Kennesaw State University · School of Data Science and Analytics

Master of Science in Data Science and Analytics (MSDSA)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science and Analytics

Master'sMSJoint degree

Overview

A 36-semester-hour professional MS in Data Science and Analytics with sponsored project courses, an applications project, and capstone options such as internships or faculty research. The program lists face-to-face, online and hybrid formats and three entry terms.

Official program name: Master of Science in Data Science and Analytics (MSDSA)
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science and Analytics
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master'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: Kennesaw State University — School of Data Science and Analytics
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Kennesaw, GA
Required credits: 36 semester hours
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Two-year Program
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring, Summer
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

One program page lists the format as Face-to-Face, Online or Hybrid; no separate online program page or online-specific requirements were found. Face-to-face recorded as primary.

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree title names data science together with analytics (formerly MS in Applied Statistics and Analytics).

Source: kennesaw.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: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

Curriculum

Capstone

Capstone options include internships, applied research projects, research with faculty and lab work.
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Project

Applications project with a written report.
Source: kennesaw.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: RequiredBachelor's degree from a regionally accredited college or university
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA: RequiredMinimum 2.75 — Bachelor's degree with a minimum GPA of 2.75
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prerequisite courses: RequiredFundamental knowledge in the field, shown by coursework, foundation courses or foundation modules
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume or professional vitae
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee: Required$60 — Non-refundable $60 application fee
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredOfficial transcripts from each college attended
Source: kennesaw.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 deadline
July 1 (Fall); November 1 (Spring); April 1 (Summer) · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: kennesaw.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Year not printed

Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this 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

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.

DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
kennesaw.edu/admissions/graduate/application-process/deadlines.php — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
kennesaw.edu/degrees-programs/doctoral-degrees/data-science-analytics.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
kennesaw.edu/degrees-programs/master-degrees/data-science-analytics.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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