Online Computer Science Programmes

2,017 programmes in computer science at 186 universities are open to international students; 100% are taught in English. The median yearly tuition is 24,914 USD, with the middle half of programmes charging between 11,651 USD and 34,182 USD.

Data as of August 28, 2026 · computed from Global Admissions data · amounts in USD

Computer Science programmes

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Programme	University	Country	Degree	Tuition / yr
Assurance in Cybersecurity Management (One-year Programme) (Online)	Noroff University College	Norway	—	10,748 USD
Back-end Development (2 year) (Full-time) (Online)	Noroff University College	Norway	—	10,103 USD
Master in Biomedical and Health Informatics	State University of New York at Oswego	United States	Master's	36,713 USD
Master in Cybersecurity	American National University	United States	Master's	9,772 USD
Artificial Intelligence for Computer Vision	University of Limerick	Ireland	—	5,250 USD
Big Data Emerging Technologies	Yonsei University	South Korea	—	—
Back-End Developer Online Course	Meta	United States	—	—
Introduction to Databases Online Course	Meta	United States	—	—
Databases: Relational Databases and SQL	Stanford University	United States	—	—
Master in Computing in Games and Extended Reality	Dundalk Institute of Technology	Ireland	Master's	14,018 USD
Health Informatics Certificate	Northern Kentucky University	United States	—	—
Front-End Developer Professional Online Course	Meta	United States	—	—
IBM IT Support	International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)	United States	—	—
Master in Health Care Informatics (Online)	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	United States	Master's	25,901 USD
Master in Computer Science, MSc Online	University of York	United Kingdom	Master's	7,638 USD
Computer Science: Programming with a Purpose) Online Course	Princeton University	United States	—	—
University Certificate in Computing and Information Systems	Athabasca University	Canada	—	—
Master in Cyber Security (Online)	Fort Hays State University	United States	Master's	5,750 USD
Bachelor in Network Administration	American National University	United States	Bachelor's	13,590 USD
Introduction to Quantum Computing for Everyone	The University of Chicago	United States	—	—
Network and System Administration (Full-time) (Online)	Noroff University College	Norway	—	10,103 USD
Introduction to Computer Science	University of Naples Federico II	Italy	—	—
The Complete Quantum Computing Course for Beginners Specialization	Packt	United Kingdom	—	—
SQL Concepts for Data Engineers	International Business Machines Corporation (IBM)	United States	—	—

Computer Science by degree level

Degree	Programmes	25th percentile	Median tuition / yr	75th percentile
Bachelor's	42	10,319 USD	14,280 USD	20,448 USD
Master's	108	11,651 USD	24,914 USD	34,182 USD
PhD	4	—	—	—

Tuition figures use the yearly price each university publishes for international students, converted to USD; medians only publish where at least 5 priced programmes exist.

Specialisations within computer science

Software Development 761 Cyber Security 385 Data Engineering 142 Information Technology 121 Computing 120 Computer Science 108 Theoretical Computer Science 103 Networking 93 Data Science 65 Software Testing 53

Universities for computer science

Coursera Project Network (215)
Packt (162)
International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) (139)
LearnQuest (98)
Google (83)
Codio (61)
Board Infinity (61)
Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences (51)
Infosec (44)
Scrimba (44)

Online Computer Science Programmes: common questions

How many computer science programmes are there online?: 2,017 computer science programmes at 186 universities taught online are open to international students, as of August 28, 2026.
How much does a computer science degree cost?: The median yearly tuition for master's programmes in computer science is 24,914 USD. The middle half of programmes charge between 11,651 USD and 34,182 USD per year.
Can I study computer science in English?: Yes — 100% of the computer science programmes in our catalogue are taught in English (2,014 of 2,017).
Which degree level is cheapest for computer science?: Bachelor's programmes, at a median of 14,280 USD per year, against 24,914 USD for master's programmes.

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