M.S. in Computer Science and Quantitative Methods
Clarksville, USA
MSc
DURATION
39 hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus, Blended, Distance Learning
Key Summary
About: Departments of Computer Science & Information Technology and Mathematics & Statistics offer M.S. and Professional Science Master’s (PSM) degrees in Computer Science and Quantitative Methods with nine concentrations. Austin Peay notes record enrollment, a doctoral degree and Fulbright awards.
Career Outcomes: Graduate Teaching Assistantships are up to 20 hours/week, 16 weeks/semester, and include an annual stipend of $5,200 plus tuition waiver of about $10,000 not exceeding 10 credits/semester; applicants must be admitted or applying and the College of Graduate Studies handles applications. Graduates can work as data analysts, quantitative analysts or cybersecurity specialists, or pursue teaching and research.
Master's Degrees / Graduate Certificates
The Department of Computer Science and Information Technology and the Department of Mathematics and Statistics offer a Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Computer Science and Quantitative Methods, and a Professional Science Master’s (PSM) degree, also in Computer Science and Quantitative Methods. There are nine areas of study (concentrations) available under the two master’s degrees.
M.S. in Computer Science and Quantitative Methods
5 Concentrations
Online | On-Campus | Mix of Online & On-Campus
- Data Science: Data Management and Analysis Concentration
- Predictive Analytics: Predictive Analytics Concentration
- Cyber-Security: Information Assurance and Security Concentration
- Math Finance: Mathematical Finance Concentration
- Math Instruction: Mathematics Instruction Concentration
PSM in Computer Science and Quantitative Methods
4 Concentrations
Online | On-Campus | Mix of Online & On-Campus
- Data Science: Data Management and Analysis Concentration
- Predictive Analytics: Predictive Analytics Concentration
- Cyber-Security: Information Assurance and Security Concentration
- Math Finance: Mathematical Finance Concentration
Graduate Teaching Assistant Positions
- Work (a maximum of) 20 hours per week for 16 weeks in Fall and 16 weeks in Spring.
- Annual stipend: $5,200.
- Eligible for a tuition waiver to cover the cost of tuition and fees (approximately $10,000) not to exceed 10 graduate credit hours per academic semester.
- Applicant must be admitted to or applying to the PSM or M.S. in Computer Science and Quantitative Methods program.
- The College of Graduate Studies handle all graduate assistantship applications.
- Please click here to Apply for Graduate Assistantship.
- Computer Science & IT: Currently NOT accepting applications for Fall 2021 positions, and accepting applications for Spring 2022 positions. (Data Management and Analysis Concentration, Information Assurance and Security Concentration)
- Maths & Statistics: Currently accepting applications for Fall 2021 positions, and accepting applications for Spring 2022 positions. (Predictive Analytics Concentration, Mathematical Finance Concentration, Mathematics Instruction Concentration)
GTA Additional Employment Flowchart
- Please note that all GTAs need to follow Tennessee state laws/regulations and US Immigration laws/regulations, when seeking additional employments.
- The following two flowcharts are provided to help GTAs assigned to work for Computer Science & IT Department, and Math & Statistics Department ONLY. If a GTA works for another department, please do not use these flowcharts.
- The flowcharts do not contain any official / legal information. For official laws/regulations, please refer to the government agencies' websites.
- Local GTA (US Citizen, US Permanent Resident) Additional Employment Flowchart
- International GTA (F-1 Student Visa Only) Additional Employment Flowchart
