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> The number of credible online degree programs has exploded in recent years.

Could you supply some examples? I know of Western Governors University, but it only has limited majors.

In particular, do you know of any online degree programs in materials science?



Not really. There is an online MS in Computers Science from Georgia Tech, that's really well regarded and will cost you approximately $8,000 for the whole degree.

A lot of materials science is highly experimental, so it's not super easy to teach advanced skills. I went to a top 10 materials science school for my PhD, and the absolute vast majority of what I learnt was self-taught. However there is a caveat - I self-learnt by doing, and failing multiple times. The advantage of a high ranked school is that the research facilities are top notch and professors bring in external grants, so the research facilities are always maintained at a high standard through overhead costs.


There is also a lot of value in the conversations you have with other students and faculty something that is really hard to reproduce remotely. It's also something where quality matters, I suspect.


Highly true. You learn a lot through osmosis, by interacting with smart peers (faculty/other PhDs) and that is invaluable.




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