Overview

The Software Engineering Master is offered by St. Mary's University . We give students the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and manage large-scale software systems with a primary focus on quality, reliability, and maintainability.

Key Facts

The Master of Science in Software Engineering is a 30-credit hour program. Students can elect to choose from capstone project, thesis, and all course options. Students can take up to 6 credits from other major areas with advisor permission. This program emphasizes skills in managing development processes, organizational structures, analysis and modeling techniques, design methodologies, documentation standards, and quality controls. Graduates have employment opportunities with companies that develop, manage and maintain software systems. They are employed by a variety of public and private institutions that design, evolve and re-engineer complex software systems.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Software Quality Assurance
User Interface Design
Software Security
Maintenance, Evolution and Reengineering
Software Project Planning Management
Software Quality Management

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-10-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

San Antonio, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Have a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Satisfactory scores on the General Test of the GRE or MAT are required (not required for applicants who already have a master’s degree).
Have positive recommendations from past employers and/or from faculty members of previous undergraduate studies.
Have a personal statement that indicates interest in becoming a professional counselor or doing work that requires counseling skills.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

17490 USD / year

≈ 17490 USD / year
Out-of-State

17490 USD / year

≈ 17490 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

17490 USD / year

≈ 17490 USD / year

Funding

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