Georgia Tech, Udacity To Offer Master's Degree

[P.J.]

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WHOA. Georgia Tech and Udacity today said that they would jointly offer an entirely online master's degree in computer science with support from AT&T for less than $7,000, total.

That's a game-changer.
A Master's degree in computer science from Georgia Tech is nothing to sniff at: US News & World Report's grad school rankings puts Georgia Tech at number five the U.S., tied with Carnegie Mellon. Out-of-state, full-time tuition for "Buzz" engineers, reports USNews, is about $27,000 per year. Although AT&T's involvement seems limited to providing what the press release calls "generous" support, AT&T's chairman and CEO, Randall Stephenson was unequivocable upbeat about the program in a statement:

"We believe that high-quality and 100 percent online degrees can be on par with degrees received in traditional on-campus settings, and that this program could be a blueprint for helping the United States address the shortage of people with STEM degrees, as well as exponentially expand access to computer science education for students around the world."

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Read more here:https://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-05-14-georgia-tech-udacity-to-offer-master-s-degree

 

[prasad1]

I would be little careful.
An on-line program is not considered equivalent to a campus based program, at interview time.

 

[P.J.]

I would be little careful.
An on-line program is not considered equivalent to a campus based program, at interview time.

Prasadji , you are right, those who are interested must carefully weigh all the options before joining the course