Our selective Natural Language Processing program is unique. Taught intensively over just 12 months and building on your background in computer science, our program provides a cost-effective way to equip you with the skills you need for a successful career in this fast-growing field. Drawing on existing expertise at UCSC, the program is delivered by a team of world-class academics from the fields of natural language processing, deep learning, linguistics, classical machine learning, and data science. Close collaboration with an advisory board of senior industry scientists from Silicon Valley R&D ensures that our program has both academic rigor and real-world context. Our expert panel of industry advisors also provide regular guest lectures, mentor teams of students for capstone projects, and attend networking and career events. Small class size enables a high level of customization for each student so that we can meet your individual development needs and career aspirations. You also benefit from being based in state-of-the-art facilities in the heart of Silicon Valley at our campus in Santa Clara.

Applying to the NLP Program at UCSC

The application period for Fall 2022 admission consideration for the NLP MS program at UCSC has closed. Applications for Fall 2023 admission consideration will open in October 2022.

Please visit our Admissions page for information about the application requirements and undergraduate preparation for the NLP MS program.*

*GRE scores are no longer required for admission consideration for the NLP MS program. You are welcome to submit your official scores, but please note the inclusion of your official GRE scores will not be a deciding factor for admission.