It really depends on how well the program/department is funded. Computer Science usually is. I was in a program (Environmental Engineering) where most masters d

It really depends on how well the program/department is funded. Computer Science usually is. I was in a program (Environmental Engineering) where most masters degree students had to pay full price. Grants or graduate student positions wouldn't kick in until year 2. Even then, full tuition was never a guarantee. This was UC Berkeley.