MSc

Software Development and Engineering

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Key facts

  • Program
    Master's
  • Duration
    2 years
  • Program
    On campus
  • Pace
    Full-time
  • Annual tuition fee
    28,620USD
  • Start date
    Jan, Aug, Sep

Program overview

What Pace University says about their program:

Software is the way users interact with computers, phones, and other devices like Apple watches, Siri, Google, and Alexa, smart fridges and cars, and so much more. Software developers are the people who build, code, maintain, update, and innovate all of the apps and software that make that technology work. Through our MS in Software Engineering, you will develop the skills essential to be a 21st century changemaker.

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Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • Official transcripts for all high school and post-high school institutions attended

Postgraduate academic requirements

  • Transcripts from every accredited college or university attended (not just the degree granting institution) must be sent either to Pace University, directly from the academic institution electronically or by mail, or forwarded by the applicant in sealed envelopes from the academic institution.

English proficiency

Undergraduate

  • IELTS

    6.5

  • TOEFL iBT

    80

  • PTE Academic

    54

  • Cambridge (CAE)

    Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency score 176

  • Duolingo

    115

Postgraduate

  • IELTS

    6.5 | 7.5

  • TOEFL iBT

    80 | 100

  • PTE Academic

    54 | 68

  • Cambridge (CAE)

    Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency score 176 | 191

  • Duolingo

    115 | 130

English proficiency test requirements may vary depending on the program

English proficiency waivers

Proof of Citizenship from a country where English is the official language, i.e. Antigua, Australia, Bahamas, Barbuda, Belize, Bermuda, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Canada, Christmas Island, Cocos, Cooks Islands, Dominica, England, Eswatini, Fiji, Ghana, Grenada, Grenadines, Guam, Guyana, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jamaica, Keeling Island, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Micronesia, Montserrat, N. Marianas, Nevis, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norfolk Island, Papua New Guinea, Scotland, Sierra Leone, South Africa, St. Christopher, St. Helena, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, Tanzania, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, United Kingdom, American Virgin Islands, Zambia.

Documents required

Undergraduate

  • Pace online application completed and signed
  • Official transcripts for all high school and post-high school institutions attended
  • All transcripts must be submitted in English, translated by the students accredited education institute or a professional translation company.
  • Proof of English language proficiency
  • SAT or ACT score (optional)
  • Personal statement
  • Two letters of recommendation

Postgraduate

  • Pace online application completed and signed
  • Official transcripts from every accredited college or university attended
  • All transcripts must be submitted in English, translated by the students accredited education institute or a professional translation company.
  • Proof of English language proficiency
  • Personal statement
  • Two letters of recommendation
  • Resume

Some programs have additional requirements

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Fees and funding

Funding

Merit Scholarships

Recipients may receive only one Pace University award, applicable solely to tuition for up to 4 years (or 5 years for approved 5-year programs), provided they maintain full-time enrollment and the required GPA.

Honors College Scholarship

  • Must maintain 3.30 cumulative GPA for award renewal.

Honors Opportunity Scholarship

  • Must maintain 2.00 cumulative GPA for award renewal.

President’s Scholarship

  • Must maintain 3.00 cumulative GPA for award renewal.

Trustee Recognition Award

  • Must maintain 2.00 cumulative GPA for award renewal.

Pace Incentive Award

  • Must maintain 2.00 cumulative GPA for award renewal.

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition

    US$51,382 per year

  • Postgraduate tuition

    From US$20,700 to US$44,700 per year

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Visa requirements for Pace University

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