I would caution this.

Used my life savings to get a degree from a Nordic country (one in a lifetime opportunity)

Although closer to data science than CS.

Last year I had 3 EU hiring managers heavily hint it was the school that cost me the position. One from Sweden stating that it was a death knell to my career. On the plus side I was getting interviews.

No networks were lasting, just people asking for answers on the assignments. Maybe it works better in the US? I cannot speak to this.