Master of Science in Software Engineering
*Costs below may vary slightly due to intake term and number of credits taken.
They are based on Grad Direct cost per credit of $1196/credit; pre-requisite courses are charged at the same rate.
Tuition and fees are subject to an annual increase and may change slightly for 23-24.
• The degree program requires 30 – 32 credits total (30 for project option; 32 for course only), not including pre-requisite courses
that may be required. A typical courseload is 9, 10 or 11 credits/semester.
• Students are in the Global program for the first two semesters and will be charged a program fee that includes tuition for 9 credits
and all required fees. Any credits above 9 will be charged at a rate of $1196 per credit.
• Fees included in the Global first year program include: orientation, SEVIS, athletic, career services, Engineering & RTA UPass
fees. Course fees are not included and typically cost around $200/semester.
• Students without an undergraduate degree in Software Engineering may need to take up to 5 pre-requisite courses before starting
their degree program. We will pre-evaluate your transcripts and give you an estimate.
• Housing (required for at least one semester @ $4500 per semester) and insurance ($2400/year) are not included in the prices
above
*Curriculum layout and student choice may reduce or extend student’s study plan.
**Summer and year 2 credits do not include fees which will be charged directly to the student.
Program
Entry Term 1 Term 2 Term 3
(Summer)
*3-Term
Year One
Bill
24 Credits
$29,488
Graduate
Direct*
9 credits
$11,156
9 credits
$11,156
6 CR
$7,176**
Term 4
(Year 2)
8 CR
$9,568
Pre-Requisite Courses *
Typically, no more than 3-5 Generalist Courses Specialties & Certificates
• Intro to Programming
• Data Structures & Algorithms
• Object-oriented programming
• Discrete Mathematics
• Probability & Stats
• Computer organization
• Computer networks
• Operating systems
• Databases
• Software Engineering or
• Object-oriented Software
Engineering
• Software Engineering Metrics,
Economics & Management
• Software Quality Assurance
• Core courses are
typically 4 credits
• Advanced Operating Systems
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Mining
• Digital Signal Processing
• Computer Architecture
• Software Testing
• Embedded Systems
• Information Security
• Compiler Design
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