Brown University · School of Public Health, Biostatistics

Online Master of Science in Biostatistics (Sc.M.), Health Data Science track

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Biostatistics — Health Data Science track

Master'sScMDS concentration Fully online

Overview

An online Sc.M. in Biostatistics on a Health Data Science track with a nine-course requirement, completed across five consecutive semesters and ending with a problem-driven capstone project.

Official program name: Online Master of Science in Biostatistics (Sc.M.), Health Data Science track
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Biostatistics
Source: bulletin.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Program classification: Related degree with a data science concentrationNamed option: Health Data Science trackA related degree (computer science, statistics…) with an officially named data science concentration, track or specialization. The awarded degree is the related field.Focus: Health / biomedical data science
School: Brown University — School of Public Health, Biostatistics
Source: bulletin.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Providence, RIWhere 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: 9 course credits
Source: bulletin.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: 5 consecutive semesters
Source: bulletin.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Sc.M. in Biostatistics with an officially named Health Data Science track listed in the University Bulletin.

Source: bulletin.brown.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.
Source: bulletin.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
In-person attendance: In-person requirements: not published
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

The pages we checked do not say whether any orientation, residency, exam or presentation must be attended in person. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Capstone

BHDS 2050 Problem-driven Biostatistics and Capstone Project.
Source: bulletin.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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”.

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

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

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 — Online Master's of Biostatistics Health Data ScienceFrom the university's online tuition table	$7,500	per course · 2026-2027Source: sfs.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Online students — Estimated total program tuition (9 courses)From the university's online tuition table	$67,500	entire program · 2026-2027Source: sfs.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $67,500 (published program total)

Comparison basis: Online students — Estimated total program tuition (9 courses), 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Academic Records Fee: $100 entire programMandatory
Source: sfs.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Health Services Fee: $124 per semesterMandatory
Source: sfs.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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

New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — 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 Rhode Island.

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.

bulletin.brown.edu/graduate/concentrations/bhds/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
sfs.brown.edu/tuition-and-fees/online-masters-tuition-and-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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