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Online grad programs offer degrees at significant savings

How online master’s degrees are making higher ed more diverse and affordable.

09/05/2017

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Online grad programs offer degrees at significant savings

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How online master’s degrees are making higher ed more diverse and affordable.

As technology evolves and more online graduate programs become available at a much lower cost, should we reconsider traditional higher education in a classroom setting? Hari Sreenivasan reports on how some students earning master’s degrees at Georgia Tech are paying little or nothing for online courses from a top program.

09/05/2017

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