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North Carolina State University MS in Computer Science

281 Master's Degrees Awarded
$103,078 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 North Carolina State University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in compsci, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in CompSci from NC State Cost?

$11,673 Average Tuition and Fees

NC State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at NC State paid an average of $1,468 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $505 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $9,095 $26,421
Fees $2,578 $2,578

How Much Can You Make With a MS in CompSci From NC State?

$103,078 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of compsci students who receive their master’s degree from NC State is $103,078 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $101,447.

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Does NC State Offer an Online MS in CompSci?

Online degrees for the NC State compsci master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NC State Online Learning page.

NC State Master’s Student Diversity for CompSci

281 Master's Degrees Awarded
29.5% Women
5.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 281 students received their master’s degree in compsci. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in compsci in 2019-2020, 29.5% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 29.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 5.0% of compsci master’s degree recipients at NC State in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 15%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 10
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 23
International Students 242
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

MS in CompSci Focus Areas at NC State

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
Computer Science 281

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer Software & Applications 119
Computer Systems Networking 56

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References

*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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