Applicants must possess a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a closely related field with overall GPA of 3.0 or better to be considered for conditional admission. A promising applicant with a GPA between 2.5 and 2.99 may be admitted  as a special action student. Special action students must achieve an overall GPA of 3.0 for four qualifying courses as approved in advance by the department. Prerequisite courses may be required for non-CS students or for students from non-ABET accredited CS programs.

The MSCS degree requires completion of  30-33 units as described in (I) through (II) below. No more than 6 units of acceptable post-baccalaureate course work completed prior to entrance into classified standing may be included in the master’s degree program.

It's all about the technology. Businesses that employ artificial intelligence, machine learning and other emerging technologies rely on computer expertise to forge the future. Prepare for a career in high-tech with a computer science master’s degree from CMU. Join this comprehensive program and study computer architecture, software engineering, network security, computer graphics, database management and more.

Computer pros with a solid understanding of today’s most impactful digital innovations will lead in their field. In our computer science program you’ll explore the most relevant technologies that will forge the future.

Study areas include artificial intelligence, software engineering, data modeling, cloud computing, big data, databases and security. Other areas of study include pattern recognition and image processing. Projects typically involve the application of Java, Python, C/C++, R or other programming languages to concepts and problems.

With this program, you’ll be ready to move up into advanced professional positions across the U.S. and around the world.