$350,000 is very high pay and is in the clouds. I don’t know what would pay that but somehow I think that those roles are looking for very experienced and niche people.

For my degree it is about $8,000 per semester (after scholarships it is only around 4-6k)

My plan is to get my degree without any dept and then to pickup a bottom rung job and work my way up. I already have a few years of experience so that probably will help a bit.