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Cheap Applied Math or Statistics Master's Degree?
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Does anyone know of a cheap Math or Statistics Master's degree online?
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I'm planning on doing a Stats or Applied Econ degree after my MBA (or rather, forced to because of the work I'll be doing) so I've done all the research on this. It depends on your definition of "cheap"... for me, that means < $25k at the Master's level. There's a lot more quality Stats programs than Applied Math programs out there, at least according to my research. Iowa State, Texas A&M and NC State all have ranked Stats departments and offer online MS programs that fit the bill.

Applied Math:
Houston - ~$800/cr
West Florida - ~$475/cr (MS in Math with an Applied Math/Stats track)
Emporia State - ~$425/cr

Stats:
Iowa State - ~$450/cr (Great Stats department, AAU school and online students get in-state tuition - tremendous "bang for the buck")
Texas A&M - ~$675/cr
NC State - ~$775/cr (Launching in Fall 2015, I think)
Idaho - ~$701/cr

I'm fortunate to be in a situation where cost isn't really a factor, so I haven't kept track of any bottom feeder programs that may be out there - you may find something cheaper, if price is your only decision factor. There seems to be more cheap Applied Stats/Ops Research programs than Stats programs out there, partly because Applied Stats programs are almost always 30cr and Stats programs usually require some sort of capstone/thesis module that adds a few credits.

EDIT: I should note that these are all out-of-state tuition rates. Some programs, including the University of Houston's MS Applied Math, are significantly cheaper for in-state students.
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Online Degree Search Results: 1576 Accredited Online Masters Degree Programs | GetEducated.com
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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If it's not just a degree you want but just recognized knowledge, check out the approx. $10,000 certificate programs at Statistics.com - Earn a Certificate And to get a taste of what today's Big Data Analysis is all about for free or $500 with verified completion certificate look at the ten course John Hopkin's MOOC: https://www.coursera.org/specialization/...DescripTop
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sanantone Wrote:Online Degree Search Results: 1576 Accredited Online Masters Degree Programs | GetEducated.com

Search for myself? It is much easier to have all of you do it for me. Smile

I hadn't thought of narrowing down the geteducated results.

Thanks for the input everyone
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UptonSinclair Wrote:Search for myself? It is much easier to have all of you do it for me. Smile

I hadn't thought of narrowing down the geteducated results.

Thanks for the input everyone

Actually, I conducted the search for you. All you had to do was click on the link. Big Grin
CLEP
Intro Psych 70, US His I 64, Intro Soc 63, Intro Edu Psych 70, A&I Lit 64, Bio 68, Prin Man 69, Prin Mar 68
DSST
Life Dev Psych 62, Fund Coun 68, Intro Comp 469, Intro Astr 56, Env & Hum 70, HTYH 456, MIS 451, Prin Sup 453, HRM 62, Bus Eth 458
ALEKS
Int Alg, Coll Alg
TEEX
4 credits
TECEP
Fed Inc Tax, Sci of Nutr, Micro, Strat Man, Med Term, Pub Relations
CSU
Sys Analysis & Design, Programming, Cyber
SL
Intro to Comm, Microbio, Acc I
Uexcel
A&P
Davar
Macro, Intro to Fin, Man Acc
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