DePaul University · College of Science and Health

Data Science Concentration, Applied Statistics (MS)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Applied Statistics — Data Science

Master'sMSDS concentration

Overview

A 48-quarter-hour MS in Applied Statistics from the College of Science and Health with a data science concentration of four required courses (statistical data management, advanced statistical computing, data mining, mining big data) plus one elective. Courses are offered weekday evenings at the Lincoln Park Campus or online.

Official program name: Data Science Concentration, Applied Statistics (MS)
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Applied Statistics
Source: catalog.depaul.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: DePaul University — College of Science and Health
Source: depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Chicago, IL
Required credits: at least 48 quarter hours of graduate-level work
Source: catalog.depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: two years by taking two classes per quarter (two classes per quarter)
Source: depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

The program page says the degree can also be earned online with hybrid or fully online courses.

Why this program is listed

Officially named Data Science concentration within the MS in Applied Statistics.

Source: catalog.depaul.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: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.
Source: depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

Curriculum

Data science concentration: four required courses (16 credit hours) plus one elective.
Source: catalog.depaul.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
All students — Graduate, College of Science and Health, per credit hourFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$852	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$40,896 = 48 credits × $852 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: depaul.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $40,896 (48 credits × $852 per credit)

Comparison basis: All students — Graduate, College of Science and Health, per credit hour, 2026-2027. 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

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — 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.

catalog.depaul.edu/programs/applied-statistics-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
catalog.depaul.edu/programs/applied-statistics-ms/applied-statistics-ms-data-science-concentration/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
depaul.edu/academics/programs/applied-statistics-ms — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
depaul.edu/tuition-and-aid/graduate-and-professional-tuition-and-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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