Overview

The Master of Software Engineering degree at The University of Texas at Arlington is intended to provide the following skills to those who successfully complete it:

Software system design and development

Software development lifecycles

Web and mobile application development

System testing and quality assurance

Waterfall and agile software development

Programming languages such as C/C++/C#; Java, Android, and iOS

Design patterns

Cloud computing

Software success metrics and incident tracking

Software system and project management

Software development cost estimation

Career Opportunities

Students in the Master of Software Engineering programme gain the knowledge and skills required to design and develop systems.

This is the dominant area in the IT industry for developing web and mobile computing systems. There is a shortage of qualified graduates in this field due to the great and ever-increasing demand.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Software life cycles

Agile methodologies

Object-oriented software engineering

Design methodologies

Software testing

Software re-engineering

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-11 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-15 00:00:00

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Priority deadlines. Applications are accepted after the priority date, submitting your application and required documents will ensure guaranteed consideration

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

36 for Non-Thesis

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Arlington, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Other requirements

General requirements

An undergraduate degree, preferably in an area related to computer science, computer engineering, or software engineering.

An overall GPA of 3.0 or higher in undergraduate coursework.

A 3.2 grade point average (on a 4.0 scale) on the last two years of undergraduate coursework. In particular, performance on Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Software Engineering related courses are emphasized.

Relevance of the student’s degree (background) to the CSE curriculum.

Rigor of the student’s bachelor’s degree. A three-year degree is not considered rigorous. Note: International applicants with a “3+2” master’s degree will be evaluated as equivalent to a 4-year bachelor’s degree.

Reputation of the University/College from which the student has received his/her previous degrees.

A sum of verbal plus quantitative scores of at least 305 on the GRE.

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Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

23486 USD / year

≈ 23486 USD / year
Out-of-State

23486 USD / year

≈ 23486 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

11044 USD / year

≈ 11044 USD / year

Living costs

Arlington

United States

983 - 1441 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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