OSU's Computer Science department has one of the highest qualified professors in the country, so it all boils down on what you make of this program. It is well ranked and presently at #30 among US’s top CS schools. You'll get access to many fields like Networks, Big Data, NLP and no shortage of research opportunities. You'll also have no problem finding internships or jobs. You'll even have over one offer if you're good. OSU is a great university to pursue master’s in computer science from. It is one of the 14 departments in the college of engineering offering master’s and doctoral degrees. Here are some quick stats:
QS World University Rankings by subject 2020 : Computer Science and Information Systems | #151 – 200 |
THE World University Rankings by subject 2020 : Computer Science | #101 – 125 |
US News Best Computer Science Schools in the USA | #30 |
Tuition and Fees (per year) | Ohio Residents – $16,525 (INR 12,22,850) Non-Ohio Residents – $39,999 (INR 29,59,926) |
The best thing about this program is that it provides the students to either go for a coursework degree or go for a research heavy thesis. The professors at the university have done some of the best research in the fields related to computer science, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), Natural Language Processing (NLP), High Performance Computing (HPC), Big Data, Networks etc. Thus they include the graduates in their groups which is a great learning experience for the students. In addition they also may also include some practical projects relating to implementation of the topics researched. Thus the research perspectives of the students are widened while doing the MS which help them in placements. Top recruiters such as Cisco, Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook do hire from the campus.
So overall it is a decent school to pursue master’s in computer science with a lot of focus on research which makes the school good enough for most graduates.