UMPI MAOL vs WGU MSML?

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What this particular thread is opening my eyes to is the fact that for a graduate degree, I need to seriously consider my motivation to finish at an accelerated pace vs finding a program that has a flat-rate cost. Even a full year at UMPI or WGU is incredibly affordable, but if I fall off the education wagon for two years, that becomes pretty expensive to finish.

One thing i see happen to many students who attempt WGU is that they leave for whatever reason and come back a year, 2, 5 later and their program either doesn't exist anymore or it has completely changed so they're left with basically starting over. They get really discouraged and it doesn't seem like many finish when this happens which is understandable. You may be better off with a grad program that is more structured with deadlines and terms. I did that at Amberton for my MBA and I flew through the program, but I also put in 40+ hours a week on my courses which most people can't do. If I had to do it over, I definitely would have gone slower. It was incredibly stressful to move that quickly.