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chaz47
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 Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:59 am Post subject: a good but cheap online MA? |
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I'm thinking about taking this next year off to be near family and friends in the US. During that time I'd like to maybe do an online MA in TESOL or Applied Linguistics. I'd like to find an inexpensive program though because I'll be studying full-time and hopefully not working at all. The goal is to pay for the degree outright while living rent free and spending under $200 a month on food, entertainment, etc.
( I have at least one other posting similar to this but I think I may have given it a misleading title and as a result it sidetracked pretty quickly. ) |
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Alaskaman
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Location: Bundang-Gu, South Korea
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I am very interested in this as well. I do seem to find on line MA's but they are very expensive. Any help on this subject would be very apperciated as well.
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Jessie41
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I haven't found a "cheap" MA in TESOL either. They don't exist in the US. I haven't researched other countries though. Online programs aren't always cheaper. When I went for my MA, online courses at my university were more expensive than campus courses.
But what do you consider "cheap?" |
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Thiuda
Joined: 14 Mar 2006
Location: Religion ist f�r Sklaven geschaffen, f�r Wesen ohne Geist.
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: a good but cheap online MA? |
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| chaz47 wrote: |
I'm thinking about taking this next year off to be near family and friends in the US. During that time I'd like to maybe do an online MA in TESOL or Applied Linguistics. I'd like to find an inexpensive program though because I'll be studying full-time and hopefully not working at all. The goal is to pay for the degree outright while living rent free and spending under $200 a month on food, entertainment, etc.
( I have at least one other posting similar to this but I think I may have given it a misleading title and as a result it sidetracked pretty quickly. ) |
I recommend either the University of New England in NSW, Australia, or Macquarie University in Sydney. Both are accredited brick-and-mortar universities offering well recognized degree. Cost at both is 12 million for the MA. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:04 pm Post subject: |
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If you are going home, why would you want to do an online program? By going to a grad school in person you get access to grants and TA/RA jobs that online people don't. This lowers the price of tuition significantly.
Also, what's with all the "I need to do it cheap" people on Dave's lately? If you are going to make a career of something, think of it as an investment. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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| University of Auckland's MATESOL, designed by one of the leaders in the field |
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wesharris
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 6:33 pm Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| University of Auckland's MATESOL, designed by one of the leaders in the field |
How much though?
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kinerry
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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| Mr. Pink wrote: |
If you are going home, why would you want to do an online program? By going to a grad school in person you get access to grants and TA/RA jobs that online people don't. This lowers the price of tuition significantly.
Also, what's with all the "I need to do it cheap" people on Dave's lately? If you are going to make a career of something, think of it as an investment. |
As anyone who has a degree in business will tell you; higher price != better.
It's a value proposition.
There are some mega-cheap places in the US now that are accredited and highly rated. (hint: University of Phoenix is not one of them)
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/technology-brings-new-life-education |
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Trevor
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As anyone who has a degree in business will tell you; higher price != better.
It's a value proposition. |
This is so incredibly untrue! Don't get ripped off, and whatever you do, don't go into debt. My M.A. cost me $3,500. My co-worker's costed him $50,000. (We have the same job and the same salary).
I have heard decent things about the schools in OZ/NZ. |
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Nemo
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:37 am Post subject: |
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As anyone who has a degree in business will tell you; higher price != better.
It's a value proposition. |
This is so incredibly untrue! Don't get ripped off, and whatever you do, don't go into debt. My M.A. cost me $3,500. My co-worker's costed him $50,000. (We have the same job and the same salary).
I have heard decent things about the schools in OZ/NZ. |
Higher price = better. That's K-logic. |
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runthegauntlet
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Location: the southlands.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:44 am Post subject: |
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| kinerry wrote: |
| Mr. Pink wrote: |
If you are going home, why would you want to do an online program? By going to a grad school in person you get access to grants and TA/RA jobs that online people don't. This lowers the price of tuition significantly.
