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Master of Science in Applied Data Science (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Applied Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree Fully online

Overview

The online format of Clarkson's 36-credit MS in Applied Data Science, with courses held in real time or at the student's convenience and taught by the same faculty as on campus. Online students can build part-time or full-time schedules; part-time students generally finish in about two years.

Official program name
Master of Science in Applied Data Science (Online)
Awarded degree
Master of Science in Applied Data Science
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Master's
Program classification
Dedicated data science degreeThe awarded degree or official program title is data science itself.Focus: Applied data science
School
Location
Potsdam, NYWhere 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
36 credit hours
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
about two years (part-time) (part-time)
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Also offered at the Potsdam campus (separate record).

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is an MS in Applied Data Science; the same program can be completed 100-percent online.

Source: clarkson.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.All coursework is online and the university states no required in-person attendance for this program.
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026
In-person attendance
In-person requirements: not published
Class schedule
Mixed (live + self-paced)
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity
Full-time or Part-time
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026

In-person requirements as published

  • Other in-person requirement Not verified

    Depending on the nature of the capstone and its sponsorship, projects could be on-site fieldwork intensive.

    Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

  • Six-credit capstone based on a sponsored project or internship.
    Source: clarkson.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”.
Minimum GPA
OptionalMinimum 3.25 — Automatic admission with an undergraduate GPA of 3.25 or higher from a regionally accredited college (other criteria listed)
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredStatement of purpose
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredRésumé
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredOfficial transcripts
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
OptionalApplications are read without GRE scores.
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026
TOEFL iBT
Required — minimum 80International applicants; waived for degrees from countries where English is the native language.
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Interdisciplinary: Applied Data Science (MS)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$1,046per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$37,656 = 36 credits × $1,046 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $37,656 (36 credits × $1,046 per credit)

Comparison basis: All students — Interdisciplinary: Applied Data Science (MS), 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Grad Resource Fee (Online)
$95 per termMandatory
Source: clarkson.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Student Activity Fee (Online)
$15 per termMandatory
Source: clarkson.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.

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 New York.

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. clarkson.edu/academics/majors-minors/data-science-grad — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. clarkson.edu/admissions-aid/graduate/cost-aid — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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