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New Jersey Institute of Technology · Department of Data Science and Department of Mathematical Sciences

Ph.D. in Data Science

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science

PhDData science degreeFunding not verified

Overview

A research doctorate jointly administered by the Department of Data Science and the Department of Mathematical Sciences, with Computing and Statistics options, a qualifying exam within 24 months, and a dissertation.

Official program name
Ph.D. in Data Science
Awarded degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science
Source: catalog.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
PhD — research doctorate
Program classification
Dedicated data science degreeThe awarded degree or official program title is data science itself.
School
Source: ds.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Newark, NJ
Specializations
Computing Track · Statistics Track
Source: ds.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
Not verified
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

The catalog lists a Ph.D. in Data Science with Computing and Statistics tracks.

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

Curriculum

Other

  • Qualifying Exam within 24 months, assessing research potential through a written report and an oral presentation.
    Source: ds.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

  • Computing Track coursework for students entering with a bachelor's: twelve 3-credit courses (36 credits).
    Source: catalog.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Dissertation

  • After the proposal defense, students register for the one-credit dissertation course each semester until completion.
    Source: catalog.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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”.
Prior degree
RequiredBachelor's degree in data science, computer science, informatics, mathematics/statistics, engineering or a related field.
Source: ds.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3.5 — Expected overall GPA of 3.5 out of 4.0.
Source: ds.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prerequisite courses
RecommendedBackground in programming and data structures, multivariate calculus, and probability and statistics.
Source: ds.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
Required
Source: ds.njit.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.

  • Application deadline

    December 15 (fall); October 15 (spring); later applications accepted for qualified candidates · for Fall

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: ds.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
    Year not printed

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) — 2026-2027 Doctorate Tuition, In-State, 1 creditFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$1,669per credit · 2026-2027Source: catalog.njit.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Nonresident (out-of-state) — 2026-2027 Doctorate Tuition, Out-of-State, 1 creditFrom the university-wide rate table covering online students at this level$2,298per credit · 2026-2027Source: catalog.njit.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

  • 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/graduate/admissions-financial-support/tuition-fees/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.njit.edu/graduate/computing-sciences/data-science/data-science-phd/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. ds.njit.edu/phd-data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. 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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