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Over 36 MOOC-based degrees can be completed online through a platform at scale, while several others have been announced but are not yet open for enrollment, reports ClassCentral.com, which has classified these programs into six categories.

In most cases, the final degree doesn’t indicate that the credential was earned online.

 

• COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING MASTER’S DEGREES

Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS), Georgia Tech via Udacity
Total Cost: $8,000
Duration: 24-60 months

Master of Computer Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Total Cost: $21,000
Duration: 12-36 months

Master’s Degree in Computer Science, University of Texas at Austin via edX
Total Cost: $10,000
Duration: 18-36 months

Master of Computer and Information Technology, University of Pennsylvania via Coursera
Total Cost: $26,300
Duration: 24-40 months

Master of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Colorado, Boulder via Coursera
Total Cost: $20,000
Duration: 24 months

Master of Computer Science, Arizona State University via Coursera
Total Cost: $15,000
Duration: 18-36 months

Master of Science of Machine Learning, Imperial College London via Coursera

 

• BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT MASTER’S DEGREES

iMBA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Total Cost: $22,000
Duration: 24-36 months

iMSA, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Total Cost: $22,050 – $27,170
Duration: 18-36 months

MSc in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, HEC Paris via Coursera
Total Cost: $22,600 (20,000 EUR)
Duration: 18 months

MBA (various areas of focus), Coventry University via FutureLearn
Total Cost: $20,511 (15,900 GBP)
Duration: 24-60 months, part-time only

Master’s Degree in Accounting, Indiana University via edX
Total Cost: $21,000
Duration: 15-36 months

Master’s Degree in Marketing, Curtin University via edX
Total Cost: $18,926
Duration: 18-36 months

Global Master of Business Administration, Macquarie University via Coursera
Total Cost: $23,430 ($33,000 AUD)
Duration: 12-18 months

Master’s Degree in Leadership: Service Innovation, University of Queensland via edX
Total Cost: $17,914
Duration: 24 months

MSc Business and Organisational Psychology, Coventry University via FutureLearn
Total Cost: $17,222 (13,350 GBP)
Duration: 24-60 months

MSc Construction Management with BIM, Coventry University via FutureLearn
Total Cost: $19,415 (15,050 GBP)
Duration: 24-60 months

MSc Construction Project and Cost Management, Coventry University via FutureLearn
Total Cost: $19,415 (15,050 GBP)
Duration: 24-60 months

 

• DATA SCIENCE AND ANALYTICS MASTER’S DEGREES

Online Master of Science in Analytics, Georgia Tech via edX
Total Cost: $9,900
Duration: 12-36 months

Master of Computer Science in Data Science, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign via Coursera
Total Cost: $21,000
Duration: 12-36 months

Master of Applied Data Science, University of Michigan via Coursera
Total Cost: $31,688 – $42,262
Duration: 12 months minimum

 

• CYBER SECURITY, IT MANAGEMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT MASTER’S DEGREES

Master’s Degree in Cybersecurity, Georgia Tech via edX
Total Cost: $9,920
Duration: 24-36 months

Master of Cyber Security, Deakin University via FutureLearn
Total Cost: $18,659 ($26,280 AUD)
Duration: 24 months

MSc Cyber Security, Coventry University via FutureLearn
Total Cost: $19,425 (15,050 GBP)
Duration: 24-60 months (part time only)

Master’s Degree in IT Management, Indiana University via edX
Total Cost: $21,000
Duration: 15-36 months

 

• PUBLIC HEALTH, HEALTHCARE, AND PUBLIC SECTOR MANAGEMENT MASTER’S DEGREES

Master of Public Health, University of Michigan via Coursera
Total Cost: $44,520 (maybe lower for Michigan residents)
Duration: 20-22 months

Global Master of Public Health, Imperial College London via Coursera
Total Cost: $25,000 (lower for UK residents)
Duration: 24 months

Master of Development and Humanitarian Action, Deakin University via FutureLearn
Total Cost: $8,158 ($11,490 AUD)
Duration: 12 months (full time)

MSc Nursing, Coventry University via FutureLearn
Total Cost: $16,125 (12,500 GBP)
Duration: 24-60 months

MSc Disaster Management and Resilience, Coventry University via FutureLearn
Total Cost: $17,222 (13,350 GBP)
Duration: 24-60 months

MSc Emergency Management and Resilience, Coventry University via FutureLearn
Total Cost: $17,222 (13,350 GBP)
Duration: 24-60 months

 

• BACHELOR’S DEGREES

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, University of London via Coursera
Total Cost: $13,014 – $19,520 (10,088 – 15,132 GBP)
Duration: 36-72 months

Bachelor of Arts (Multiple Subjects), University of Newcastle via FutureLearn
Total Cost: est. $77,280 (24 Programs x $3,220/Program)
Duration: 36 months or more

 

• Class Central: 35+ Legit Master’s Degrees You Can Now Earn Completely Online

By Zoe Mackay

“MOOCs haven’t died. They are alive,” said Zvi Galil, Dean of the College of Computing at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the pioneer of the Online Master of Science in Computer Science (OMSCS), during an interview at the IBL Studios in New York.

“I have never been in a funeral for MOOCs. I think MOOC-based degrees proved to be a better use for MOOCs, to reach people because people want degrees and credentials.”

Responding to the critics of online courses and degrees, Galil offered the counterpoint that “the online degree has the ability to reach many more people, and with improving technologies, some of the perceived deficiencies of online education get ameliorated and get replaced by closer interaction.”

“While traditional on-campus students utilize social media for personal interaction, OMSCS students “use it in a very extensive way, and it’s very part and parcel of their education.”

In today’s job market, continuing education is a lifelong effort. As technology is constantly changing and employment sectors necessitate continuous learning from their employees, online education is an ideal and flexible model.

“We are moving into a period where we must have adult education. We must have lifelong learning. And online will be a major tool to do it. Some very capable people can take the time off to move, to go to a place where they can have classes, and some do, but a majority, I believe, will be using online courses or degrees or certificates.”

When it comes to the quality of education, OMSCS provides a stunning example. Galil notes that OMSCS was created with the same attention to detail as its on-campus counterpart, with “no compromises in quality… the same criteria for admission, the same students, projects, homework and exams.”

Please watch below the full interview with Zvi Galil at IBL Studios.