georgia tech online masters

[frankc]

1. Many of the OMSCS classes with proctored exams use a software called Honorlock.
2. $647 per course as of now. OMScyber is a little more expensive like around $310 per credit. (So around $950 per course I believe)
3. The degree is called the Master of Science in Computer Science, identical to the on campus one. It's actually pretty rare for universities to label their degrees as "online", I felt like maybe some school did that 20 or 30 years ago?
4. It really depends on the course. For example I had one professor rarely attended office hours and left most of the course to the TAs. On the other hand, I had another professor who was also the creator of the course 10 years ago, is still very active in the discussion boards and holds weekly office hours. So, it really depends on the professor.
5. The acceptance rate is relatively high. If you have a 3.0 GPA or higher and have taken a few relevant courses like Java, Python, and DSA, you  have a good chance of being accepted.
6. You can transfer up to 2 master's level courses, but it's uncommon since the OMSCS program is very affordable.

Yeah the degree itself won't guarantee a job, but it's very affordable and from one of the best schools in the US. I've working as a SWE for many years and I see it as an opportunity to further my education. It's actually quite rigorous, and I like that. I don't know much about the OMS Cybersecurity program, but if you're interested about the OMS cybersecurity Information Security track, you can acutally do the OMSCS computing systems track. Basically you can take most the same course, you can take a lot of cyber security classes with that one (such as CN, IIS, NetSec, Cryptography, AMA, ISP, SCS). It's also cheaper. But if you are dead set on cybersecurity, then go for it, although I woudlnt say cybersecurity is an entry level job, but it's still a good thing to learn more about it.