UpGrad DBA Golden Gate U - 70% scholarships for 5,000 students

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And why is the cost differential an issue? UPenn's MCIT via Coursera costs ~$30k. Their on-campus version costs ~$81k. GeorgiaTech's OMSCS is ~$7k while their on-campus version is ~$36k. University of London's online BSc in CS is ~£11k for the entire program. Their on-campus program, through their constituent colleges, will cost ~£17k PER YEAR. Let's even take the forum's favorite - UMPI. BABA from UMPI's YourPace will cost ~$3.5k. Their on-campus BABA is ~$24k/yr.

@Harry101 - What do you mean by "refund"? You think University of London will refund you fees once you've enrolled? Absolutely not. This isn't udemy where you can get your $$ back if you didn't like the course.

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While GGU is authorized to do the DBA by distance, it is not GGU faculty doing the delivery.

And? That's hardly a unique arrangement. Perhaps you should look at how content for these online programs is/has been sourced:
- University of Maryland Global
- Purdue Global
- UMass Global
- Outlier.org's courses & their new Associate's degree

There's a difference between purchasing prepackaged courses for your faculty to teach and outsourcing everything. 

Outlier creates their own courses, I believe. Since they're unaccredited, they have an agreement with Golden Gate University to award the degree. So, this is just another case of GGU selling its name.

Honest question - why do the detractors here say the degree is taught by Upgrad?  GGU's own website says that:

"Golden Gate University Worldwide offers online education that is accredited by WASC Senior Colleges and Universities Commission. Virtual courses are taught by the same faculty and are held to the same rigorous academic standards as courses offered in traditional classroom settings."

Nowhere does it say that the courses will be taught by Upgrad faculty.  It says "taught by the same faculty" in straight English.  

https://www.ggu.edu/online/ggu-worldwide/

Moreover, GGU already runs an on-campus DBA.  Why would they copy your Outlier example when GGU already has a set curriculum similar to the on-campus DBA?  How can that be "another case of GGU selling its name"?  

I am a very rational person and understand when to be cautious.  But the comments being made here are not logical to me.   You should base it on facts, not hunches.  Otherwise, this forum will just be about conspiracy theories.

I've already mentioned that Upgrad's page says that they're using GGU faculty. 

I'm not understanding the Outlier part. Outlier is using University of Pittsburgh and GGU to launder their courses and degrees. Neither school needs the courses that were designed by Outlier.