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UIUC MSIM

Program Overview​

The coursework is light. MSIM costs about $50K in tuition. It is suitable for job hunting and also has a co-op policy.

Admission Preferences & Representative Data Points​

Supports career changers to CS.

  1. GIS undergrad, GPA 3.5, TOEFL 105 — admitted
  2. 985 CS undergrad, GPA 3.6, TOEFL 109, two research experiences — admitted

Job Outcomes & Data Points​

Overall mediocre.

  1. Indian student, CS undergrad from an unknown university, two years of full-time experience — landed at Amazon

  2. NTNU undergrad, no internship — landed at a small company as a new grad

  3. CE undergraduate in India, COUNTRY Financial DS and Technical PM internships during the master’s, then Product Owner 2 full-time there after graduating in 2025.