Columbia University's new "master of science in data journalism" — which costs "just over $106,000 for tuition and fees -- plus $41,232 in living expenses" — is the topic of a skeptical look from Inside Higher Ed.
The press and politicians like to complain about for-profit colleges saddling students with lots of debt for degrees that don't generate much earning power, but between this Columbia example and Harvard's theater institute, it looks like the Ivy League is seeking a piece of the action in terms of testing what price the market will bear.