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Middle Tennessee State University · College of Basic and Applied Sciences

Data Science, M.S.

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree

Overview

A Master of Science in Data Science offered on ground and in a hybrid format, with a curriculum that includes both online and on-campus courses; students can work with the program director on how many online courses to take.

Official program name
Data Science, M.S.
Awarded degree
Master of Science in Data Science
Source: mtsu.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
Source: datascience.mtsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Murfreesboro, TN
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

The program page lists availability as On Ground and Hybrid; the number of online courses is arranged with the program director.

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a Master of Science in Data Science.

Source: mtsu.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
HybridA substantial part of the coursework meets in person and part is online.A substantial part of the coursework meets in person and part is online.
Source: mtsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

Other

Curriculum

  • Course plan can maximize or minimize online courses in consultation with the program director.
    Source: mtsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Skills covered include programming, data visualization and manipulation, predictive modeling, business analytics and communications.
    Source: mtsu.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”.

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
Resident (in-state) — Graduate in-state, hours 1-10, Fall 2026 or Spring 2027From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$623per credit · 2026-2027Source: mtsu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — Graduate out-of-state, hours 1-10, Fall 2026 or Spring 2027From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$1,722per credit · 2026-2027Source: mtsu.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

  • 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. datascience.mtsu.edu/minor/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. mtsu.edu/program/data-science-m-s/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. mtsu.edu/tuition/wp-content/uploads/sites/94/2026/06/26-27_Graduate.pdf — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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