Ask HN: What are some good online CS Master's programs?
Hi! I'm trying to find a good online program to get a Master's degree in CS.
I'm a competent self-taught web developer, but I have a non-technical Bachelor's degree, which procludes me from getting the work visa and makes job search more difficult.
So I'm looking for a high quality program that will teach me some solid fundamentals of CS I may have missed (algorithms, data structures, etc), and give me a proper CS diploma I can use in my job/visa applications.
Can you recommend some good options? What criteria should I use to pick the best one? What should I keep in mind?
I would really appreciate any help! No personal experience with this, but GaTech OMSCS [1] seems very compelling. Great testimonials, and impossible to beat price. It seems like their admission requirements demand a technical (math/CS) bachelors, and my diploma is from completely unrelated field. I've read that you can take some courses from WGU[1] to qualify, again no personal experience with them.