found it helpful to go through a formal academic program to save time. However, I'm also supplementing my learning through Codecademy and MIT OCW. But we definitely need more rigorous and legitimate online programs because so many people want to go back to school but can't because of family/work obligations, and the popularized online degree programs are degree mills at best. Subjects such as CS and EE can be taught well online, but to teach Lab Sciences online would be impossible, unless simulations would be considered a substitute for actual Lab work. Medical School's another impossibility. But if I knew about these online programs beforehand, I would've strongly considered it before quitting my job and being a full-time student.