devined12

I've been accepted to a few schools in Math/Applied Math (bolded are my serious considerations) Montana State (Masters Math, funded w/ $14k per year TA) Wyoming (PhD Math, funded w/ $16k per year TA) ASU (PhD Math, funded w/ $16k per year TA) CU Boulder (Masters Math, unfunded) UWasington (UW) (Masters Applied Math [on-campus OR online ], unfunded) I'm living and teaching math in Vietnam right now and I'm tempted to stay here for another year, work part-time, and study via UW's online program. UW advertises it as completely equivalent to the on-campus degree - no where on the diploma does it indicate 'online'. I'm looking for more of your perspectives on the online option and career/academic opportunities thereafter. Some thoughts: Not sure if I will go on to do a full PhD, but I want to keep the option open and improve my chances of acceptance later on. Wyoming's program is small and not highly ranked; but they have a DDDAS group that I'm very excited about and have already spoken with the lead professor about being a future research assistant. UW's masters is top tier program and it's only one year; but, it's course based (no thesis option for online students) and costs $30k. Some questions: Would UW's Masters degree offer me significantly better job (industry) opportunities than a Master's degree from Wyoming? [Note that I wouldn't be in Seattle next year to network with other students/profs] How would a non-thesis master's from UW affect my chances of admission to PhD programs in future years? [Note that I'm already satisfied with my acceptances this year] What would be the biggest sacrifices in doing UW's degree online versus on-campus in Seattle?

I've been accepted to a few schools in Math/Applied Math (bolded are my serious considerations) Montana State (Masters Math, funded w/ $14k per year TA) Wyoming (PhD Math, funded w/ $16k per year TA) ASU (PhD Math, funded w/ $16k per year TA) CU Boulder (Masters Math, unfunded) UWasington (UW) (Masters Applied Math [on-campus OR online ], unfunded) I'm living and teaching math in Vietnam right now and I'm tempted to stay here for another year, work part-time, and study via UW's online program. UW advertises it as completely equivalent to the on-campus degree - no where on the diploma does it indicate 'online'. I'm looking for more of your perspectives on the online option and career/academic opportunities thereafter. Some thoughts: Not sure if I will go on to do a full PhD, but I want to keep the option open and improve my chances of acceptance later on. Wyoming's program is small and not highly ranked; but they have a DDDAS group that I'm very excited about and have already spoken with the lead professor about being a future research assistant. UW's masters is top tier program and it's only one year; but, it's course based (no thesis option for online students) and costs $30k. Some questions: Would UW's Masters degree offer me significantly better job (industry) opportunities than a Master's degree from Wyoming? [Note that I wouldn't be in Seattle next year to network with other students/profs] How would a non-thesis master's from UW affect my chances of admission to PhD programs in future years? [Note that I'm already satisfied with my acceptances this year] What would be the biggest sacrifices in doing UW's degree online versus on-campus in Seattle?