Also, what's with all the "I need to do it cheap" people on Dave's lately? If you are going to make a career of something, think of it as an investment. |
There are some mega-cheap places in the US now that are accredited and highly rated. (hint: University of Phoenix is not one of them)
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/technology-brings-new-life-education |
Like what? The cheapest I've found is still over 10k. That was U. of Missouri. I guess 'cheap' for America, but still seems more than other countries. |
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Mr. Pink
Joined: 21 Oct 2003
Location: China
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 2:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Trevor wrote: |
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As anyone who has a degree in business will tell you; higher price != better.
It's a value proposition. |
This is so incredibly untrue! Don't get ripped off, and whatever you do, don't go into debt. My M.A. cost me $3,500. My co-worker's costed him $50,000. (We have the same job and the same salary).
I have heard decent things about the schools in OZ/NZ. |
$50,000 for an MA?
Here is my take on that: if you go to a school like Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, Standford, and the like, you will:
- get interviews before anyone from non-Ivy League schools
- get jobs that non-Ivy League school grads can't get
So your co-worker might not be as good a teacher as you are. To compensate that fact, he needed a more expensive piece of paper.
If the guy spent $50,000 and didn't get an Ivy League degree, he is stupid. There is no value in a small unknown private university's $50,000 degree in Korea. |
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bassexpander
Joined: 13 Sep 2007
Location: Someplace you'd rather be.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 3:01 pm Post subject: |
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| runthegauntlet wrote: |
| kinerry wrote: |
| Mr. Pink wrote: |
If you are going home, why would you want to do an online program? By going to a grad school in person you get access to grants and TA/RA jobs that online people don't. This lowers the price of tuition significantly.
Also, what's with all the "I need to do it cheap" people on Dave's lately? If you are going to make a career of something, think of it as an investment. |
There are some mega-cheap places in the US now that are accredited and highly rated. (hint: University of Phoenix is not one of them)
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/technology-brings-new-life-education |
Like what? The cheapest I've found is still over 10k. That was U. of Missouri. I guess 'cheap' for America, but still seems more than other countries. |
That school's about $14,000 once you include books. Sort of an average price, actually. |
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runthegauntlet
Joined: 02 Dec 2007
Location: the southlands.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:23 pm Post subject: |
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| bassexpander wrote: |
| runthegauntlet wrote: |
| kinerry wrote: |
| Mr. Pink wrote: |
If you are going home, why would you want to do an online program? By going to a grad school in person you get access to grants and TA/RA jobs that online people don't. This lowers the price of tuition significantly.
Also, what's with all the "I need to do it cheap" people on Dave's lately? If you are going to make a career of something, think of it as an investment. |
There are some mega-cheap places in the US now that are accredited and highly rated. (hint: University of Phoenix is not one of them)
http://crooksandliars.com/susie-madrak/technology-brings-new-life-education |
Like what? The cheapest I've found is still over 10k. That was U. of Missouri. I guess 'cheap' for America, but still seems more than other countries. |
That school's about $14,000 once you include books. Sort of an average price, actually. |
Wow. Alright, hadn't even started putting books into the equation yet. Ouch. Thanks for the info. |
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chaz47
Joined: 11 Sep 2003
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 1:18 pm Post subject: Re: a good but cheap online MA? |
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| Thiuda wrote: |
| chaz47 wrote: |
I'm thinking about taking this next year off to be near family and friends in the US. During that time I'd like to maybe do an online MA in TESOL or Applied Linguistics. I'd like to find an inexpensive program though because I'll be studying full-time and hopefully not working at all. The goal is to pay for the degree outright while living rent free and spending under $200 a month on food, entertainment, etc.
( I have at least one other posting similar to this but I think I may have given it a misleading title and as a result it sidetracked pretty quickly. ) |
I recommend either the University of New England in NSW, Australia, or Macquarie University in Sydney. Both are accredited brick-and-mortar universities offering well recognized degree. Cost at both is 12 million for the MA. |
What about one I can finish in a year? |
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