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BS in Data Sciences for Political Science

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Data Sciences for Political Science

Bachelor'sBSJoint degreeFirst-year entryTransfer entry

Overview

A School of Public Affairs bachelor's degree that applies algorithms, statistics and formal theory to political phenomena, with courses in statistics, programming, machine learning and political research. First-year and transfer students are admitted through the university's Admissions Office.

Official program name
BS in Data Sciences for Political Science
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Data Sciences for Political Science
Source: www-cdn.american.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Program classification
Joint degree naming data scienceOne degree whose official title names data science together with another field, such as Statistics and Data Science.Focus: Social science data science
School
Source: www-cdn.american.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Washington, DC
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

  • First-year entry. New first-year students are admitted through the university's Admissions Office.Source: www-cdn.american.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Transfer entry. Transfer students are admitted through the university's Admissions Office.Source: www-cdn.american.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

One bachelor's degree whose title names data sciences together with political science.

Source: www-cdn.american.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We list data science bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees — dedicated, joint, and (separately labelled) related degrees with an officially named data science concentration. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Delivery, required in-person attendance, class schedule and study intensity are shown separately, each only as the university states it. “Fully online” appears only when official wording supports it.
Academic delivery
Format not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Uses algorithms, statistics and formal theory to analyze political phenomena and behavior.
    Source: www-cdn.american.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Internship

Admissions

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Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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Funding

Funding policy and awards exactly as the university publishes them. Available assistantships do not establish guaranteed funding; loans must be repaid and are not scholarships. Understanding funding

Funding classification: Funding not verified

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Scholarships, fellowships or assistantships for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation and enrollment restrictions

Two separate questions: is the university institutionally accredited, and does it publish restrictions on who can enroll (for online programs, usually by state of residence)?

Institutional accreditation

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Programmatic accreditation

No programmatic accreditation verified for this program. Institutional accreditation does not imply it.

Published enrollment restrictions (state authorization)

None recorded for this program.

International applicants

Not verified for this program.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. www-cdn.american.edu/spa/gov/degrees/bs-dsps.cfm — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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Applied Data Science Bachelor's Degree

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry
Location: Syracuse, NY
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Study intensity not published
Duration: 4 years · 120 credits
Tuition: $69,180 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate tuition (cost of attendance estimate) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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