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Best Quick, Affordable Masters in Data Science/AI

After 8 years in industry as a data scientist I am thinking about getting my masters. The goal of it would be to stay competitive in the industry as I try to advance my career more towards data science leadership.

My question is a couple of parts:

1. Are there are any recommendations for quick, affordable part-time online masters that people recommend outside of GT and UT Austin?
2. Any benefit going AI vs DS? With the advent of GenAI and already have a solid code base, would there be a benefit to go the more “cutting edge” route?
3. At this point in the data science space where you already have a solid code base, does the school you go to really matter? Or should I just attempt to go to a school that provides the max ROI in terms of time to finish and the extra letters I get to add to my resume?

Thanks for the help in advance!