Online Master's in Data Science — Universities Based in California

These are online programs offered by universities based in California. That does not mean only California residents can enroll, and it does not mean every California resident can: universities publish their own state authorization rules, shown on each program page where available.

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University of California San Diego

Master of Data Science

Master of Data Science Online (MDS)

Master'sMDS Fully online

La Jolla, CAUniversity location, not a residency requirement

Fully onlineFully online per the university; no in-person requirement found · Part-time

normative time to degree completion is 18 months (typical pace of two courses per quarter for five quarters, without summer coursework) · 40 credits

$780 per credit · All students — Program page, per unit, AY2025-2026 · 2025-2026Est. total tuition $32,600 (40 credits × $815 per credit; fees excluded)

November 4, 2026 · Winter 2027

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University of California, Berkeley

Master of Information and Data Science

Online Master of Information and Data Science

Master'sMIDS

Berkeley, CAUniversity location, not a residency requirement

Online with required attendanceRequired in person: immersion · Full-time or part-time

12 to 32 months depending on pace (standard path 20 months) (12 months on the accelerated path with three courses per semester; 32 months at most on the decelerated path) · 27 credits

$2,850 per credit · All students — Information and Data Science Program fees · 2026-2027

October 23, 2026 · Spring 2027

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University of San Diego

Master of Science in Applied Data Science

Master of Science in Applied Data Science (online)

Master'sMS Fully online

San Diego, CAUniversity location, not a residency requirement

Fully onlineFully online per the university; no in-person requirement found · Study intensity not published

20 months over five semesters · 30 credits

$995 per credit · Online students · year not stated

No upcoming verified deadline

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Delivery format

“Fully online” only when the university states no required in-person attendance.

Degree

Exact degree

Program classification

Also include degrees with a data science concentration

e.g. a Computer Science degree with an officially named Data Science track. The awarded degree is the related field.

Schedule & length

Study intensity

Online class schedule

Only where the university states it.

Published length

Conditional minimums (“as few as…”) do not count as the program length.

Cost, admissions & funding

Tuition

Estimated total = published per-credit rate × required credits (or a published program total), using the rate for all students or nonresidents. Fees excluded. Programs without comparable data never match. How it works

GRE policy

Missing GRE information never counts as “not required”.

Funding

Assistantships that exist do not make a program fully funded.

Published enrollment restrictions

Programs whose university publishes state authorization or residency restrictions for online students.

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Unknown never counts as a match: a program without verified tuition is not “under $X”, and unpublished attendance rules are not “fully online”.