Ivy League masters. Fair pricing

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We all know that there aren't a lot of online degree programs at Ivy League universities.  There are a bunch at Columbia, however, tucked away in the Dept. of Education (Teacher's College).  I didn't dig through the costs but they're probably pretty high and so we'll get the normal requisite comments of "I'd never pay that much for an MEd...etc."  Regardless of that, these online degree programs have been around for quite a while, so somebody is buying them.
Online Programs | Academics | Teachers College, Columbia University

They also have a lot of online engineering programs, but they're ridiculously expensive. I think people normally get their employers to pay for them, but you have to be working for a very profitable organization that can afford to pay $72k for a master's or $100k for a doctorate. Columbia also has a School of Professional Studies that's similar to Harvard Extension, except Columbia's SPS programs have normal degree titles. 

The Harvard extension school has been around for over a hundred years. It’s for non traditional students.  The courses are taught by the same Harvard professors and faculty. $25k for a masters is a good price.

$35k for an extension degree that employers know is an extension degree....er.... I don't know if I'd say that's a good price, but it's a lot cheaper than Columbia's School of Professional Studies. Most of the courses can be taken with Harvard professors, but the Extension School also has instructors who do not teach at the other Harvard colleges.

Let me correct you right there. You aren't paying for an extension degree- you're paying for a Harvard degree which happens to be from the extension school. Even the Crimson staff this year largely run by the undergrad college penned a piece this year that stated the way the degrees are advertised is not congruent with what we study. We don't study extension studies- there is no such discipline. I think we will see this addressed in the future.

There are certain classes that cost 1000 dollars and scholarships for teachers etc that can bring the cost down dramatically. Also on the course search tab, you can elect to filter by Harvard instructors only and take them exclusively if that's the desire. While it's true some employers may have a bias, plenty don't. I'm currently taking classes- and already making good money in EdTech in China largely because I promised to finish my degree from Harvard if hired.

Ever since this pandemic and the campus being shut down and other Harvard schools relying on the extension school to teach all of their graduates, including Harvard College undergrads, the attitude has mostly shifted anyway. Can't have the undergrads of 2020, and 2021 being told they didn't go to "Real Harvard".

Harvard's Medical School and Graduate School of Education now also have fully online degree programs that are permanent and here to stay. Cornell does have online degrees if you're willing to dig. Brown does have a few as well. Penn does online bachelors degrees with a few online masters. Columbia has a huge amount in their professional studies division, I believe it's called.

Also, if Harvard Extension isn't one's dream school, if students take one of the MIT MicroMasters online, they can choose to go to MIT instead, and get an MIT degree for about 35k with a mandatory summer residency. It's not ivy league but it's close enough. I hope this helps! There are options out there, and if those aren't your style, or you already have a bachelors and masters, the certificate programs are amazing!