MS in Computer Science

Experts in computer science are needed more and more in today’s digital society. A master’s degree in computer science provides students with the technical expertise they need to enter top careers such as information technology, database administration, systems engineering, software development, software architecture, and IT systems analysis. Graduates develop algorithmic thinking and the ability to design, develop, and test software and information systems in order to create new methods of human-computer interaction, design intelligent systems, or program high-powered software applications.

A Leader in Science and Engineering Education

For more than 50 years, Florida Tech has been recognized for its science and engineering degree programs. With its vast research opportunities available to students, the master’s degree in computer science combines classroom learning with hands-on research experiences similar to the challenges students might face when on the job. Professors create an environment of mentorship, working closely with students on coursework and research, giving them a chance to develop imaginative solutions to a complex technical problem.

Research Experiences

Students with a master’s in computer science get the first-hand experience with computer security, intelligent systems, complex networks, software design and testing, and more. Graduates also have experience with faculty-led research projects covering topics such as machine learning, bio-inspired computing, data mining, cryptography, and speech recognition. Florida Tech’s research portal provides information on available research projects.

In addition, the Harris Institute brings together computer science, psychology, business, and biology to carry out cutting-edge research in computer security, solving real-world issues in the field. Students earning a computer science master’s degree also build leadership and professional experience through internships and participation in professional organizations.

Why Pursue a Master's in Computer Science at Florida Tech?

There are many reasons students choose Florida Tech for their computer science master’s degree. It begins with a reputation for providing a rigorous and challenging curriculum that fully prepares students for a growing, demanding career. With a background in supercomputers, model computation, algorithmic thinking, and information systems design, graduates are ready to begin a career.

Advanced Professor Mentorship

Florida Tech is known for its small class sizes and low faculty-to-student ratio. This tight-knit learning community allows professors to give individualized attention to students seeking a computer science master’s degree, mentoring them to grow academically and pursue advanced research. This student-centered culture encourages graduates to challenge themselves beyond classroom learning, particularly if they happen to be working professionals who can bring work-oriented experience to the classroom for study and problem-solving.

Florida Tech’s faculty are internationally known researchers with expertise in computer security, intelligent systems, computer vision, complex networks, software testing, biologically inspired computing, cybersecurity, and more.

Great Florida Location

When considering a university’s location, Florida Tech’s location can’t be beaten. The campus is in the heart of Florida’s Space Coast, near one of the nation’s largest high-tech workforces with 5,000 high-tech companies in the Florida High Tech Corridor, including NASA Kennedy Space Center, Grumman, Harris Corp., DRS, research laboratories, and more.

It All Started With 37 Cents

Florida Tech was founded in 1958 as "Brevard Engineering College." It all started as an idea in the mind of Jerome P. Keuper, a visionary physicist working at Cape Canaveral.

As university lore would have it, Keuper expressed his desire to create a scientific and technological university to a friend over drinks at a local pub. Overhearing the conversation, a fellow patron pushed 37 cents in change across the bar and said, “There’s your first donation, Jerry. Now, go and build that college.”

So, Keuper did. And what started with 37 cents as a night school for the early “missilemen” of the U.S. space program is now a comprehensive national research university recognized worldwide for excellence in preparing students for careers of the future.

Core Values

• Research for the Benefit of All Humankind
• Education for a Lifetime of Success
• Global Citizenship for a Better World

Mission Statement

Florida Institute of Technology’s mission is to provide high-quality education to a culturally diverse student body in order to prepare students for entering the global workforce, seeking higher-education opportunities, and serving within their communities. The university also seeks to expand knowledge through basic and applied research and to serve the diverse economic, cultural, and societal needs of our local, state, national and international constituencies.

In support of this mission, we are committed to:

• Promoting student development by fostering and sustaining a productive institutional culture of assessment that leads to the continuous improvement of academic and administrative programs
• Developing an organizational culture that values and encourages intellectual curiosity, a sense of belonging and shared purpose among faculty, students, and staff, and the pursuit of excellence in all endeavors
• Recruiting and developing excellent faculty to become leaders in their respective fields and internationally recognized scholars
• Achieving recognition as an effective, innovative, technology-focused educational and research institution
• Recruiting and retaining an excellent, highly select, and culturally diverse student body
• Continually improving the quality of campus life for all members of the university community
• Providing personal and career growth opportunities for both traditional and nontraditional students and members of the faculty and staff
• Securing and maintaining professional accreditation for all appropriate programs

We Are Florida Tech

What we are is a private, coeducational, residential, research-intensive, doctoral-granting university located in Melbourne on Florida’s sunny “Space Coast.” But who we are is so much more. We are a community of researchers, scholars, and learners hailing from all around the world. We are engineers, aviators, innovators, leaders, educators, athletes, and astronauts. We have the brains of rocket scientists and the hearts of Panthers. We are Florida Tech.

We Are Relentless

Florida Tech is a university of leaders and learners—a diverse community of students, staff, faculty, and alumni who are united in the relentless pursuit of greatness.

We Are International

Students from more than 90 countries worldwide choose to live and learn at Florida Tech, making us a truly global university. When we say #YouAreWelcomeHere, we mean it.

We Create The Future

One of the primary tenets of Florida Tech’s mission is advancing science and technology for the benefit of Earth and all of its inhabitants. So, that’s what we do.

We Have Panther Pride

You may feel it the first time you visit the campus, the day you graduate, or at some point in between. But when you do, you’ll see that Panther Pride is more than school spirit. It’s a family.

We Make Connections

Florida Tech is proud to be part of the Brevard County community and welcomes its neighbors to explore the many personal, professional, corporate, and cultural opportunities we have to offer.

We Are STEM

There's a reason Florida Tech is known as Florida's STEM University™. To put it simply: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math are in our DNA. This makes STEM a driving force behind who we are, what we do, and why we exist.