Overview

Department of Computer Science / Department of Computer Science is located in Tyler, TX, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Computer science

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	5
Doctoral Degrees	0
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?	No

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam No entrance exam except for GRE minimums of: Q 155, V 145, A 3.0 Thesis Required for some Professional option: 36 hours; thesis option only (30 hours) - NA if professional option
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam NA NA
Other Advanced Degrees	NA

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

36

Applied

24

Accepted

9

Enrolled

Applying

50

Application Fee - Domestic

75

Application Fee - International

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	August 15th	April 30th	Yes
Spring deadline	December 20th	October 30th	Yes
Summer deadline	April 15th	February 28th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	No entrance exam except for GRE minimums of: Q 155, V 145, A 3.0
Master's Degree Requirements	-Satisfactory score on verbal, quantitative, and analytical of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE). -Satisfactory GPA on all prior UG advanced work taken. -Demonstrated proficiency in use of the English language. -UG degree in computer science or content of COSC 1337, 2315, and 2336 or their equivalents.
Doctoral Degree Exam	NA
Doctoral Degree Requirements	NA
Additional Entrance Requirements	Cybersecurity certificate: completion of 9 hours from: COSC 5341, COSC 5342, COSC 5363, COSC 5364, COSC 5367, COSC 5388 Data analytics certificate: completion of 9 hours from: COSC 5347, COSC 5371, CSCI 5342, CSCI 5350

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL Paper score: 550 TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Tuition & Fees

$16,560

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Teaching Assistantships Graduate Assistantships

Student Body

15

Total Graduate Students

73%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	26%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	0%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (80%)

Female (20%)

Faculty

6

Total faculty

Full-time - 6

Part-time - 0

Male (5)

Female (1)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Behavioral cybersecurity, data analytics, remote sensing and machine learning, graph theory, information propagation in social networks, combinatorial optimization, multimedia information retrieval, computer science education, parallel search and retrieval systems
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	45,032

Location & Contact

Address 3900 University Blvd.
COB - Suite 315
Tyler, TX  75799
United States

Contact Dr. Stephen Bryant Rainwater
Department Chair and Associate Professor of Computer Science
Email: srainwater@uttyler.edu
Phone: -566-7089
Fax: 903-565-5607

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