25 Most Popular Colleges for Computer Science Master’s Degree Programs

There are many excellent colleges in the United States that offer master’s degrees in computer science. The following colleges have the largest programs in the field.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending USC.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Southern California

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$43,200	$43,200
Fees for Full-Time Students	$813	$813
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,800	$1,800

In 2017-2018, USC reported having 2,039 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 698 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,341 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at MUM.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Maharishi University of Management

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$27,000	$27,000
Fees for Full-Time Students	$530	$530
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$450	$450

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 7. Of that number, 7 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UCM.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Central Missouri

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$7,016	$14,033
Fees for Full-Time Students	$890	$890
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$322	$614

The school reported having 175 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 42 were classified as teaching assistants, and 20 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending Columbia.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Columbia University in the City of New York

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$44,864	$44,864
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,092	$2,092
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,704	$1,704

Across all programs, there were 2,805 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,869 were classified as teaching assistants, and 936 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at UIS can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Illinois at Springfield

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,772	$15,857
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,536	$2,536
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$369	$519

There were 229 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 6 were classified as teaching assistants, and 7 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Illinois Tech can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Illinois Institute of Technology

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$28,903	$28,903
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,384	$1,384
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,470	$1,470

In 2017-2018, there were 424 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 424 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending ASU - Tempe.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Arizona State University - Tempe

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,240	$24,320
Fees for Full-Time Students	$698	$698
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$784	$1,216

The school reported having 3,360 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,350 were classified as teaching assistants, and 982 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at Stevens.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Stevens Institute of Technology

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$34,494	$34,494
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,222	$1,222
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,554	$1,554

In 2017-2018, Stevens reported having 527 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Stanford.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Stanford University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$48,987	$48,987
Fees for Full-Time Students	$630	$630
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,089	$1,089

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 3,422. Of that number, 1,114 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,308 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending NC State.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at North Carolina State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,492	$23,967
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,535	$2,535
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$416	$1,175

Across all programs, there were 3,252 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 1,451 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,801 were classified as research assistants.

Graduate students at UCSD can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of California - San Diego

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$11,502	$26,604
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,944	$1,944
Part-Time per Credit Hour	Not Reported	Not Reported

There were 4,120 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,394 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,402 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending Cornell.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Cornell University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$29,500	$29,500
Fees for Full-Time Students	$85	$85
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,410	$1,410

In 2017-2018, there were 2,579 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 1,486 were classified as teaching assistants, and 1,093 were classified as research assistants.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending UNC Charlotte.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of North Carolina at Charlotte

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$4,337	$17,771
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,020	$3,020
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$409	$1,155

Across all programs, there were 1,243 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 553 were classified as teaching assistants, and 605 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending MIT.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$49,580	$49,580
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,312	$3,312
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$770	$770

In 2017-2018, there were 3,328 graduate assistants in all departments combined at the school. Of that number, 713 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,615 were classified as research assistants.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at UIUC.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,186	$28,773
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,038	$3,038
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$552	$1,025

There were 5,627 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 2,786 were classified as teaching assistants, and 2,583 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at GWU can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at George Washington University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$29,790	$29,790
Fees for Full-Time Students	$50	$50
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,655	$1,655

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 775. Of that number, 627 were classified as teaching assistants, and 148 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Binghamton University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Binghamton University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$10,870	$22,210
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,076	$2,076
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$453	$925

The school reported having 862 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 704 were classified as teaching assistants, and 158 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending UMKC.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Missouri - Kansas City

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$9,048	$23,067
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,339	$1,339
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$377	$973

In 2017-2018, UMKC reported having 500 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 305 were classified as teaching assistants, and 139 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending CSU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Chicago State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,580	$10,782
Fees for Full-Time Students	$3,196	$3,196
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$310	$599

Here are the average costs for graduate students at FDU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Fairleigh Dickinson University - Metropolitan Campus

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$22,410	$22,410
Fees for Full-Time Students	$888	$888
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,245	$1,245

The following table gives an overview of the average costs for graduate students attending University of Bridgeport.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at University of Bridgeport

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$15,750	$15,750
Fees for Full-Time Students	$2,570	$2,570
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$875	$875

There were 168 graduate assistants at the school (in all programs combined) in 2017-2018. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Graduate students at Northwest can expect to pay the following average costs.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Northwest Missouri State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$5,039	$8,908
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,810	$2,267
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$380	$621

In 2017-2018, Northwest reported having 92 graduate assistants across all departments at the school. Of that number, 85 were classified as teaching assistants, and 7 were classified as research assistants.

This table gives a breakdown of the average costs for graduate students attending RIT.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Rochester Institute of Technology

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$43,560	$43,560
Fees for Full-Time Students	$280	$280
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,815	$1,815

The school reported having 478 graduate assistants for all departments combined in 2017-2018. Of that number, 215 were classified as teaching assistants, and 62 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

Here are the average costs for graduate students at GSU.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Governors State University

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$8,472	$16,944
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,900	$1,900
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$353	$706

In 2017-2018, the school reported the combined number of graduate assistants across all departments to be 50. Of that number, 39 were classified as teaching assistants, and 11 were classified as research assistants.

These are the average costs for graduate students attending Pace University.

Average Graduate Tuition and Fees at Pace University - New York

	In-State	Out-of-State
Full-Time Tuition	$29,520	$29,520
Fees for Full-Time Students	$1,030	$1,030
Part-Time per Credit Hour	$1,230	$1,230

Across all programs, there were 144 graduate assistants at the school in 2017-2018. Of that number, 0 were classified as teaching assistants, and 0 were classified as research assistants. The remaining GAs were categorized as Other.

A note on these rankings: The colleges above are ranked by the number of graduates in the program meaning the largest programs are at the top. While program popularity does not necessarily indicate quality, it does mean that many students are successfully graduating from the program, thus, making them worthwhile programs to consider.

References

National Center for Education Statistics
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