Master of Science in Computer Science

UNT's MS in Computer Science requires 30-33 credit hours and UNT estimates 2-3 years to complete. It is offered on campus at Denton and online, and students choose coursework that matches their career goals. Research and study areas include artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, software engineering and natural language processing, with departmental strengths in algorithms, computer security, systems and networks, databases, intelligent systems and software development. A Professional Master of Science variant is partly offered in Frisco for experienced professionals. What the fee covers: the out-of-state (international) rate — tuition and fees for the nine-month academic year, College of Engineering, based on 9 credit hours each semester. The $19,186 figure and the 9-credit-hour basis both appear on UNT's official international cost sheet for 2026-27. Fee year: 2026-27. Before you budget: this is one of the clearest fee figures on any US programme listed here — UNT's own international office publishes the annual number, states the credit load it assumes, states the academic year, and bundles tuition with fees. UNT puts total College of Engineering cost of attendance at $42,067 for 2026-27: $19,186 tuition and fees, $18,955 living expenses and $3,926 other costs. A heavier credit load costs more than the figure shown. The programme page states no GPA or test-score minimums. Graduate students employed as a TA, TF, RA or GSA may qualify for a financial award, which is worth asking about — an assistantship is the main route to making a US budget work. Where the dates and requirements come from: the intake and entry details come from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering graduate admissions page (https://engineering.unt.edu/cse/graduate/admissions.html), which states 'Due to the high volume of applicants, we do not accept Summer intake applications for international applicants.' The degree's own unt.edu page prints no intake, entry requirement or English score. The English scores shown are UNT's university-wide minimum for international applicants (https://www.unt.edu/admissions/international/english-language-proficiency.html); that page prints one table for all international applicants with no separate graduate row, so it is not a degree-specific or graduate-specific score.