Master's in Computer Science
Admissions and Tuition

Understand how admission works and how much the Master’s of Computer Science program costs.

How It Works

Our admissions is different than traditional universities. We are interested in your skills, capabilities, and code, not letters of recommendation and GRE scores.
We can people who LOVE coding! We don’t care if you are not a good test taker. We want coders.

The Admissions Process

Admission based on performance and on technical skills and competencies works in a similar manner to our normal admissions process for those who have a Bachelor’s degree.

Admission is considered “conditional” meaning you have to meet the conditions required in order to be considered a fully enrolled student.

  1. ‍Application and Coding Challenge
    Submit an application sharing your background, goals, and coding experience. In some cases, you will be sent a coding challenge to demonstrate core programming abilities - similar to HackerRank or LeetCode.
  2. Project Submission
    ‍    You will be sent a take-home assignment and have a limited number of days to complete the assignment. Showcase your technical skills and problem-solving approach. You will be expected to code!
  3. Technical Interview
    ‍    You will be scheduled for a technical interview to review your take home project and answer additional technical questions and challenges. We want to understand better how you think, your logic, and what code you’ve written.
  4. Admissions Decision
    ‍    If accepted, you will receive an offer and a link to complete enrollment documents for the program. Plan on starting the program on your start date, beginning with Orientation.
  5. Enrollment, Start of Program
    ‍    Once you are offered admission, you will need to complete enrollment forms, a deposit, and then prepare for your start date. Orientation is the first day of the program.

What We Look For

Hands-on Projects Completed

We want to see projects that you’ve built, things you’ve worked on, and code that you have written. You’ll also complete a project that demonstrates your ability to build and debug real software.

Technical and Professional Skills

Show us how you approach coding challenges designed to test practical problem-solving. Highlight how you communicate, work with others, and handle challenges in a collaborative setting.

A Growth Mindset and Willingness to Work

We value curiosity and a willingness to learn—traits that are key for a successful engineering career. In this field, the only way you get good is by writing a lot of code - that takes work, and we want workers!

Tuition

Tuition is $10,000. Qwasar has a special offer for 2025 cohorts: tuition is $5000.

If you are applying without a Bachelor’s degree, there are additional administrative fees. Please see details here.If you are converting from our Certificate programs, there is an administrative fee of $250.

There are no other fees - no student fee, no application fee, no semester fee, etc. Tuition should be straightforward and simple!

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Admissions requires an application, an interview, and completion of the enrollment form with payment.

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No Bachelor's Degree?
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Bachelor’s Degree NOT REQUIRED

Qwasar does NOT require a Bachelor’s degree in any subject to be admitted to our MSCS program. You are required to have previous coding experience.

Admitted Based on Performance

Admission is based on skills and competency, as well as performance in the first 25% of the Master’s curriculum.

Conditional Enrollment

Enrollment is conditional on successfully completing the first 25% of the curriculum with a minimum grade of 90%.

Program Options

Full-time and part-time programs available in a remote-first setting.

Part Time,
Tuesday Evenings, Saturdays

Study on a part-time basis with somewhat flexible options on course meetings.

Project deadlines based on start date.

24 months

START DATES

24 Jun 2025 • 22 Sept 2025

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Full Time,
Monday to Friday

Study full-time with meetings and coursework Monday through Friday, similar to a full-time job.

13-month intensive timeline.

13 months

START DATES

24 Jun 2025 • 22 Sept 2025

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Questions?

If you have any questions about admissions without a Bachelor’s degree or how Performance-based Admission works, please contact us.

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