The details:

• The program claims applicants don’t need a background in computer science or a graduate record examination for the program.
• The total cost of the online program is $26,300. That's, roughly, less than half what the equivalent degree requirements would cost a student in a traditional on-campus program. Tuition for a master’s degree at U Penn varies by department.
• Master’s degrees for computer and information sciences have grown about 22% in the past year, per the Department of Education.

One diversity thing: Some of the more competitive schools in the U.S. have enrolled more students from families at the top 1% of the income scale than from the entire bottom half of income-earners, per research from the Equality of Opportunity Project cited in the Boston Globe.

Correction: The description of the program's cost has been changed to note that the $26,300 amount is not an annual fee but the total price.