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So I see UCONN is offering a Master's in Fintech. The curriculum is really split into two pieces as of now; first builds a foundation in coding (R, C Sharp, Python) and the other on practical application of analytics to various functional aspects of an organization (finance, sales, (Gulp) HR, logistics etc.
Looks like 36 credits at $1500 per. Interesting. But I wonder what something like this is actually worth? Isn't it....less costly to for instance learn these languages via Code Academy, Coursera etc? The only value proposition I can think of here is that the commercial connections must be really outstanding and grads won't have any trouble getting jobs.
One of those things that looks really awesome on its face but 45K later you might be kicking yourself. Not denying that Fintech isn't a big deal right now and a real opportunity field but I wonder if this is the best way to gain access, especially for those without an undergrade computer science or engineering background.
Looks like 36 credits at $1500 per. Interesting. But I wonder what something like this is actually worth? Isn't it....less costly to for instance learn these languages via Code Academy, Coursera etc? The only value proposition I can think of here is that the commercial connections must be really outstanding and grads won't have any trouble getting jobs.
One of those things that looks really awesome on its face but 45K later you might be kicking yourself. Not denying that Fintech isn't a big deal right now and a real opportunity field but I wonder if this is the best way to gain access, especially for those without an undergrade computer science or engineering background.