Prepare for a rewarding career developing mobile apps and websites to help organizations and businesses communicate better, be more efficient and become more profitable.
Whether you’re a newcomer pursuing a career change or an experienced developer seeking a career boost, Dominican’s online software development program offers you a convenient, flexible path to achieving your most ambitious goals. No matter your background, we respect and value the experience you bring, because solving today’s toughest challenges requires diversity, agility and fresh perspectives.
You’ll study 100% online—and build face-to-face connections with your classmates and professors through videoconferencing. At Dominican, personalized support from expert faculty is at the center of your online course experience. For added flexibility, working developers seeking only to pick up select skills can earn specialized certificates in those areas, with an option to “stack” their certificates toward the full degree if they decide to go further. Our certificate options are also a great choice for those who want to explore the course material without immediately taking on the commitment of a full degree program.
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Our computer science faculty designed the MS in Software Development curriculum in close partnership with industry leaders to ensure it meets the most current and highest industry demands and anticipates technological advances in a fast-changing field. You’ll master the subtleties of applications, frameworks and support components. And you’ll learn to design, program, test, debug and maintain today’s most sophisticated systems. You’ll take a deep dive into an in-demand area of concentration: web development, mobile applications development, database management or software design. You’ll acquire the cutting-edge skills that top employers demand. Read detailed course descriptions
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You’ll make connections with our diverse faculty, who have real-world software development experience in fields ranging from business and advertising to health care and military/aerospace technology.
Not quite ready for the commitment of a full degree program? Not a problem. We offer quick certificate options in three of our in-demand specialties: web development, mobile applications development and database management. These certificates are “stackable,” meaning they’ll apply toward the full master’s degree if you do decide to go further. This is a great option for trying out the program or quickly improving your skills in one area for those already working in the field.
In Dominican’s software development graduate program, you’ll find students from all academic backgrounds, including many career changers who earned liberal arts degrees as undergraduates.
At Dominican we believe in the compatibility of the liberal arts/humanities and STEM fields like computer science. To develop technology that responds to real human needs, a new generation of troubleshooters needs to include professionals who can think critically, communicate effectively, understand human behavior and act ethically. These are skills many liberal arts graduates posses. So, no matter your background or whether your path has been full of twists and turns, here you’ll fit right in.
Our expert faculty, too, come from different fields and backgrounds. They prepare aspiring and current developers to thrive in careers that will span decades. You will master current technology as well as gain insights needed to become a leader in imminent and future innovations.
As a graduate student at Dominican, you’ll find the resources to help offset your tuition and costs. Options range from scholarships and student loans to campus employment and graduate assistantships. We will help craft an individualized plan for you to meet these costs. Contact the Office of Financial Aid to learn more.
We can be reached at (708) 524-6809 or finaid@dom.edu.
Software is fundamental to modern life. Every sector of the economy—from government to academia to business and beyond—relies heavily on highly skilled software developers to create everything from social networking applications to wearable technology. Jobs in the software development field are growing rapidly. Whether you’re a recent college graduate, a career changer or a career advancer, Dominican’s master’s in software development will prepare you to meet the market’s voracious demand for advanced technical knowledge and to thrive throughout a long and rewarding career.
Now is a great time to enter or take steps to boost your career in the software development field. U.S. News & World Report ranks software development second on its list of the 100 Best Jobs. It’s not hard to see why. Jobs in the software development field are projected to grow 22 percent in the coming years, much faster than average. And U.S. Department of Labor data puts the median salary at more than $107,000. The job has a high degree of upward mobility and work-life balance with ample opportunities for both onsite and remote work. But the skills gap is large, and many jobs remain unfilled because of a lack of qualified candidates. Those with high-quality graduate-level training stand to benefit.
No. You don’t need a four-year degree in computer science to enter our software development master’s program and succeed in technology careers. In fact, a liberal arts background may give you a competitive edge as businesses seek technology leaders able to understand the human contexts critical to solving today’s toughest social and technological challenges. That trend is sure to continue as the IT industry evolves, for instance, in deploying low-code and no-code development platforms used by citizen developers. There are fewer barriers to entering the field.
At the same time, the need for developers skilled in the intricacies of traditional programming and capable of building complex enterprise systems is surging. Whether you’re already fluent in today’s coding languages or just starting out, you’ll be prepared to succeed in Dominican’s master’s in software development and beyond.
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