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New Jersey Institute of Technology

M.S. in Data Science (Jersey City)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree

Overview

The 30-credit M.S. in Data Science delivered to a Jersey City cohort, with Computational and Statistics tracks and a per-credit rate that is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. F-1 visa students are not eligible at this location.

Official program name
M.S. in Data Science (Jersey City)
Awarded degree
Master of Science in Data Science
Source: jerseycity.njit.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
Location
Newark, NJ
Specializations
Computational Track · Statistics Track
Source: jerseycity.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
30 credits
Source: jerseycity.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

The same M.S. in Data Science offered at NJIT's Jersey City location with its own program page and tuition rate.

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

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Specializations, concentrations and tracks

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”.
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3 — B.S. degree with a minimum GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.
Source: jerseycity.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prerequisite courses
RequiredBackground in calculus, linear algebra, probability and statistics, programming, and data structures and algorithms.
Source: jerseycity.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required1 letters — At least one letter of recommendation.
Source: jerseycity.njit.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 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
All students — Jersey City (in-state and out-of-state, no flat rate)From the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$1,103per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$33,090 = 30 credits × $1,103 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required in-person sessions, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: catalog.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $33,090 (30 credits × $1,103 per credit)

Comparison basis: All students — Jersey City (in-state and out-of-state, no flat rate), 2026-2027. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

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

  • 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

  • F1 visa students are not currently eligible to enroll at the Jersey City location.Source: jerseycity.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.
  1. catalog.njit.edu/graduate/admissions-financial-support/tuition-fees/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. jerseycity.njit.edu/ms-data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. DAPIP — MSCHE 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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