Fully Funded Master’s Programs in Computer Science

As part of our series How to Fully Fund Your Master’s Degree, here is a list of universities that offer fully funded Master’s Programs in Computer Science or fund most of the master’s students in computer science. A master’s degree in Computer Science can prepare you for an academic career in teaching, as a software engineer, app developer, data analyst, and more.

“Full funding” is a financial aid package for full-time students that includes full tuition remission as well as an annual stipend or salary during the entire program, which for Master’s degrees is usually 1-2 years. Funding usually comes with the expectation that students will teach or complete research in their field of study. Not all universities fully fund their master’s students, which is why researching the financial aid offerings of many different programs, including small and lesser-known schools both in the U.S. and abroad, is essential.

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University of Alabama at Birmingham

(Birmingham, AL): Admitted MS students are automatically considered for merit-based TAs and will be notified by the graduate program director if they receive one. The vast majority of our master’s students are successful in obtaining on-campus employment to pay for their studies during their first year in the program. UAB offers several scholarships specifically for international students. 

University of Alberta

(Edmonton, Alberta, Canada): the Department of Computing Science provides financial support for a number of thesis-based students in the graduate program in the form of teaching and research assistantships. These assistantships are designed to cover the cost of tuition and living expenses in Edmonton and are available to M.Sc. students for up to the first five terms. funding for the first year is approximately $25 197 for a full-time M.Sc. student. 

Binghamton University

(Binghamton, NY): The department awards teaching assistantships each year. All students are automatically considered. These assistantships are allocated based on academic performance and needs for course coverage. A number of research assistantships are available each year. 

University of British Columbia

(Vancouver, BC, Canada): Applicants to UBC have access to a variety of funding options, including merit-based and need-based. Full MSc students will be supported amounts to a $20,000 taxable stipend in the first year and a $22,000 taxable stipend in the second year. The funding package consists of any combination of internal or external awards and assistantships. CS students are expected to apply for fellowships or scholarships to which they are eligible.

University of Calgary

(Calgary, Alberta, Canada): The Department of Computer Science provides minimum funding of $24,000 per year for both PhD. and MSc (thesis-based) students. The funding is guaranteed for a period of two years for MSc students. The funding is a mixture of Graduate Assistant Teaching (GAT), supervisor support, and scholarships.

Concordia University

(Montreal, Quebec, Canada): Competitive funding packages in the form of awards, teaching, and research assistantships are offered at the time of admission to most students to allow them to focus on their research and studies. Students are automatically considered for all entrance graduate awards when they apply to Concordia.

Cornell University

(Ithaca, NY): Students who are admitted into the program serve as full-time teaching assistants (TA) during each of the four semesters. the student receives full tuition, a stipend to cover basic living expenses, and health insurance.

Illinois State University

(Normal, IL): The University provides graduate assistantships as a means of financial support. They are intended as a way to facilitate a student’s progress to a degree while providing important professional development. Monthly wages are paid in the form of either a stipend or an hourly wage. A waiver for 100% of tuition is provided during a semester of appointment. 

University of Manitoba

(Winnipeg, Canada): Numerous competitive funding opportunities are available to graduate students in the department. A complete funding package typically combines several sources, including awards, teaching assistantships, and direct supervisor support. Entrance Awards to strong incoming graduate students valued at $7,000 per year for two years for M.Sc. students. 

Memorial University

(Newfoundland and Labrador): The university offers competitive funding packages to academically eligible full-time graduate students, both Canadian and international, in all eligible research programs. Funding $13,500 for MSc in Computer Science.

Princeton University

(Princeton, NJ): Funding is normally in the form of teaching assistantships covering the four semesters of the program. Summer funding for M.S.E. candidates in the form of a research assistantship may be offered at the adviser’s discretion.

University of Saskatchewan

(Saskatoon, SK Canada): All applicants to a Computer Science graduate program are automatically considered for financial support. M.Sc. students are normally funded at the rate of $21,500/yr for the first two years of their program. Most students will be required to provide service hours to the department as lab instructors or markers.

University of Toronto

(Toronto, Canada): Offered a funding package to all of the full-time research-stream students. The package is composed of a research assistantship and teaching assistantships. This provides funding for the costs of living and for the cost of tuition. For the period of 17 months, domestic funding is $32,209 and international student funding is $52,209.

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

(Blacksburg, Virginia): GTAs and GRAs include tuition, most (but not all) fees, and a stipend of about $2050-2200/month for nine months. In addition to GTAs and GRAs, there are scholarships and fellowships available for graduate students. Master’s thesis and Ph.D. students who receive departmental support in their first year can normally expect to receive continued support during the remainder of their course of study.

York University

(Toronto, Canada): Every full–time Master’s student in the thesis option is considered for financial support for their first five terms in the program. The financial support for each full–time Master’s student in the Program is approximately $25,000/year. Teaching assistantships (TA) are offered to all full–time 1st-year M.Sc. students.

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