[musicale]

The down side is that: it takes time and money, and nobody will give you a raise because you have an MSCS (though maybe it could help with changing jobs). But the actual knowledge and skills are useful if you can put them to use, and you may also find the courses to be satisfying in themselves.

[shepherdjerred]

The entire OMSCS program costs about $6000-$7000, depending on if you take one or two classes per semester.

That's not free, but it is an undeniably great value for the money.

[snake42]

At my workplace, its a hard requirement for advancement to get a MS/PhD. Comes with an automatic raise too.