American University · Department of Economics, College of Arts & Sciences

Online MS in Economics — Data Science Track

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Economics — Data Science

Master'sMSDS concentration Fully online

Overview

An online 30-credit, 10-course MS in Economics offered with Applied Economics or Data Science tracks. Courses are asynchronous and fully online, and tuition is a flat $28,000 for the program (exclusive of fees).

Official program name: Online MS in Economics — Data Science Track
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Economics
Source: www-cdn.american.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Program classification: Related degree with a data science concentrationNamed option: Data ScienceA related degree (computer science, statistics…) with an officially named data science concentration, track or specialization. The awarded degree is the related field.
School: American University — Department of Economics, College of Arts & Sciences
Source: www-cdn.american.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Washington, DCWhere the university is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Required credits: 30 credit hours, 10 courses
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Duration: structured to be completed in 2 years; as few as 20 monthsA minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: www-cdn.american.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring
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Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

MS in Economics with an officially named Data Science track/specialization.

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: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the university states no required in-person attendance for this program.
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In-person attendance: Optional campus visits
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Class schedule: Asynchronous
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Study intensity: Not published

Curriculum

Other

Up to six hours of graduate transfer credit may be accepted.
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Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the university states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Mathematics prerequisites: RequiredBasic Statistics (STAT-202) and Calculus I (MATH-221) or equivalents before MS courses.
Source: www-cdn.american.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, transcripts, resume.
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Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
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We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the university printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
Online students — Flat rate for the program, exclusive of fees	$28,000	entire programSource: www-cdn.american.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $28,000 (published program total)

Comparison basis: Online students — Flat rate for the program, exclusive of fees, academic year not stated. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

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

We have not verified an official funding policy for this program. That does not mean funding is unavailable.

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)

Not verified — check the university's state authorization page before applying from outside Washington, DC.

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.

DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
www-cdn.american.edu/cas/economics/ms/curriculum.cfm — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
www-cdn.american.edu/cas/economics/ms/online.cfm — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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