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A comment on Ask HN: How affordable is a degree for a CS job in your country?.

Re:Ask HN: How affordable is a degree for a CS job in your c... by tlb on Monday August 12, 2019 @02:19PM (#20678279)
In the US, the range goes from from $0 to $400k. There's a benefit in prestige and connections from the higher priced ones, but you can absolutely succeed with the $0 option.

Most Ivy League schools have need-based scholarships that bring the cost to $0 for students from low-income families, but you need great entrance test scores. Lambda School (I'm an investor) pays you up front, and takes a percentage of your income later. https://lambdaschool.com/about

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Re:Ask HN: How affordable is a degree for a CS job in your c... by unimployed on Monday August 12, 2019 @02:45PM (#20678517)
Looking to compare degreed programs only unfortunately.
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Re:Ask HN: How affordable is a degree for a CS job in your c... by tlb on Monday August 12, 2019 @03:11PM (#20678816)
Still, I think the fact that the range goes from $0 to $400k for degreed programs in the US means that assigning a particular number is fairly meaningless.
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Re:Ask HN: How affordable is a degree for a CS job in your c... by unimployed on Monday August 12, 2019 @03:15PM (#20678847)
Agreed. Looking for typical costs like median or average (not atypical extremes).
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