Apologies in advance if a similar question has been asked!! Been a long time grad cafe reader and it's always been a help to me - but haven't crossed a similar situation yet.
I've been in the industry for 5 years and my company supports tuition reimbursement so I will be working part-time and taking online courses.
But after looking at the prices between USC and CSUF - I'm strongly considering CSUF since it will take a shorter time to complete. Due to a tuition cap, I would need to spread my classes out over 4 years at USC.
So a degree in 2 years at an unranked university ?? Or a degree in 4 years at a top 20 university - will it make a difference?
I would love to go USC, but need to think cost-effective and I'm not pursuing research, just want to open some doors in my career.
