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Best Computer Science degree?
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(01-21-2020, 07:06 AM)conexp Wrote: According to their website, 70% of students finish it within 12 months.

I'm not sure where that quote is coming from. According to WGU's website, 2.5 years is average to complete an undergrad degree:

Quote:"WGU students finish online degrees in 2.5 years on average, compared to the over 5 years that is the national average for graduation time. (And that’s just an average—many WGU students finish significantly faster even than that!)"

The 12 months quote sounds about right for a master's degree since 2 or 3 terms (12-18 months) is typical. At least that is what I was told by my program mentor.

(01-21-2020, 07:06 AM)conexp Wrote: What do they consider accelerators?

WGU has a concept called OTP (on-time progress) which is the minimum number of credits (CU's) a student needs to complete each term in order to avoid academic probation or suspension. It basically comes down to 12 credits (4 courses) per term at the undergraduate level or 8 credits (2-3 courses) per term at the graduate level. If you are completing more than double the OTP, you are considered an accelerator.

24 cu per term (undergrad @ 120 cu) = 5 terms or 2.5 years
16 cu per term (graduate @ 32-36 cu) = 2-3 terms or 1 to 1.5 years

(01-21-2020, 07:06 AM)conexp Wrote: Did you do your WGU degree in CS?

No, I completed my undergrad at TESU and completed an MBA at WGU (see my signature for details). However, I have more than 20 years of industry experience as a software engineer and architect.

I am actually in process of researching my next degree, which will probably be a doctoral or second master's degree in computer science, data science, or something otherwise tech-related to take advantage of my career experience. WGU is supposedly working on an MS in Computer Science to be released in 2020-21, but I may jump into their MS in Data Analysis next if I don't find anything else that piques my interest before next summer. Or I might start on that while I continue to look into Ph.D. programs. I'd be looking at 3+ years for a doctorate either way, but I can complete the WGU MSDA in 6-12 months.

(01-21-2020, 07:06 AM)conexp Wrote:
Merlin Wrote:The WGU IT degrees, of which CS is one, generally have a pretty good reputation in the workforce.

Is that anecdotal or is there some data on school reputations?

A little of both. I am a technology executive and hiring manager in the San Francisco/Silicon Valley area and have a pretty good idea about how school reputations impact hiring decisions in my area.

However, I don't expect anyone to take my word for it. A quick search on academic forums like this one, or on Reddit or Slack/Discord will show more anecdotal data on how many WGU IT grads are landing jobs or promotions after graduating (and/or how they liked their programs). However, if you want more quantitative data, you can also do a search on LinkedIn to see how many WGU IT degrees you find in technology companies. Granted, this may be skewed because most WGU grads are working adults who may have already been employed in tech before getting their degree (I'd expect this to be the majority in fact) but it may still be helpful as a validator. Of course, that would be more useful if you could somehow check degree dates against most recent job start dates, though that would be a bit of a PITA to do.
Working on: Debating whether I want to pursue a doctoral program or maybe another master's degree in 2022-23

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MBA (IT Management), 2019, Western Governors University
BSBA (Computer Information Systems), 2019, Thomas Edison State University
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Best Computer Science degree? - by conexp - 01-19-2020, 06:08 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by LevelUP - 01-19-2020, 07:17 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by bluebooger - 01-20-2020, 02:17 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by udi - 01-20-2020, 11:29 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by dashfox - 02-26-2020, 05:15 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by Merlin - 02-26-2020, 06:27 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by davewill - 02-26-2020, 11:57 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by Merlin - 02-27-2020, 04:39 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by nyvrem - 01-19-2020, 09:17 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by conexp - 01-20-2020, 07:28 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by dfrecore - 01-20-2020, 04:33 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by conexp - 01-20-2020, 05:38 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by Merlin - 01-20-2020, 06:29 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by conexp - 01-21-2020, 07:06 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by LevelUP - 01-21-2020, 11:53 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by bluebooger - 01-21-2020, 03:39 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by Merlin - 01-22-2020, 05:58 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by bluebooger - 01-20-2020, 10:32 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by bluebooger - 01-19-2020, 09:47 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by Merlin - 01-19-2020, 11:17 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by Merlin - 01-19-2020, 11:57 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by Merlin - 01-20-2020, 02:39 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by asianphd - 01-20-2020, 04:49 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by Merlin - 01-20-2020, 05:59 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by nyvrem - 01-20-2020, 09:20 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by conexp - 01-20-2020, 09:24 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by udi - 01-20-2020, 03:16 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by dfrecore - 01-20-2020, 03:35 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by udi - 01-21-2020, 01:58 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by Merlin - 01-21-2020, 02:51 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by bluebooger - 01-20-2020, 03:46 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by Merlin - 01-21-2020, 05:27 AM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by bjcheung77 - 01-21-2020, 01:00 PM
RE: Best Computer Science degree? - by conexp - 01-21-2020, 01:18 PM

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