Computer Science Degree Plan

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WGU is less expensive, even if you take 2 terms. But in some cases it might be more difficult to come up with the tuition up-front. On the flip side, if you have tuition reimbursement, it's easy enough to take your first term towards the 2nd half of the year, and your second starting the next year (so like July and January) so that you're fully covered with no out-of-pocket costs. Also, WGU won't let you bring in as many credits (they require ~30cr of residency). On the flip side, you get certifications with the degree which can be very beneficial for some.

TESU is easier if you can't dedicate the time to do a ton of classes in a single term, or if you want to pay for one course at a time over a longer period of time. It would give you more time to save up enough to be able to pay for the final term (where you have to pay for the capstone, the residency waiver, and the graduation fee all around the same time ~$3600). If you have tuition reimbursement, you'd have to see if the residency waiver was covered by your company.

Either degree is equally good.