Question for people who are in the Georgia Tech Online MSBA. Does it really cost $10k? Is it worth it?

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Total cost is ~12k. Almost done with the program and think it’s worth it, especially for the price. I couldn’t imagine spending 40-50k more for other programs.

It is a commitment though and can take 3-4 years to finish.

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A coworker did it a spoke very highly of it. I can tell he really knows his stuff too.

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I’m in it, and yes really only 12k (give or take)

It’s an awesome program. Even better, you can take the first three classes for credit before you even apply. They are serious analytics classes though and the cost is not reflective of the program.

“Worth it” is really a personal question. I am doing it to move from analytics consulting (which is basically just fluff. Lots of functional talk about how can companies should use their data) to a core data science role. Will I see an immediate ROI? Probably not. No one is going to hire me as an entry level DS at my wildly overpaid consulting salary of 165k for 4 yoe.

But I could probably get close or more with base + equity. However, wlb will be better and I really enjoy the work.

I’m also in it. It’s only my first semester but I like how the program is designed. Yes, it’s really 12k. A 3-credit class is like $936 for tuition + technology fees. They say there is no difference between the online and the on-campus. The diploma won’t say it online either.

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