The edX organization achieved an important milestone yesterday on its expansion strategy by announcing the 2019 launch of nine online Master’s degree programs at a “disruptive price” between $10,000 and $23,000. The average Master’s degree costs between $30,000-$120,000.
These programs, in areas such as data science, cybersecurity, computer science, analytics and supply chain management, will be developed by Arizona State University, Curtin University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Indiana University, University of California San Diego, University of Queensland, and University of Texas at Austin.
This is the full offering:
– Arizona State University – Master of Science in Supply Chain Management
– Curtin University – Master of Marketing
- Tuition: $22,254
- Regular decision deadline: August 15, 2019
– Georgia Institute of Technology – Master of Science in Analytics
- Top 10 Ranked
- Tuition: $9,900
- Early decision deadline: March 1, 2019
– Georgia Institute of Technology – Master of Science in Cybersecurity
- Top 10 Ranked
- Tuition: $9,920
- Early decision deadline: March 1, 2019
– Indiana University – Master of Science in Accounting
- Top 10 ranked
- Tuition: $21,000
- Initial deadline: July 1, 2019
– Indiana University – Master of Science in Information Technology Management
- Top 10 ranked
- Tuition: $21,000
- Initial deadline: July 1, 2019
– University of California, San Diego – Master of Data Science
- Tuition: $15,000
– University of Queensland – Master of Leadership in Service Innovation
- Tuition: < $18,500
- Regular decision deadline: June 15, 2019
– University of Texas at Austin – Master of Science in Computer Science
- Top 10 ranked
- Tuition: $10,000
- Priority decision deadline: April 1, 2019
– University of Edinburgh (Upcoming)
This Master’s degree offering, available at www.edx.org/masters, builds upon edX MicroMasters program.
“Workplace is changing more rapidly than ever before, and employers are in need of highly-skilled talent, especially in fields most impacted by advances in technology,” explained Anant Agarwal, CEO at edX, in a blog post to announce edX’s Masters.
The launch of the Master’s programs follows the success of an initial pilot program with the Georgia Institute of Technology in Analytics, which demonstrated the impact of offering disruptively priced Master’s degrees from top-ranked institutions at scale. The program started with 250 students in Fall 2017 and has grown to more than 1,200 in Fall 2018. Tuition for Georgia Tech’s Online Master of Science in Analytics (OMS Analytics) degree is available for less than $10,000. The residential program ranges from $36,000 for in-state students to $49,000 for out of state.
• edX Blog: Fully Online, Top-Ranked Master’s Degrees Now Available on edX
• Press Release: edX Launches New Master’s Degrees in Partnership with Top-Ranked Universities
• Forbes: EdX Announces A New Set Of Graduate Programs In Analytics In Partnership With Major Universities
