MSCS CMU vs Georgia Tech

[anom217]

Is an MS in Computer Science from CMU at $60k worth it over the same degree from GaTech for $30k? In terms of going into industry and job prospects, not research oriented.

[finknottle]

What's your area of interest? What is the relative strength of CMU v/s GaTech in that area ? The thing with rankings, and reputation in general, is that it is pretty closely tied to research. So if you aren't heavily invested in it, it doesn't make a world of difference. Not if you need to break the bank for it. And those figures that you have quoted are a year's figures. So the cost will be 1.5 to 2 times as much over the duration of the program.

Edited May 1, 2012 by finknottle

[anom217]

Thanks for the reply.

Those are the tuition costs for the entire program (3 semesters) at both schools.

[finknottle]

At least for Tech, out of state tuition is ~30k per year. http://www.bursar.ga...12-all_fees.pdf. Look at the field which says 12 or more hours for Master's and PhD students. It's 13,430 per semester. So roughly 30k per year if you add other miscellaneous one time fees.

Edited May 1, 2012 by finknottle

[anom217]

At least for Tech, out of state tuition is ~30k per year. http://www.bursar.ga...12-all_fees.pdf. Look at the field which says 12 or more hours for Master's and PhD students. It's 13,430 per semester. So roughly 30k per year if you add other miscellaneous one time fees.

The program is only 1.5 years (3 semesters). And I would get in-state tuition for one semester. It works out as ~$5k + ~$13.5k + ~$13.5k = ~$32k for the entire program.

[psycho_killer]

$30k isn't that much money in the long run. Just go to the school you like better.

[cartel]

CMU is obviously the better respected program. It's hard to quantify that in terms of ROI, though...like psycho_killer said, $30k isn't that much in the long run, not when your starting salary after a master's is >$100k.

[Pauli]

Both are

$30k isn't that much in the long run

ಠ_ಠ

Edited June 1, 2012 by Pauli