Wednesday, June 27, 2012

Latest MSCS student entry largest in several years


On June 8, 2012, 44 new students from 28 countries enrolled in our MS in Computer Science for Computer Professionals program. They come from: Bangladesh, Cambodia, Cameroon, China, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Philippines, Romania, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, U.S.A., and Vietnam.

On July 3rd, an additional 10 students enrolled. This is the largest entry since the economic recession began in 2008. The current market for our software engineer internship students is excellent, with salaries averaging $60,000 to $70,000 per year, and many students getting multiple job offers.