University of St. Thomas was founded in 1885 by Archbishop John Ireland. Built near a river bluff, the university's main campus is midway between the downtowns of St. Paul and Minneapolis. The University of St. Thomas is located 5 miles west of St. Paul and three miles east of Minneapolis along the Mississippi River. Thomas currently has 721 active graduate students. Three masters degrees and three graduate level certificates are offered.
Classes are available evenings and weekends.
Course content focuses on improving the software development environment by providing knowledge, skills, and experience that apply classroom theory to the workplace. Faculty members have extensive industrial software development experience. The MS and MSDD consist of 14 graduate courses. The MSS consists of 10 graduate courses. The Certificate in Information Systems provides an opportunity to pursue an MS or MSDD without software experience.