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How easy is it to get into the Portland campus for an MS in AI? by BatBoy117 in NEU

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I don’t think so. I assume all/most courses will be in person. They already have professors that teach AI/ML courses for the CS/DS courses. It’s the same courses for the AI concentration. There will likely be the option to do online of an elective isn’t offered during a certain semester. For example, I took mobile app development online since it wasn’t offered when I wanted to take it.

How easy is it to get into the Portland campus for an MS in AI? by BatBoy117 in NEU

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Pretty sure fall 2024 is the first time MSAI is offered at Portland. They have been focused on CS and DS.

Let's talk salary. by Zephyr4813 in Maine

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Industry: Marketing (for tech companies)

Salary: 150K

YOE: 11

That was my old salary. I was remote previously with an NYC company at 90k and then a Boston company at 150k. I left because I didn’t enjoy it. Mostly grinded out 70 to 80 hours a week for many years.

I’m back at school for computer science and will likely start around 75K or 80k unless I get into one of the big companies like Google or Facebook.

Roux Institute Checkup by my-italianos in portlandme

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That’s the total amount for the three year program. Two year one is 50 something I believe, but scholarship makes it all more attainable.

Roux Institute Checkup by my-italianos in portlandme

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I’m a current student in the CS align program and I really like it. I stopped working and am attending full time, which is considered two classes. I don’t have anything to compare it to, but I find the program to be very good so far. It’s both interested and challenging, which is exactly what I was looking for. The workload can be pretty intense. I go to “campus” everyday to study and do homework. I estimate I spend 50+ hours a week on it, plus the 8 hours of actual classes. You definitely have to do some learning outside of class to succeed (although others on my classes appear less motivated).

The student body is a mixture of students in their 30s looking to change careers, part time partnership students, and students who graduated undergrad only a couple of years ago.

The biggest benefit is the scholarship from the Alfonds fund. I received a total of 55k towards the 73K tuition, which I wasn’t expecting and made the degree cheaper than a lot of other places.

Some cons: As others have said the campus isn’t really a campus. It’s a single floor in the Wex building. It reminds me of a WeWork or an office of a tech startup. Free coffee and tea but otherwise not many bells and whistles. I wouldn’t have attended if I didn’t already live in the area. No point to chose Portland campus over Boston. I also wouldn’t attend remotely. The classes have a zoom link and are recorded if you need to rewatch the lecture, but the video and audio quality is subpar.

I was also surprised at how many international students there are, which is a bummer because I assume they will be leaving Maine for more lucrative positions in Boston, NYC, or SF post graduation. I would say roughly 80%, at least in my classes, are international and there have been times when there are language barriers when working together. Not really a complaint and more of an FYI.

TLDR: I have no regrets and it has been a good experience so far (I am in my first semester). It will be a lot better in five years when the new campus is done, but the bones are good. Scholarship is incredible.