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UMN MSCS

Program Overview​

A TA position can waive tuition and pays a monthly salary of about $1,600 after tax. UMN MSCS serves as a safety school for UMN BSCS students. Life is quite comfortable. If you are considering transferring to a PhD, this is worth looking into.

Admission Preferences & Representative Data Points​

C9 universities with high GPA (career changers) + 985/strong 211 universities with CS major and moderate GPA.

Job Outcomes & Data Points​

For big tech, it mainly relies on Amazon hiring. Overall, the job outcomes are not great.

  • UMN CS undergraduate, IDG Capital Financial Data Analyst internship before the master’s, then Vanguard SWE full-time after graduating in 2022.

Transferring to PhD​

If you find an advisor, you can transfer to a PhD program, which is a great deal. The UMN system is quite strong in research. If you want to go to another school, some students have received offers from strong programs such as Wisconsin, Purdue, and JHU. In most cases, students stay at UMN.