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Illinois Institute of Technology · Armour School of Engineering, Applied Science, and Health

Master of Science in Data Science in Engineering

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science in Engineering

Master'sMSData science degree

Overview

An engineering-focused data science master's held in person on the Mies Campus with select courses online, combining a 12-credit common core with an 18-credit disciplinary track in one of eight engineering areas. Fall and spring entry; about three semesters full-time or part-time study.

Official program name
Master of Science in Data Science in Engineering
Awarded degree
Master of Science in Data Science in Engineering
Source: catalog.iit.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: Data science and engineering
School
Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Chicago, IL
Specializations
Architectural Engineering · Biomedical Engineering · Chemical Engineering · Civil Engineering · Electrical and Computer Engineering · Environmental Engineering · Mechanical, Materials, and Aerospace Engineering · Pharmaceutical Engineering
Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
approximately three semesters of full-time study (full-time)
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms
Fall, Spring
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Awarded degree title names data science (in engineering).

Source: catalog.iit.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.Classes meet in person on campus.
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Full-time or Part-time
Source: iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Required core of 12 credit hours plus an 18-credit disciplinary track.
    Source: catalog.iit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

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.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — Fall 2026 Mies (Main) Campus graduate students, per credit hourFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$1,925per credit · 2026-2027Source: iit.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

  • 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.
  1. catalog.iit.edu/graduate/colleges/engineering/ms-data-science-engineering/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. iit.edu/academics/programs/data-science-engineering-ms — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. iit.edu/student-accounting/tuition-and-fees/current-tuition-and-fees/current-mies-campus-graduate — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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