[jlamberts]

I graduated from the program in December. Overall, the program was absolutely worth it for me. Based on my experience I'd say that the online program isn't quite at the same level of instruction quality as an equivalent in-person program simply due to the number of students in each class. However, for me personally the lack of cost (both real cost and opportunity cost from lost work years when pursuing a fulltime MS) more than made up for it.

I haven't interviewed or applied for jobs since graduating, but it's worth noting that the degree itself is the same as the one awarded in-person. If you get involved in the community, the network is also surprisingly good; the slack channel has hundreds of students at all sorts of places.