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Bachelor of Science with major in Data Science and Analytics

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science with major in Data Science and Analytics

Bachelor'sBSJoint degreeTransfer entry

Overview

A 120-credit BS with major in Data Science and Analytics (48 major credits), with a Data Science and Engineering concentration offered by the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a cross-college capstone completed as a project, research experience or written thesis.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science with major in Data Science and Analytics
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science with major in Data Science and Analytics
Source: fau.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.
School
Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Boca Raton, FL
Specializations
Data Science and Engineering (DSE)
Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
120 credits: 36 IFP, 48 major, 36 electives
Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

  • Transfer entry. Transfer students complete lower-division requirements (e.g., A.A. degree) and major prerequisites before transferring.Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Why this program is listed

Bachelor of Science with major in Data Science and Analytics; data science is central to the major (title pairs data science with analytics).

Source: fau.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

Capstone

  • ISC 4941 Data Science Capstone: approved project, research experience or written thesis.
    Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

  • Data Science and Engineering (DSE)
    Source: fau.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”.
Prerequisite courses
RequiredTransfer students: Intellectual Foundations Program, College Algebra and Introductory Statistics
Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
Resident (in-state) — Undergrad - Resident, total per credit hour (tuition and fees)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$203.29per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesEstimated tuition$24,394.80 = 120 credits × $203.29 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: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Undergrad - Non Resident, total per credit hour (tuition and fees)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$799.72per credit · 2026-2027Includes feesEstimated tuition$95,966.40 = 120 credits × $799.72 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: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $95,966.40 (120 credits × $799.72 per credit)

Comparison basis: Nonresident (out-of-state) — Undergrad - Non Resident, total per credit hour (tuition and fees), 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Transportation Access Fee (Fall/Spring)
$76.90 per semesterMandatory
Source: fau.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

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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 — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. fau.edu/controllers-office/student-services/tuition-breakdown/ — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. fau.edu/engineering/eecs/future-students/data-science-and-analytics/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. fau.edu/engineering/eecs/undergraduate/data-science-and-analytics/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. fau.edu/engineering/eecs/undergraduate/data-science-and-analytics/admissreq/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. fau.edu/engineering/eecs/undergraduate/data-science-and-analytics/degreereq/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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