MS Information Technology at Arizona State University

Programme overview

The Master of Science program in information technology is a transdisciplinary offering that prepares you to be an industry leader in the public and private sectors. You gain the technical competencies you need to design and develop IT projects that interconnect people, process and technology to meet the needs of stakeholders and users. The coursework emphasizes core technologies, and you select from two areas of focus: information technology security or information systems management.

What you will study

30 credit hours and a portfolio, or 30 credit hours including the required applied project course (IFT 593) Required Core (12 credit hours) IFT 510 Principles of Computer and Information Technology Architecture (3) IFT 520 Advanced Information Systems Security (3) IFT 530 Advanced Database Management Systems (3) IFT 540 Information Systems Development (3) Open Electives (0 or 3 credit hours) Focus Area Electives (15 credit hours) Culminating Experience (0 or 3 credit hours) IFT 593 Applied Project (3) or portfolio (0) Additional Curriculum Information Students should see the academic unit for a complete list of approved coursework.

Career pathways

Graduates of this program, which couples technical skills with the business knowledge needed to manage technical functions, are well qualified for careers in the management of IT departments. Some graduates pursue careers as technical support staff based on the focus area and secondary skills they gain.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants must fulfill the requirements of both the Graduate College and the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. Applicants are eligible to apply to the program if they have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in information technology, computer science, applied computing, computer engineering or a closely related field from a regionally accredited college or university. Applicants must have a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in their first bachelor's degree program or in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program; a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in nine semester hours of graduate coursework from a U.S. institution; or a cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") from an applicable conferred master's degree program in a regionally accredited college or university.

Domestic applicants: USD 13,327 a year (2026-27). Arizona resident tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads Source

International applicants: USD 24,780 a year (2026-27). International tuition. Tuition only for the graduate on-campus (Tempe/Downtown Phoenix/Polytechnic/West Valley) rate band in the ASU tuition estimator, 2026-27: Fall 2026 plus Spring 2027 term tuition summed (full-time flat rate; part-time credit loads ar Source

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer; the terms available for each programme are listed in Degree Search.

Graduate application deadlines are set by each programme office and listed in Degree Search; the application opens almost a year before the start term. The nonrefundable application fee is $75 for U.S. citizens, permanent residents, DACA and international online students outside the U.S., and $120 for international students on a nonimmigrant visa studying in the U.S. Apply with ASU's graduate application (Law applicants use the law college's site); GRE/GMAT requirements vary by programme.

Apply through the official page: https://admission.asu.edu/apply/graduate/admission

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