06-01-2024, 03:16 PM
Since she already has a background in CS and has ambitions at the doctoral level, these programs may not be for her because they appear to be targeted towards career-changers, but I'll mention them just the same because I think they have their good points.
The University of Wrexham (Wales) offers an online MSc in Computer Science (with a concentration in Cyber Security) for $7,600. There are a few features that make this attractive: the price; the fact that she can get a degree in computer science (since that's what she eventually wants to do a PhD in) while at the same time getting to focus on cyber security in particular; institutional legitimacy (it's a public university in the UK); and perhaps the biggest advantage is it involves a module in research methods and a dissertation. PhD programs often want to see that applicants have research experience. Writing a dissertation prior to your application shows that you already know how to do research, so that could help boost her future chances for getting into a PhD program. The downsides are, like I said, that it seems to be aimed towards people without academic backgrounds in CS so it may be a bit too remedial for her.
https://online.wrexham.ac.uk/msc-compute...-security/
Abertay University (Scotland) offers an online MSc in CS similar to the one mentioned above at $8,400. I'd say it looks to have the same upsides and downsides of the Wrexham program. A perhaps more major difference is they require a capstone project as opposed to a dissertation.
https://online.abertay.ac.uk/programmes/...-security/
The University of York (England) offers a similar degree. It's much more expensive at $11,400, but that's still pretty affordable by US standards. It culminates with a research project, which is good, and York is a much more highly regarded university than the previous two. Also, the curriculum looks more substantial than Wrexham's or Abertay's.
https://online.york.ac.uk/study-online/m...ty-online/
The University of London (https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/p...er-science), Bath (https://online.bath.ac.uk/online-courses...er-science), and Essex (https://online.essex.ac.uk/courses/msc-c...r-science/) all offer fully online MSc in CS, too. These latter three are a bit pricier, though, around $17,000-$18,000.
The UK has universities that allow you to do a PhD in CS at a distance, too, if she eventually wanted to go down that road. Just some food for thought.
The University of Wrexham (Wales) offers an online MSc in Computer Science (with a concentration in Cyber Security) for $7,600. There are a few features that make this attractive: the price; the fact that she can get a degree in computer science (since that's what she eventually wants to do a PhD in) while at the same time getting to focus on cyber security in particular; institutional legitimacy (it's a public university in the UK); and perhaps the biggest advantage is it involves a module in research methods and a dissertation. PhD programs often want to see that applicants have research experience. Writing a dissertation prior to your application shows that you already know how to do research, so that could help boost her future chances for getting into a PhD program. The downsides are, like I said, that it seems to be aimed towards people without academic backgrounds in CS so it may be a bit too remedial for her.
https://online.wrexham.ac.uk/msc-compute...-security/
Abertay University (Scotland) offers an online MSc in CS similar to the one mentioned above at $8,400. I'd say it looks to have the same upsides and downsides of the Wrexham program. A perhaps more major difference is they require a capstone project as opposed to a dissertation.
https://online.abertay.ac.uk/programmes/...-security/
The University of York (England) offers a similar degree. It's much more expensive at $11,400, but that's still pretty affordable by US standards. It culminates with a research project, which is good, and York is a much more highly regarded university than the previous two. Also, the curriculum looks more substantial than Wrexham's or Abertay's.
https://online.york.ac.uk/study-online/m...ty-online/
The University of London (https://www.london.ac.uk/study/courses/p...er-science), Bath (https://online.bath.ac.uk/online-courses...er-science), and Essex (https://online.essex.ac.uk/courses/msc-c...r-science/) all offer fully online MSc in CS, too. These latter three are a bit pricier, though, around $17,000-$18,000.
The UK has universities that allow you to do a PhD in CS at a distance, too, if she eventually wanted to go down that road. Just some food for thought.
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