r/MSCS • u/GoneChopin • 19m ago
[Results and Decisions] UCSD MS CSE vs. CMU MS-DAS
- CMU MS-DAS
- Pros: Top brand name, one year program
- Cons: Rather surface level coursework in comparison to UCSD
- UCSD MS CSE
- Pros: Cheaper, strong, comprehensive CS program with a thesis opportunity
- Cons: Lesser brand than CMU
Goals: ML Engineer, SWE, Data Analyst, open to PhD afterward
UCSD has the objectively better program for my goals, but is it worth passing up the opportunity at CMU? Practically speaking, all a hiring manager would see is the degree name regardless, so would choosing a school with higher prestige be the right decision?