Iowa City,
IA,
United States
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Master of Computer Science in Iowa City United States | University of Iowa
University of Iowa
|
Iowa City United States
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Qualification
Masters Degree
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
USD
30,203
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months
The Master of Computer Science (MCS) is a coursework-focused degree designed for professionals seeking to advance their careers through specialized computer science expertise. Unlike thesis-based programs, the MCS curriculum emphasizes practical knowledge. Participants develop comprehensive, current understanding across diverse computer science domains, enhance their problem-solving abilities within these fields, acquire foundational theoretical knowledge, and get introduced to pioneering research developments.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
Application to The University of Iowa Graduate College. For application information, please visit the University of Iowa's Admissions website. Please note:
The Computer Science Department's deadline for submission of the graduate application and required documents is January 1 for fall admission. We do not accept applications for spring admission except in rare circumstances. The Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Kasturi Varadarajan will determine on a case-by-case basis if a student is eligible to apply for spring admission.
The completion of a four-year undergraduate degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited institution. (Students applying to the PhD program need not have a master's degree prior to admission. Those who do may apply for transfer credit of those courses towards the PhD program requirements, see Transfer Credits.)
A minimum 3.00 undergraduate grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Graduate students in recent years had an average undergraduate GPA of 3.60 for PhD applicants and 3.28 for MCS applicants.
Applicants to the PhD program, international or domestic, are required to submit scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. Applicants to the MCS program are strongly encouraged, but not required, to submit GRE General Test scores. The GRE General Test scores of PhD students admitted recently averaged 155 Verbal, 164 Quantitative and 4 Analytic Writing. GRE General test scores of MCS students admitted recently averaged 153 Verbal, 163 Quantitative and 3.5 Analytic Writing. For Fall 2021, we have waived the requirement that applicants submit GRE scores, and made this optional.
The Graduate College requires a minimum TOEFL score of 81 for Internet-based testing or a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 (with no section score lower than 6.0) for international applicants whose native language is not English. However, students with TOEFL scores below 100 on Internet-based testing are generally not admitted to Computer Science graduate programs. Exceeding these scores does not guarantee admission, and average scores of students who are awarded financial aid are significantly higher.
TOEFL PBT - 550
The Computer Science Department's deadline for submission of the graduate application and required documents is January 1 for fall admission. We do not accept applications for spring admission except in rare circumstances. The Director of Graduate Studies, Professor Kasturi Varadarajan will determine on a case-by-case basis if a student is eligible to apply for spring admission.
The completion of a four-year undergraduate degree (or its equivalent) from an accredited institution. (Students applying to the PhD program need not have a master's degree prior to admission. Those who do may apply for transfer credit of those courses towards the PhD program requirements, see Transfer Credits.)
A minimum 3.00 undergraduate grade point average on a 4.0 scale. Graduate students in recent years had an average undergraduate GPA of 3.60 for PhD applicants and 3.28 for MCS applicants.
Applicants to the PhD program, international or domestic, are required to submit scores from the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test. Applicants to the MCS program are strongly encouraged, but not required, to submit GRE General Test scores. The GRE General Test scores of PhD students admitted recently averaged 155 Verbal, 164 Quantitative and 4 Analytic Writing. GRE General test scores of MCS students admitted recently averaged 153 Verbal, 163 Quantitative and 3.5 Analytic Writing. For Fall 2021, we have waived the requirement that applicants submit GRE scores, and made this optional.
The Graduate College requires a minimum TOEFL score of 81 for Internet-based testing or a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 (with no section score lower than 6.0) for international applicants whose native language is not English. However, students with TOEFL scores below 100 on Internet-based testing are generally not admitted to Computer Science graduate programs. Exceeding these scores does not guarantee admission, and average scores of students who are awarded financial aid are significantly higher.
TOEFL PBT - 550
Tuition
USD
30,203