26 fee-waived master's programs in Computer Science — US

26 programs for a master's in Computer Science in the US that answer which programs in this group cost nothing to apply to. Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

fee-waived Programs

Every program here either offers an application-fee waiver or charges no application fee.

  1. 1
    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $67,504
    Program duration
    24 months
  2. 2
    Application deadline
    Dec 15
    Annual tuition
    $65,210
    Program duration
    24 months
  3. 3

    University of California, Berkeley

    Master of Science in Computer Science

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $40,094
    Program duration
    24 months
  4. 4
    Application deadline
    Feb 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $44,710
    Program duration
    24 months
  5. 5
    Application deadline
    Jan 12
    Annual tuition
    $99,688
    Program duration
    24 months
  6. 6

    Cornell University

    M.Eng. In Computer Science

    Application deadline
    Oct 1
    Annual tuition
    $73,946
    Program duration
    12 months
  7. 7
    Application deadline
    Oct 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $66,670
    Program duration
    60 months
  8. 8
    Application deadline
    Jan 15 +5
    Annual tuition
    $61,510
  9. 9

    Northwestern University

    MS in Computer Science

    Application deadline
    Feb 28 +2
    Annual tuition
    $68,919
  10. 10
    Application deadline
    Nov 1 +1
    Annual tuition
    $42,320
    Program duration
    60 months

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Complete Program List26 programs

The complete list of Computer Science Master's Programs, ranked by their global university rank first.

First programs in this cohort
RankUniversityProgramDuration
#1Harvard UniversityMaster of Engineering in Computational Science and Engineering24 months
#4Princeton UniversityMaster of Science in Engineering in Computer Science24 months
#6University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Science in Computer Science24 months
#10University of PennsylvaniaMaster of Computer and Information Technology (MCIT)24 months
#12Columbia UniversityMaster of Science in Journalism|Master of Science in Computer Science24 months
#13Cornell UniversityM.Eng. In Computer Science12 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityMaster of Science in Engineering in Computer Science60 months
#16Johns Hopkins UniversityMaster of Science in Security Informatics (MSS.I.)
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Information Technology Strategy16 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Science in Information Networking
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityMS in Computational Biology24 months
#21Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Science in Information Technology (MSIT) (online)84 months
#23Northwestern UniversityMS in Computer Science
#24New York UniversityMasters in Computer Science (Courant)60 months
#25University of WashingtonCombined B.S./MS Program in Computer Science & Engineering60 months
#30Brown UniversityMaster of Science in Cybersecurity24 months
#52Vanderbilt UniversityMaster of Science in Computer Science12 months
#55University of VirginiaMaster of Computer Science
#55University of VirginiaMaster of Science in Computer Science
#85Boston UniversityMaster of Science in Computer Science concentration in Security20 months
#183University of Illinois--ChicagoMS in Computer Science
#201–250Northeastern UniversityAlign Master of Science in Computer Science36 months
#301–400Tulane UniversityMS Program in Computer Science
Clemson UniversityMaster of Science in Computer Science24 months
Villanova UniversityMaster of Science in Cybersecurity
Worcester Polytechnic InstituteMaster of Computer Science (MCS)20 months

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