Best Online Masters Degree in Computer Science Programs / Tier List

There are a lot of great and some not so great online masters degree in computer science available on the market today. I give my rankings in the form of a tier list. Let me know where you agree and disagree on computer science rankings!

[willelliottYT]

How far off was my rankings from yours?

[expansivegymnast]

My only problem with this list is that Georgia Tech's cost makes it so far and head of all it's competitors that going anywhere else for an online masters in CS really doesn't make sense as a value proposition unless your employer is paying for it.

[MalamIbnMalam]

I was admitted to all the S-Tier schools for my Online Masters CS degree. I ultimately chose Illinois though as I prefer Coursera over edX (though both are quire similar). UT Austin has some awesome courses on edX like the linear algebra course and embedded systems courses that are very well taught. Georgia Tech has a lot of nice courses on edX as well. Illinois is mainly on Coursera's platform.

[饱马]

I am admitted by GT-Shenzhen's MS CS (almost the same as OMSCS) and finding useful resources of this program. Many thanks for your valuable video!

[MateDrinker]

One minor gripe: It would be an extremely good idea to add the names of the programs covered to the show notes for quick review afterwards. Otherwise, this an excellent video that tipped me- and likely several others- off to several programs I otherwise wouldn't have considered, thanks for uploading! :)

[camuflagehugo]

Maybe you should do a video about the best online MSCS for non-CS majors. As non-CS majors, we hope the programs cover foundation courses. I like UPENN's program. Any similar programs?

[datacuriosity]

Could you update this tier list with new programs like Colorado Boulder, University of London and other?

[FFCloud]

I... Did not even know NJIT had an online MSCS program...

And like, I went to and enjoyed going to that school
(Like, I'm 6 years graduated and I would still use that school's new gym and I still do the game dev stuff like Global Game Jam since my undergrad)

[MrMusic]

Johns Hopkins University is also great, large catalog in CS but the cost is ~60k as well

[cyclonus]

Thanks for the video. What about Vanderbilt? Also Purdue I think has a strong ai/ml program. I think NC state and ucla have strong online mscs programs.

[Walker]

Looking into online masters in late 2024 and the 2 tier seem to still be the top three options from what I can see.

[firstname]

you could get the Georgia Tech OMSCS AND a graduate certificate in data science from harvard extension AND a graduate certificate in bioinformatics from harvard extension for less then the cost of some of these degrees

[mikebolton]

Considering you'll probably end up working with someone with a more expensive degree if you're worth your salt, opt for the cheaper options.

[nerdboy]

Oh wow.. I think you may be mistaken by your facts. UPENN MCIT is not a MOOC based program AT ALL and is relatively cheap. During the first semester, the program was on coursera because they had not set up canvas but now everything is on canvas . I am in the program and although they do record all lecture they still have live class twice a week . They also have opportunities to go to campus for career fairs and to meet professors. I actually believe based on the criteria that you used for all of the other programs that it should be higher on the list . The only down side is that the electives are not as robust as other programs and that you must take bridge courses since this is targeted toward non traditional CS students.

[zman]

Helpful video! Have you taken a look at the online MS in CS from Johns Hopkins? The course selection looks good, though the tuition is fairly high (just under 50k total). Curious to hear your thoughts on that program.

[vespeneprotoss]

Thanks for a good video (and a couple others, I'm watching a bunch of yours in a row). What are your thoughts on Drexel's online master's?

[MrMusic]

It's crazy to see Stanford offering a degree online

[nanaamankwah]

Hi Will, can you make a video for online ms universities for non CS background students?

[gouvyfam]

UPenn has a more rigorous MSEDS (Master os Science in Engineering - Data Science) but nobody talks about it, I wonder if its any good.

[wongdong]

Could you do a video for online undergrad CS programs?