Overview

Combine technology and business skills to further your professional goals. Your learning is enhanced by completing real-world projects that benefit the local and global communities.

The Computer and Information Systems program at University of Wisconsin-Parkside offers you flexibility in study within the following specialty tracks:

Cyber-security (undergraduate certificate also available) enables entry into security analyst, security engineer, or information systems auditor careers and advances the knowledge of professionals in system or network administration.

Data Science (undergraduate certificate also available) provides background and experience for students interested in careers such as data scientist, data analyst and machine learning scientist.

Information technology management enables entry into a career as a business analyst, quality assurance analyst, or project management professional and advances the overall technical management skills of both a technician and non-technical practitioner within a technical setting.

Software development enables entry into careers as a software engineer, programmer analyst, or quality assurance professional and offers advanced computing skills for a wide range of technical professionals.

Program Highlights

The MSCIS is entirely course-based study -- a thesis or project is optional. Full or part-time (evening) study is available. With sufficient background you can complete the program in a year and a half of full-time study or three years of part-time study.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Probability and Statistics

Business Statistics

Database Management Systems

Operating Systems

Computer Communications and Networks

Business Data Communications

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-03 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

30 SCH

30-45

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Somers, United States

Disciplines

Computer Sciences Information Systems View 249 other Masters in Information Systems in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

GRE^®

Required

GMAT

Required

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate course work, sent directly to the Admissions Office. A bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution with an undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale is required. Applicants with undergraduate degrees from international universities must also submit a WES or ECE transcript analysis.
GRE or GMAT scores sent directly to the Computer Science department office. The GRE or GMAT can be waived for students from U.S. regionally accredited universities with computer science or management information systems majors, or others with undergraduate GPA above 3.2.
A resume that details the applicant’s education and work history (recommended, not required).
Two letters of recommendation sent directly to the Admissions Office (recommended, not required).
International students must also submit a sponsorship form and an ECE or WES transcript evaluation.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

20812 USD / year

≈ 20812 USD / year
Out-of-State

20812 USD / year

≈ 20812 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

10185 USD / year

≈ 10185 USD / year

Funding

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