New Berkeley Online Data Science Degree

The University of California at Berkeley just announced a new masters degree in Information and Data Science (MIDS). The program is targeted to be completed entirely online with the exception of a one week visit to the campus. The program has a approximate cost of $60,000 for the 27 required credits. The curriculum looks good. It includes: machine learning, data analysis, visualization, big data processing, and privacy/ethics. The initial class of students will start in January of 2014.