Lowest Cost Online Masters

[ThatBankDude]

The cheapest online master is WorldQuant University - MSc in Financial Engineering!

It's FREE!!

https://www.wqu.edu/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorldQuant_University

Thanks! Never heard of it, is it accredited?

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@OP, it depends on the person and what their needs are... If you're looking for an immediate bump and need that Masters right away, the MSML is an option for you.  Some people can complete it in a term or less if they're working on the assessments or assignments as they do not have any other commitments.  Stay the route you're going, you can get the MBA slowly and surely...  Just make sure you have enough budget/finances to fund both programs.  I would apply for as many bursaries, grants, scholarships, relief aid as possible...

Thank you!! I will, I only have three more classes to fo at TAMUC. What are bursaries?

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Wouldn’t an MSML and an MBA have a ton of overlap?  Why not just go straight to the MBA?   What is the benefit of having both?

Not typically. MSML focuses on management and leadership. MBA's cover finance, accounting, HR, econ, management, etc. 

If one wants to go onto a doctorate some schools will waive some credits for the second master's. The other benefit is career wise. Every company isn't looking for MBAs today. They want leaders not managers because the younger generations don't respond to management the same as the older generations. They philosophies and approaches are actually pretty different.

Good point here! I would consider a doctorate degree at the end of all of this if I still have studying in me.

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If you are going to do a MSML at WGU, I would recommend a more specialized masters after instead of an MBA. Pursue a MS in Finance, Accounting, Business Analytics, etc. Otherwise, do the MBA instead of the MSML.

Thank you, I think this is a really good tip. The reason why I would want to do the MBA after would be to take my time as Math is not my strongest. I could do one of these other masters as well, I did enjoy accounting. Could you elaborate a bit on your suggestion?

So the MBA program is still not going to be very math heavy in my opinion. If you are concerned about math, I'd definitely avoid grad programs in Finance and Business Analytics as both are going to be very quantitative and math intensive.

I did the MBA program through an AACSB Accredited program and found that I love Data Analytics hence the pursuit of a MS in Quantitative Management: Business Analytics.