I have been looking at getting an online master's degree in Astronomy. I don't expect to make money in astronomy (compared to my current profession in computers) but I do hope the online degree will eventually open some doors outside of academia - educational outreach; working for a non-profit; maybe using computers in an astronomy context; etc.

The only such programs that I have found are in Australia: Swinburne or James Cook. I know someone on this forum has tried them. I seem to find more comments about Swinburne and I'm leaning in that direction. It seems to have more options and there is a tiny bit more information about it on the web. There was a previous program at Western Sydney but it is apparently defunct and I'm worred that will happen again. I also found a somewhat related program at North Dakota but it was really the same thing.

I hope someone can comment particularly if they have experiences to relate.