New York University · Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP), NYU Tandon School of Engineering

Urban Data Science, M.S.

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Urban Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree

Overview

A two-year, 36-credit on-campus MS at NYU Tandon's Center for Urban Science and Progress with 18 core credits, 18 elective credits, optional Knowledge Tracks and a nine-month team capstone; fall entry only.

Official program name: Urban Data Science, M.S.
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Urban Data Science
Source: bulletins.nyu.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.Focus: Social science data science
School: New York University — Center for Urban Science and Progress (CUSP), NYU Tandon School of Engineering
Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: New York, NY
Required credits: 36 credits
Source: engineering.nyu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: two-year, 36-credit program
Source: engineering.nyu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: engineering.nyu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Specialized degree whose title names data science (Urban Data Science), offered by NYU Tandon's CUSP.

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

Curriculum

Capstone

A nine-month team Capstone project with industry partners, public agencies and CUSP-affiliated research labs.
Source: bulletins.nyu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

Knowledge Tracks (AI, complex systems, GIS, policy analytics, smart infrastructure, sustainability, urban technology management) are curated pathways, not formal concentrations.
Source: bulletins.nyu.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: RequiredFour-year U.S. bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or international equivalent (Tandon general requirement)
Source: engineering.nyu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prerequisite courses: RecommendedFamiliarity with single-variable calculus, basic programming (Python and R), statistics and probability, GIS and spatial analytics, and fundamental computer science principles
Source: engineering.nyu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee: Required$90 — Non-refundable application fee of $90
Source: engineering.nyu.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

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Priority deadline
December 1 · for Fall 2027
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Final deadline
February 15 · for Fall 2027
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Source: engineering.nyu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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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.

CUSP Rising Scholars ScholarshipCompetitive
Tuition cost of 3 credits for the first semester
Eligibility: Incoming students
Source: engineering.nyu.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Merit Scholarships ScholarshipCompetitive
Eligibility: All admitted Tandon students are automatically considered
Source: engineering.nyu.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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.

bulletins.nyu.edu/graduate/engineering/programs/urban-data-science-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
engineering.nyu.edu/academics/programs/urban-data-science-ms — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
engineering.nyu.edu/admissions/graduate/apply/admissions-requirements — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
engineering.nyu.edu/admissions/graduate/apply/application-deadlines — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
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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