Master of Science in Computer Science 

at SJSU USA, San Jose

San Jose State University ranks at #1 for Career Outcomes for international students in the F1 Hire 2025 National Rankings. Money Magazine ranked SJSU 4.5 out of 5 stars. This university is also ranked at #5 in the Wall Street 2026 National Rankings. U.S. News has ranked this university at #4 in the Regional University West categoty in 2026. 

San Jose State University does not expect any minimum GRE score from graduate international candidates. In addition, graduate students must have completed a four-year bachelor's degree from an accredited institution and submitted the necessary documents including official transcripts from all of their colleges and institutes, a statement of purpose, program-specific requirements, two letters of recommendation, the GRE or GMAT (if applicable), and English language requirements.

With an 85% acceptance rate, San Jose State University is not tough to enter. The high acceptance rate shows that the university follows a holistic easy approach during admission. They judge students based on academic GPA, rigor of secondary high school records, and more factors. Students with decent academic scores, English language proficiency, and academic GPA, get precedence over others and hardly face any trouble during admission.

Wall Street Journal ranks San Jose State University at #4 Public School in the US. In other rankings by a top-ranking publisher, SJSU ranks #4 in the Regional Universities West category, #3 among Top Public Schools – Regional Universities (West) and #11 among Best Value – Regional Universities (West) in 2025, acknowledging its affordability and high-quality education.

San Jose State University fees vary from INR 6 L to INR 26 L for first-year for international students. The table below includes first-year tuition fees of SJSU courses:

According to the First Destination Outcomes of San Jose State University, the top employers are Amazon, Apple, Cisco, Google, Deloitte, Meta, etc. A few of the other employers are given below:

• Tesla
• Lockheed Martin
• KPMG
• Walmart
• EY
• Microsoft
• IBM
• Intel Starbucks
• LinkedIn

As per the US News 2026 National Rankings, SJSU ranking is #4 among the Regional Universities West category. In Wall Street Journal 2026 rankings, SJSU ranks at #5 in 2026 among the public universities in the US. Also, as per Money Magazine 2025 National rankings, San Jose State has received 5 stars (Best public colleges). 

Some of the features of the SJSU MS in Data Analytics are:

• STEM degree program
• Expert faculty: Students can learn from the industry experts and academic faculty who offers a range of Data Analytics skills and knowledge
• Career Growth: As per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Computer and Information Research Scientist careers are growing at a rate of 21%, much faster than the average for other careers, that is between 5% - 8%

GRE scores are not required for students with an undergraduate degree from an ABET-accredited degree program. However, students whose colleges are accredited degree programs must give the GRE. The following minimum scores are required to be considered for admission into the MS Software Engineering program: 

• Quantitative + Verbal (GRE Q=V) score = 294 or higher 
• Analytical Writing (GRE AWA) score= of 3.0 or higher 

Below are important notes that the applicants must go through:

• GRE is an important factor for admission evaluation and continues to be a requirement during the pandemic 
• Applications with GRE q+v under 294 will be denied
• Applications with GRE  AWA scores under 3.0 will be Denied 
• A GRE q+v score higher than 294 may be required for successful admission.
• Applicants who have at least five years of professional software development experience following completion of their Undergraduate degree and prior to the opening of admissions for the academic term where the application is being made, applicants can request a GRE test waiver by sending a detailed resume to the admission office. 

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SJSU is classified among R2: High-research spending and doctorate production. As per National Science Foundation survey data, this university's research and development expenditures totaled $83.4 million. This university has become the eighth campus in the CSU system to earn the R2 status. It ranks #2 in research productivity in the CSU system. Around 200 faculty members are involved in sponsored research projects.