A career in the information technology industry is one of the most rewarding today. IT professionals do not only enjoy high wages but they are also able to contribute to the success of their organization. One of the most in demand jobs in the IT sector these days pertain to software engineering. Those already involved in this job, however, can still further improve their skills by enrolling in a master degree program.

Regis University offers a Master of Science in Software Engineering program with two options. Students can pursue the program purely online or they can go through the traditional classroom-based format. These options are meant to allow working professionals to choose the most flexible and convenient learning method that suit them.

Through this master degree program, students will learn about software analysis, design, construction, testing and maintenance works. Advanced courses involved are information technology research methods, object-oriented software engineering, software construction, tools and methods, software design, artificial intelligence, enterprise C# software development and enterprise java software development.

The Master of Science in Software Engineering program of Regis University is ideal for professionals seeking to understand modern and advanced software engineering topics from quality, testing and configuration management. According to the 2006 Money Magazine and Salary.com site, software engineer was considered to be the best job in the U.S. Forbes, for its part, has also placed computer engineers including software engineers as the most lucrative college major today.

The future employment outlook for software engineers is bright. Some 324,000 new jobs are expected to be added through 2016 and by that year, some 1.1 million computer software engineers will be employed in the U.S.