What is /sci's opinion of online masters programs? I fell for the econ meme in undergrad, so I'm pretty much fucked career wise. I think it would be cool to get into data science and I have found several online masters programs that seem interesting. Although I don't know if any of these degrees will actually be taken seriously in industry. I will most likely just have to do the honorable thing and kms.
How would /sci rank the following programs?
Georgia Tech - Analytics
http://www.gatech.edu/academics/degrees/masters/analytics-online-degree-oms-analytics
Oregon State - Data Analytics
http://ecampus.oregonstate.edu/online-degrees/graduate/data-analytics/
Northwestern - Predictive Analytics
http://sps.northwestern.edu/program-areas/graduate/predictive-analytics/
University of Illinois Springfield - Data Analytics
http://www.uis.edu/math/masters-in-data-analytics/
City University of New York
https://sps.cuny.edu/academics/graduate/master-science-data-analytics-ms
Online masters are litteraly a scam.
>>9068286
This.
Most real masters programs are a scam.
>>9068281
Instead of online, why not pick a good uni close to you/reach out to some that you could feasibly go to, take, say, a year of postbacc classes to build a background in data analytics while also doing research there and then apply for grad school then?
>>9068290
explain?
>>9068286
this. don't ever spend money on an online degree of any kind
>>9068559
no employer takes an online degree seriously. it is worth even less than a shitty econ bachelor's
>>9068659
what about math degrees
Ignore the people itt calling online master's degrees a scam. Schools that offer an online option for their masters programs are usually regular grad schools that make no distinction between an online master's and an in person one.