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Program Snapshot
Salary and Careers
Program Benefits

Master of Science in Software Engineering

Software engineering represents the fastest-growing segment of software professionals. The Master's in Software Engineering at Kennesaw State University prepares you for this career field by exposing you to real-time strategies and procedures that will give you a competitive edge in the market.

With the KSU Software Engineering masters program, you will learn to develop software products and services through software analysis, design and architecture, system verification, and data storage and retrieval.

The MS in Software Engineering is a flexible degree, offering you the choice of attending class on-campus, in a hybrid setting or completely online. Moreover, the Master's in Software Engineering program is structured with both full-time and part-time study options to provide maximum flexibility.

For software engineering undergraduates with professional experience:
You may be able to receive exemptions for certain courses and graduate more quickly.

For computing undergraduates:
If you have a degree in a computing discipline other than software engineering, you may be assigned one or two foundation courses based on a review of your credentials.

For all other non-computing, non-software engineering undergraduates:
If you have an undergraduate degree in an area outside of computing, you can transition into software engineering by completing assigned foundation courses that provide the background knowledge needed to be successful in this graduate program. You may be assigned up to a maximum of five foundation courses.

KSU students in the software engineering classroom

Program Snapshot

Program Format: Face-to-Face, Online or Hybrid

Number of Credit Hours: 30 Total Hours

Entry Terms: Fall, Spring, Summer

Time to Complete: Two-year Program

Application Deadlines:

Fall, July 1^st
Spring, November 1^st
Summer, April 1^st

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Admissions Requirements

Online Graduate Application - There is a non-refundable $60 application fee.
Transcripts - Official transcripts from EACH College and/or University you have attended. Must be in a sealed envelope from the institution or sent electronically from the institution directly to ksugrad@kennesaw.edu.
Statement of Purpose - (Can be uploaded into the online application)

Resume/Vita - (Can be uploaded into the online application)
Letters of Recommendation (optional, but strongly recommended) - (2) (Can be sent electronically through the online application) Suggestions for Letters: employers, supervisors, professors.

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Software Engineering Degree Benefits at Kennesaw State

Top 20

Schools in the U.S. that students want to attend reported by U.S. News and World Report
7,100+

Companies recruited students and alumni from KSU in 2020

Manage professionally. When it comes time in your career to manage staff, your bachelor's degree alone may not be enough. To get to that next level, you need the MS in Software Engineering (MSSWE), and this is the only degree program of its kind (designed to meet the needs of three different career-level candidates) in Georgia.
Affordable. Spending the most doesn’t always get you the best result, and the KSU MSSWE is a great example. The degree is extremely competitively priced, yet stringent enough to be well-respected by Georgia companies.
Entry through Foundation Courses: Don’t count yourself out if your background isn't in computing. By completing assigned foundation courses, you can gain the knowledge needed to be successful in this graduate-level software engineering program. With this program, non-traditional undergraduates still have a path to an MSSWE. New program design options allow undergrads with non-traditional degrees to obtain a Master's in Software Engineering by taking a few extra courses.

What can you do with a Software Engineering degree?

With the KSU Software Engineering degree, you will have opportunities in careers in computing-related fields, especially in the development of any computing-based solutions. Job titles from KSU Software Engineering graduates include:

Program Analyst
Software Engineer
Data Analyst
Web Developer
Software Consultant

Cyber Security Manager
IT Consultant
Multimedia Programmer
Video Game Designer
Data Scientist

Software Engineering Salary and Career Information

The MS in Software Engineering prepares you to take your career to the next level. That next level means managing staff and budgets. The larger the company, your department and your budget, the more opportunity earning potential you'll have. Earning more is how you generate a good ROI from your investment in the master's in software engineering degree.