As this program is a Professional Master’s Program, students are not eligible for teaching/research/graduate assistantships or fellowships that provide tuition remission.

This program is offered both full-time and part-time, fully online, and on-campus at our Indianapolis location. For online students, courses are delivered asynchronously, which means to you can complete your coursework when it is convenient for you; no in-person sessions are required.

Yes. For online students, neither U.S. residency nor a visa are required. International students admitted to our on-campus program at our Indianapolis location are eligible for a student visa.

Yes, unless you have received a degree within the last 36 months from a school where English is the primary language of instruction in a country where English is the native language. See full requirements for English proficiency here.

Purdue ECE was established in 1888 and has a long history of excellence in both education and research. Purdue CS is the first degree-granting computer science program in the US (1962). Together, these Purdue ECE and Purdue CS have more than 4500 undergraduate students, 1300 graduate students, 200 faculty members, and almost $70 million in research expenditures.

Purdue’s MSSWE will prepare you to pursue a variety of career opportunities, including software engineering, software architecture, software quality assurance, product manager, and software-related leadership roles. The demand for software engineers is expected to grow, both in the US and outside the US, alongside the emergence of artificial intelligence and other new technologies. Companies posting software engineering jobs recently include Boeing, Capital One, Humana, Northrup Grumman, Amazon, Deloitte, Raytheon Technologies, and Intel.

No, the GRE is not required. Applicants may include GRE scores in their application if desired.