Computer Science - MCS | Online Postgraduate Program By The Grainger College of Engineering |Top Universities
Program Duration

24 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

37,120 USDTuition Fee/year

Scholarship

YesScholarships

Main Subject Area

Computer Science and Information SystemsMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Computer Science and Information Systems

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

The Master of Computer Science (MCS) is a professional degree program that allows you to continue your education and accelerate your career by learning from world-class faculty who are advancing the frontiers of computer science. MCS students complete 32 hours of graduate coursework covering the same cutting-edge content that's offered to students enrolled in our research-focused M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs. The Online MCS in partnership with Coursera is designed to allow students to study at their own pace and sepnd time on work, family or other obligations. Students can earn the Online MCS aggressively in as little as one year, more leisurely over three years, or, with occasional pauses, over as many as five years.

Program overview

Main Subject

Computer Science and Information Systems

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

The Master of Computer Science (MCS) is a professional degree program that allows you to continue your education and accelerate your career by learning from world-class faculty who are advancing the frontiers of computer science. MCS students complete 32 hours of graduate coursework covering the same cutting-edge content that's offered to students enrolled in our research-focused M.S. and Ph.D. degree programs. The Online MCS in partnership with Coursera is designed to allow students to study at their own pace and sepnd time on work, family or other obligations. Students can earn the Online MCS aggressively in as little as one year, more leisurely over three years, or, with occasional pauses, over as many as five years.

Admission requirements

7.5+
103+
3+
You must have been awarded (or are about to be awarded) a four-year bachelor's degree equivalent to that granted by the University of Illinois to be eligible for graduate programs at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. If your undergraduate degree is a three-year program, you are not eligible for graduate-level admissions consideration at the University of Illinois.
2 Years
Aug
Dec

Tuition fee and scholarships

Domestic Students

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34,110 USD

International Students

37,120 USD
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