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University of St Andrews vs Bath vs UC San Diego vs Edinburgh for Data Science

I'm considering pursuing an online Master's in Data Science or Artificial Intelligence while working full-time. Since I'm not very familiar with the UK (or US) education systems, I would appreciate some opinions on which university to choose.

I have received offers from the following universities:
- St Andrews: MSc Data Science
- Bath: MSc Artificial Intelligence
- UC San Diego: Master of Data Science

I'm also waiting for a response from Edinburgh for their MSc Data Science, Technology and Innovation program.

Since I'm looking at online degrees, the campus experience is not a factor for me.

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Original post by skyp777
I'm considering pursuing an online Master's in Data Science or Artificial Intelligence while working full-time. Since I'm not very familiar with the UK (or US) education systems, I would appreciate some opinions on which university to choose.
I have received offers from the following universities:
- St Andrews: MSc Data Science
- Bath: MSc Artificial Intelligence
- UC San Diego: Master of Data Science
I'm also waiting for a response from Edinburgh for their MSc Data Science, Technology and Innovation program.
Since I'm looking at online degrees, the campus experience is not a factor for me.

Hi, I've also been looking at online Masters degrees and had St Andrews as one of my choices. Which one did you pick and how is it going?

Might be late, but I have heard that Bath is what is a "Conversion Course" and the teaching is quite bad and old-styled. Aka no lectures, online youtube videos and lots of text. St Andrews course seems longer, so might be worth more with better teaching?

Sad-ish thing about St Andrews are the fees, as 18k pounds is above the Postgraduate Student Loan, so 6k would need to be paid out of pocket.
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Any updates?

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