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Boston University MS in Computer Science

200 Master's Degrees Awarded
$117,076 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Computer Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Computer Science is a major offered under the computer and information sciences program of study at Boston University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in compsci, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in CompSci from Boston U Cost?

$57,666 Average Tuition and Fees

Boston U Graduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time graduates at Boston U paid an average of $1,777 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$56,854$56,854
Fees$812$812

How Much Can You Make With a MS in CompSci From Boston U?

$117,076 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of compsci students who receive their master’s degree from Boston U is $117,076 per year. That is 15% higher than the national average of $101,447.

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Does Boston U Offer an Online MS in CompSci?

Boston U does not offer an online option for its compsci master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Boston U Online Learning page.

Boston U Master’s Student Diversity for CompSci

200 Master's Degrees Awarded
16.5% Women
13.5% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 200 master’s degrees in compsci handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in compsci in 2019-2020, 16.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 29.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in compsci at Boston U in 2019-2020, 13.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 15%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian17
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White26
International Students141
Other Races/Ethnicities9

MS in CompSci Focus Areas at Boston U

Computer Science students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Computer Science200

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to computer science.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Computer Information Systems2
Data Processing4
Information Science351
Computer Software & Applications99
Computer Systems Networking2

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*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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