Is Ryan Swayt's Degree hacking course worth 1k?

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I got your $20 right here ill even make it $50/mo

What are you looking at getting? The Associates, Bachelors, or something else?

BS in CS
Or Engineering but I fear that may take 4 years

Hell, we can skip that step. I can get you a Master of Science in Computer Science or Engineering -- your choice -- for $7,600 or $8,700, respectively, from a public university (no private, for-profit diploma mills here) and you don't even need a bachelor's to get accepted into the program.

MSc in CS: https://online.wrexham.ac.uk/msc-computer-science/
MSc in Engineering: https://online.abertay.ac.uk/programmes/...gineering/

Trying to get a MS in CS without having substantial CS experience or already having a CS degree is going to be very difficult. You skip all the fundamentals and the assumption is that you already know what you are doing.

The UK system is also a lot different than the US (I would know...I went to school there)

Yeah, my tongue was firmly in cheek when I made that comment. However, that CS master's is a program for career changers and specifically markets itself as being suitable for people with no background in CS. If you look at the modules offered, that becomes evident -- it's very entry-level stuff that you would have learned as an undergrad. So it's basically an undergraduate curriculum repackaged as a graduate one.

I probably wouldn't recommend the program even if OP did have an undergrad degree, though. I'd probably only recommend this to someone who is already very knowledgeable in CS and only needs a check-the-box master's for a promotion and has a non-negotiable ceiling on how much they're willing to pay (i.e. isn't willing to fork out a few thousand more for a considerably more respected and rigorous degree from somewhere like Georgia Tech). I guess this could work for someone like that.