Master of Computer Science

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Master of Computer Science

University of Illinois

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Accredited master's degree

Offered by University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

$21,440 USD

Competitively priced with pay-as-you-go tuition

Finish in 12-36 months

8 courses total, 10-12 hours per week

100% online learning

Hands-on learning from anywhere, no travel required

Application Information

Applications for the Fall 2023 cohort are now open! Students can start classes in August 2023.

Have questions? Please email the Illinois MCS team at online-mcs@cs.illinois.edu.

Tuition & Financing

At $21,440, the MCS-DS is a competitively priced, top-ranked program taught by innovative faculty.

32 credit hours

Tuition is $670 per credit hour, for a total of $21,440 for the complete 32-credit-hour degree.

World-class faculty

Earn your master’s from a top-5 computer science school (U.S. News & World Report, 2022) and learn from pioneering University of Illinois faculty.

Live and online lectures and office hours

Get in-person connections all online with the support of instructors and staff throughout the week.

Collaborative hands-on projects

Interact with peers to complete group projects and apply your learnings on the job.

Application Information

Applications for the Fall 2023 cohort are now open! Students can start classes in August 2023.

Have questions? Please email the Illinois MCS team at online-mcs@cs.illinois.edu.

Pay-as-you-go tuition

For the entire degree, you won’t be billed up front. Instead, you’ll pay as you go. Every time you take a course, you’ll pay tuition for that course only. If you need to pause your coursework for a term, you won’t be charged for that term.

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Scholarship & Financing Opportunities

Financial aid

To learn more about financing your degree, visit the Degrees Financial Resources Hub.

Employer tuition reimbursement

Learn how your employer can help with your education expenses and what you can do to share your educational goals with them.

Payment plans

All students are eligible for university payment plans that allow you to break up your tuition into monthly payments.

Student loans

Student loan options are available through the University of Illinois for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and international students.