Master’s Degree in Computer Science
I&#x27;ve gone and gotten a mid-career masters (or five). I went because I needed the self-validation. Terrible impostor syndrome.<p>I carefully evaluted every programme. I spent probably a year or two looking at different programmes, not through analysis paralysis, but because I was looking for programmes that had things that interested me and weren&#x27;t either simply a shake-down for money or getting lost in proofs and theorems. I do better with project based work that builds up, rather than term papers and exams, which I am terrible at. I know myself, so I picked appopriately. My wife is the complete opposite.<p>My focus for picking a programme is always &quot;show, don&#x27;t tell&quot; when it comes to &quot;how do I demonstrate my knowledge in this subject.&quot; It is what works for me. Pick what works for you.<p>There are a lot of good master&#x27;s programmes out there, but you really have to do your due diligence and not just rely on some website that screams &quot;100 best online master&#x27;s degrees!1!&quot;<p>Look in to Open Classrooms, Thomas Edison, Structuralia, and several others just as a starting point. Don&#x27;t get lost in the rigid academic weeds of North America. There&#x27;s an entire world out there to explore.<p>It comes down to &quot;are you looking for academic rigor that leads to more academic qualifcations later&quot; or &quot;are you looking for an education that will serve your professional needs.&quot; Most programmes are the former, and few are the latter.<p>I spent about $10,000 on my most expensive one. I spent 3K on my cheapest one. There was no difference between them in terms of what I got out of them.