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New Jersey Institute of Technology · Department of Data Science, Ying Wu College of Computing

B.S. in Data Science

Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Data Science

Bachelor'sBSData science degree

Overview

A 120-credit bachelor's launched in Fall 2021, spanning computer science and mathematics, offered as a Computing Option in the Ying Wu College of Computing and a Statistics Option in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, with a two-part data science capstone.

Official program name
B.S. in Data Science
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Data Science
Source: catalog.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Program classification
Dedicated data science degreeThe awarded degree or official program title is data science itself.
School
Source: njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Newark, NJ
Specializations
Computing Option · Statistics Option
Source: catalog.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
120 credits
Source: catalog.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

How students enter this degree

Entry routes are not published on the pages we checked. Do not assume first-year, transfer or second-degree entry — ask the admissions office.

Why this program is listed

The catalog lists a B.S. in Data Science with Computing and Statistics options.

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

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Covers machine learning, statistical inference, probability, linear algebra, programming, software engineering, data mining, high-performance and cloud computing.
    Source: ds.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

Admissions

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Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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Start dates and deadlines

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Tuition and fees

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Funding

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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

  • Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — 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.njit.edu/azindex/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.njit.edu/undergraduate/computing-sciences/data-science-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. ds.njit.edu/bs-data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. njit.edu/academics/degree/ms-data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. njit.edu/academics/major/data-science-computing-option — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Study intensity not published
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Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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