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Computer Science
Students will learn on the leading edge of this technological revolution, developing skills to solve problems using algorithms, applied mathematics, and artificial intelligence in a hands-on environment working on real problems with faculty who have industry experience.
MSOE’s computer science degree prepares you for a career in a wide variety of computing areas including: app development, artificial intelligence embedded systems programming, test engineering, software engineering, machine learning, web development, and many more. MSOE computer science students will develop skills to solve problems using algorithms, applied mathematics, and artificial intelligence in a hands-on environment working on real problems with faculty who have relevant industry experience. Students will learn in AI, big data, and robotics labs that will facilitate individual and collaborative problem-solving to tackle real-world challenges. Students will also work on projects with industry sponsors to further gain applications-based experience.
Computer science is one of the fastest growing, highest paying professions with impacts in virtually every corner of society. You’ll leave MSOE with a strong core skill set in applied mathematics, programming languages, algorithms and artificial intelligence.
You may want to consider CS at MSOE if you...
- Enjoy solving problems or playing with computers
- Find bugs or errors in software and think “I would have done this differently”
- Are fascinated by apps and wonder “how does this work?”
- Enjoy logic and are able to do mathematics with precision
- Are prepared to be a lifelong learner to keep up with trends in the rapidly-changing computer industry
- Enjoy exploring the tradeoffs between multiple ways to solve a problem
- Appreciate understanding and expressing the steps to solve a problem
- Are intrigued by artificial intelligence or machine learning
Hear about the growing influence of AI in our everyday lives with MSOE faculty and student Ethan Hindes in MSOE's podcast, Rethink What's Possible:
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming prominent in more and more industries each day, including health care. Listen to Dr. Sheila Ross, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department chairperson; Dr. John Bukowy, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department assistant professor; and student Ethan Hindes discuss the advancements of AI, its impact on their research on kidneys with the Medical College of Wisconsin, and how Hindes found his way to computer science.
Accreditation
This program was developed to meet or exceed requirements of the Computing Accreditation Commission (CAC, a committee within ABET) criteria.
Computer Science
What Makes a Supercomputer "Super?" Dr. Derek Riley, program director for MSOE's B.S. in computer science degree, explains the differences in configuration between your laptop or desktop computer, and MSOE's GPU-powered supercomputer.
AI is changing our lives in many ways, ways in which we may have never even considered or imagined. I am AI, powered by NVIDIA deep learning and brilliant minds everywhere. (Video approved for use by NVIDIA.)
Holodeck. (Image courtesy of NVIDIA)
Mars 2030. (Image courtesy of NVIDIA)
AI used in cars. The 2013 Audi A3 Interior. (Image courtesy of NVIDIA)
NVIDIA Telsa V100. (Image courtesy of NVIDIA)
NVIDIA Nebulae. (image courtesy of NVIDIA)
Emerald NVIDIA GPU Cluster. (image courtesy of NVIDIA)
Graduate Outcomes
97%
We're proud that 97% of 2021-22 graduates from our CS program are fully employed, enrolled in graduate school or enlisted in a branch of the military after graduation.
B.S. in Computer Science Program Details
Read more about MSOE's B.S. in Computer Science.
Meet Our Faculty
Get to know our distinguished computer science faculty!
