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Florida Atlantic University · Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

PhD in Computer Science - Data Science and Analytics Concentration

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy with Major in Computer Science — Data Science and Analytics (DSA) concentration

PhDDS concentrationFunding not verified

Overview

The PhD in Computer Science with a Data Science and Analytics concentration requires at least four graduate courses from a data science and analytics list and a dissertation with a strong emphasis on data science and analytics, in addition to the general PhD CS requirements.

Official program name
PhD in Computer Science - Data Science and Analytics Concentration
Awarded degree
Doctor of Philosophy with Major in Computer Science
Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
PhD — research doctorate
Program classification
Related degree with a data science concentrationNamed option: Data Science and Analytics (DSA) concentrationA related degree (computer science, statistics…) with an officially named data science concentration, track or specialization. The awarded degree is the related field.
School
Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Boca Raton, FL
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

PhD in Computer Science with an officially named Data Science and Analytics concentration.

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

Curriculum

  • At least four graduate courses from the Data Science and Analytics course list.
    Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Dissertation

  • Dissertation with a strong emphasis on data science and analytics.
    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”.
Prior degree
RequiredMS-to-PhD: master's in computer science, engineering or related discipline expected
Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA
RecommendedMinimum 3.3 — Desirable minimum GPA in previous graduate work 3.3
Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation (two from faculty)
Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
RequiredWaived for students with a master's degree from EECS
Source: fau.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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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/engineering/eecs/future-students/data-science-and-analytics/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. fau.edu/engineering/eecs/graduate/phd/computer-science/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. fau.edu/engineering/eecs/graduate/phd/computer-science/admiss-reqs/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. fau.edu/engineering/eecs/graduate/phd/computer-science/degree-reqs-dsa/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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