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

Master of Science in Data Science - Residential

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree

Overview

A two-year, 30-credit residential M.S. in Data Science with four tracks and a capstone project or thesis, starting in fall.

Official program name: Master of Science in Data Science - Residential
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, IN
Specializations: Applied Data Science · Big Data Systems · Computational and Analytical · Managerial Data Science
Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits: 30 graduate-level credit hours
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: two-year residential program
Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

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

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is an M.S. in Data Science (residential format).

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

Curriculum

Capstone

Students complete foundational courses, track electives, and a capstone project or thesis.
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Accelerated options

Accelerated master's students take up to 9 fewer credits than the traditional M.S.; eligibility requires 12 credit hours toward a data science major, minor or specialization at IU Bloomington and a 3.0 GPA.
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Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Applied Data Science
Source: bulletins.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Big Data Systems
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Computational and Analytical
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Managerial Data Science
Source: bulletins.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: RequiredThree- or four-year bachelor's degree
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum 3.0 (B) GPA
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Programming prerequisites: RecommendedBasic understanding of Python and R, math and probability before applying
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Statement / essay: RequiredStatement of purpose
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Résumé / CV: RequiredResume/CV
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Application fee: Required$70 — Non-refundable application fee of $70
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Tests

GRE General Test: Optional
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
TOEFL iBT: Required — minimum 100Recommended minimum 100; required of non-native English speakers except master's applicants with a US undergraduate degree.
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
IELTS Academic: Required — minimum 7Recommended minimum 7.0; alternative to TOEFL for non-native English speakers.
Source: luddy.iu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duolingo English Test: Required — minimum 130Recommended minimum 130; alternative to TOEFL for non-native English speakers.
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.

Priority deadline
January 1, 2027 · for Fall 2027
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Upcoming
International applicantsInternational applicants
March 1, 2027 · for Fall 2027
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Upcoming
Final deadlineDomestic applicants
May 1, 2027 · for Fall 2027
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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
Resident (in-state) — Full-time graduate student, Indiana residents, tuition and mandatory fees (cost of attendance estimate, 11 credits per semester)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$11,280	per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: studentcentral.indiana.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Full-time graduate student, nonresidents, tuition and mandatory fees (cost of attendance estimate, 11 credits per semester)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level	$30,792	per academic year · 2026-2027Includes feesSource: studentcentral.indiana.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.

bulletins.iu.edu/iub/sice/2026-2027/graduate/degree-programs/master-of-data-science-and-4+1-ms-data- — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
luddy.iu.edu/academics/accelerated-programs.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
luddy.iu.edu/academics/masters/data-science-residential.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/graduate/index.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
studentcentral.indiana.edu/cost-of-iu/index.html — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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