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I'm not confident that an online degree is the best way to improve your job prospects at the cost of $15k. The type of degree that would is likely a 4 year degree from any better-than-median school (obviously a top school would increase your chances tremendously).

In other words, the value of the degree, in tech, is largely the brand name of the school that issued the degree, and I wouldn't expect an online CS degree to open any doors that a bootcamp couldn't also open.






I way past the age where I'm going to graduate from MIT. I just want to be able to compete with the people with philosophy degrees, who made a portfolio using a template with a couple of CRUD apps on it.

At this point, my partner with a gender studies degree has a better chance of getting past the resume filters than I do.




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