Don't misrepresent where you went to school.

[sanantone]

That's my point. HES is fine if you don't need a prestigious degree. Most people don't need prestigious degrees. If you're attending HES because you think it's going to give you the same opportunities as other Harvard schools, then you're going to be disappointed. 

As for the cost of the master's programs, you have to factor in the cost of moving to Cambridge for a semester if hybrid courses are not an option for your program. 

What is their cap on CLEP/DSST? When calculating the cost of a degree, I factor in the cost of transfer credits because those aren't free.

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Apparently, at least 1,500 Extension School students don't like their degree names. They signed a petition and protested.

https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2016/...y-degrees/

HES is certainly a prestigious degree. They aren't a traditional school, so they don't have the infrastructure to support recruiting and networking, but they are certainly prestigious. It's not as prestigious as the other Harvard schools, except maybe their Divinity School.

50 credits can be had for next to nothing at a community college. They allow trasnfer credits in as long as the school was regionally accredited  when you attended. If you really wanted to save money, you could sign up for WGU, grind out the 50 credits you need in one semester and then transfer to HES.

The degree name issue is something I've recently addressed in another thread. They want you to list your major as "Extension Studies," which is just a petty way for them to differentiate between HES and HC. The Dean of HES, a man who has headed the school for four decades, fought for a change recently, but the university won't even address it.

I guess the word prestigious is subjective. My definition is more specific and based on program reputation. For example, a criminology degree fron UPenn is not as prestigious as a criminology degree from University of Maryland - College Park. A University of Maryland PhD graduate can work anywhere because they're #1. When schools are trying to maintain a ranking, they rarely hire from a school that's ranked several or more spots lower. Outsiders wouldn't know any better, so they would label the Ivy League as being more prestigious out of ignorance; but, they aren't the ones doing the hiring.

Harvard's Divinity school is known as being one of the best in the world. Harvard excels more in theology than it does in engineering.

You plan on receiving an $18,000 grant for your master's program?