What would you rank Frostburg State University?

@@cjcampbell7573 never heard of it, I looked at it briefly. I think you can find better programs in the OMSCS, Texas program, and Illinois.

Stanford I think is B because of the extreme price tag; Illinois I think would be A because of how data science both tracks are/lack of options for courses.

I think your rankings were fair and accurate.

Your description matches exactly with my selection! Gives huge confidence in my decision.

Great to hear!

I think the point he makes in other videos is it's likely you already have a Bachelor's and can get an employer to pay for it.

I come from a non-CS background and chose the Illinois MCS. I’m guessing most people in the UTA, Illinois MCS, and OMSCS come from a non-CS background. I think the foundations are better learned elsewhere than a masters program. Consider taking the math, OOP, algorithms and data structures from a local community college - it would be cheaper.

@@willelliottYT You're right. The NYU Tandon bridge course looks right for me . It costs only 2000USD:).

@@camuflagehugo5137but its not a master degree

Fyi, game dev isn't offered, ... Yet... As far as I know, in a master's program at NJIT, and especially in their CS program Just, talking about the little rivalry between majors, Game dev is offered in their Information Technology degree, It is a heavy programming specialization with recommendations for discrete math that's available in the BS CS program at NJIT But it is not a CS program. You have an engine modification class (C and C++ modding quake 2 and quake 4) 2D game engines class using cocos2D and C A 3D game engines class also using Chipmunk (this might have been updated) and C VR/AR and Game AI was also something taught in that IT Program. This was because of some weird legacy thing in their CS/IT colleges that "gaming is below them" even though CS students take game dev courses all the time there ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Anyways, that's just me talking as an NJIT grad for my BS back in 2016

I have not looked at that program. I don’t think there’s much out there better than the top 3 of GT OMSCS, Illinois MCS and UTA MCS.

@@willelliottYT Thanks for your response! I’m looking into starting an online MS in CS and trying to find the best option from the many options available. I don’t have a CS undergrad degree, but I’ve taken Intro CS (Java), Data Structures and Algorithms, Full Stack Web Development (Django), and Systems Programming and Machine Organization from accredited universities. I was a statistics major in college and am also working in a programming role currently. I’ve narrowed it down to OMSCS, UIUC, and Johns Hopkins MS CS-with OMSCS and UIUC I’m worried I don’t have the expected background knowledge to do well in the program. Those two are cheaper and have relevant course offerings, so I’d prefer to go if I have the background.

@@willelliottYT Just to clarify, given my background, do you think I’m ready to start the program at UIUC, or do you think there are any prerequisites I should get first? Thanks!

@@zman9712 was the coursework you listed for-credit at a college? If it was only online/MOOC style they might not count it. Other than that I think you have a solid shot. I’d recommend reaching out the the UIUC MCS support team and see what they think about your resume or attend a webinar on the program.

@@willelliottYT I took two classes for credit at Harvard extension school (Web Programming and Machine Organization), both graded, and I took Data Structures and Algorithms online and for credit through George Washington University. I got As in all the courses, and they all had regular graded assignments or projects. I’ll reach out to UIUC to see if they’ll accept it but based on what I read those classes seem acceptable.

I agree! Nice to see such an elite program do so, albeit expensive relatively.

Haven’t looked into their program

He doesn’t know, he just a KZfaqr

I haven’t researched undergrad programs, I also don’t think there are that many of them. The only one I know about is the BSc Computer Science by University of London offered on Coursera.

@@willelliottYT there are a decent number, including: University of Florida, UI- Springfield, Auburn University, Oregon State University, Colorado State University, University of North Dakota, DePaul University, and University of Maryland- Global

@@willelliottYT if you're interested in doing a video on this topic, then I can help with research, if you'd like. I've been researching them a good bit already to try to find a program that's a good fit for me

I don’t know anything about that program. I’d probably pick UIUC, GT or UTA over it

Thanks! How about ASU? Cost is a great factor for me to choose as well, just in case I won’t get accepted in those three.

@@crjacinro ASU seems to be a good option as well. UTA and GT are bit cheaper than UIUC $7k-$10k

@@willelliottYT Thanks! I heard UTA and GT are very selective on their admissions. I was thinking ASU may be a good option if i can't get into both.

I am also thinking about University of Colorado MSDS but there are very few info talking about it

Thanks!

Whole program

@@willelliottYT I see, thank you.

It’s the most expensive MOOC program

@@willelliottYT Ahh, thank you for the clarification. I missed it in the video.

@@InvalidPersistentName No problem! Thanks for watching 😎

West Coast bias the fact he said he was surprised to see Rice rank high makes me think he's never left California in his life. and USC is both more expensive, less prestigious overall and less known in the East Coast/Midwest regions

No, I do not. Haven’t dug into undergrad programs.

Based on what I have researched, here is how I would rank them: 1. University of Florida 2. Oregon State University 3. Colorado State University 4. Florida State University 5. University of Illinois Springfield 6. University of London - Coursera (not an American school though) 7. DePaul University 8. University of North Dakota 9. Cal State Monterrey Bay (Cal State Online) Unsure about the others

Great list thanks for sharing 😀

Looking for the same answer. Anyone?

​@@whitleycargill2790 Not really. Its not like these colleges get you a visa in the U.S. and companies want to know if you already have some student visa history. [You could hope the company itself gives sponsers but the degree wont just increase your chances at a visa]

Hey Divye, not entirely sure since I haven’t researched Cybersecurity programs but I do know that GT is a top notch CS department so you can’t go wrong there!

Good thing I didn’t use class quality in my rankings then. I used CS department ratings as a proxy.