Indiana University Bloomington · Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering

Master of Science in Data Science - Online

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree Fully online

Overview

A 30-credit online M.S. in Data Science delivered asynchronously with no residency requirement, five start dates per year, rolling admission and up to five years to finish.

Official program name: Master of Science in Data Science - Online
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science
Source: bulletins.iu.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.
School: Indiana University Bloomington — Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Bloomington, INWhere the university is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Specializations: Data Analytics and Visualization · Intelligent Systems Engineering · Cybersecurity
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 30 credit hours of graduate-level coursework
Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: up to five years (maximum time to complete, part-time or full-time)
Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: January, March, May, August, October
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Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Also offered as a separate residential M.S. in Data Science (see ms-data-science).

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is an M.S. in Data Science (online format, MSDSO).

Source: bulletins.iu.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.
Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
In-person attendance: No required campus visits (stated)
Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule: Asynchronous
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity: Full-time or Part-time
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

In-person requirements as published

Residency Not required
No residency requirements.
Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

6 credits core (statistical methods; machine learning and AI), 6 credits in a data science domain, a 3-credit capstone project and 15 credits of electives.
Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Capstone course with real-world projects for clients or an independent data science research project.
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Data Analytics and Visualization
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Intelligent Systems Engineering
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Cybersecurity
Source: luddy.iu.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: Required3- or 4-year bachelor's degree with cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Mathematics prerequisites: RequiredMathematical knowledge like linear algebra, calculus, and/or probability
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Programming prerequisites: RequiredObject-oriented programming knowledge in C/C++, Python and/or R
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredOne to two-page personal statement
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required1 letters — Name and email of one academic and/or professional reference
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Résumé / CV: RequiredOne to two-page resume
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Application fee: Required$70 — Non-refundable application fee of $70
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: luddy.iu.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 deadline
December 1, 2026 · for Spring 2027 (January 11, 2027 start)
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Upcoming
Application deadline
February 1, 2027 · for Spring 2027 (March 8, 2027 start)
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Upcoming
Application deadline
April 11, 2027 · for Summer 2027 (May 11, 2027 start)
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Upcoming
Application deadline
July 31, 2027 · for Fall 2027 (August 23, 2027 start)
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Upcoming
Application deadline
September 18, 2027 · for Fall 2027 (October 18, 2027 start)
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Upcoming

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.

Tuition for this online program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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)

Not verified — check the university's state authorization page before applying from outside Indiana.

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.

bulletins.iu.edu/iub/sice/2026-2027/graduate/degree-programs/master-of-data-science-online-and-4+1-m — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
luddy.iu.edu/academics/masters/data-science-online.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
luddy.iu.edu/academics/units/data-science.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
luddy.iu.edu/admissions/online-graduate.html — Official admissions page, 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

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