Masters (MS) in Computer Science in the United States
306 masters programmes in computer science at 137 universities in the United States are open to international students; 100% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 25,901 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 18,741 USD and 34,646 USD.
Data as of August 27, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD
Computer Science programmes
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Specialisations within computer science
Theoretical Computer Science 144 Cyber Security 55 Information Theory 49 Computer Science 21 Information Science 16 Computing 9 Information Technology 4 Informatics 4 Networking 2 Computing and Data Science 1
Universities for computer science in the United States
- Bradley University (11)
- Monmouth University (8)
- Rutgers University, New Brunswick (8)
- University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (8)
- Northern Kentucky University (7)
- University of Maryland, Baltimore County (6)
- George Washington University (6)
- University of Tulsa (5)
- Temple University (5)
- Vanderbilt University (5)
Masters (MS) in Computer Science in the United States: common questions
- How many computer science programmes are there in the United States?
- 306 computer science masters programmes at 137 universities in the United States are open to international students, as of August 27, 2026.
- How much does a computer science degree in the United States cost?
- The median yearly tuition for master's programmes in computer science in the United States is 25,901 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 18,741 USD and 34,646 USD per year.
- Can I study computer science in the United States in English?
- Yes — 100% of the computer science programmes in the United States in our catalogue are taught in English (306 of 306).
- Are any of these computer science programmes available online?
- 45 of the 306 programmes in the United States are delivered online or by distance learning.
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