Then let’s stop pushing OP towards Bama.
He said cost (up to $50k) is affordable to his family. Let’s move on.
The quality of CS education and access to certain opportunities are different across schools. They’re not all the same.
@laxlover1:
Unless you’re in a cutting-edge, research heavy area like AI/ML, computer vision, etc. you don’t really need an MS. And you don’t need an MBA to climb the tech ladder. You may benefit from an MS in financial engineering if you land up in that area, but it’s too soon to think about that.
Good luck.