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Master of Science in Data Science (Online)

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree Fully online

Overview

An online 30-credit-hour master's degree with 18 credit hours of core courses, including a 16-week team capstone, and 12 credit hours from focus areas or electives. Students can start in spring, summer or fall; tuition is $933.33 per credit hour for residents and non-residents.

Official program name
Master of Science in Data Science (Online)
Awarded degree
Master of Science in Data Science
Source: purdue.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: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
West Lafayette, INWhere the university is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Specializations
Spatial Data Science · Data Science in Finance
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Required credits
30 credit hours (18 core, 12 focus area or electives)
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
Spring, Summer, Fall
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

The graduate admissions page lists the degree only in an online format.

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a Master of Science in Data Science.

Source: purdue.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
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the university states no required in-person attendance for this program.All coursework is online and the university states no required in-person attendance for this program.
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
In-person attendance
In-person requirements: not published
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

The pages we checked do not say whether any orientation, residency, exam or presentation must be attended in person. Ask the university before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Capstone

  • GRAD 58800 capstone: one 16-week term, team-based, online, recommended after about 21 credits.
    Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

  • Optional industry-aligned focus areas include IT Business Analysis, Applied Statistics, Spatial Data Science, Data Science in Finance and others.
    Source: purdue.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 from an accredited institution.
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3 — Cumulative GPA of 3.0 or equivalent (A=4.0).
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prerequisite courses
RecommendedStatistics, linear algebra, probability theory and programming languages recommended.
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required1 letters — One letter of recommendation.
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredProfessional resume (1-5 pages).
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredOfficial transcripts from all universities attended.
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
Not requiredScores may be uploaded for consideration.
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
GMAT
Not requiredScores may be uploaded for consideration.
Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
TOEFL iBT
Not requiredEnglish proficiency not required because the program is online only.
Source: purdue.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 1, 2026 · for Spring 2027

    Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
    Upcoming

  • Application deadline

    April 1, 2027 · for Summer 2027

    Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
    Upcoming

  • Application deadline

    August 1, 2027 · for Fall 2027

    Source: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026
    Upcoming

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 — Indiana resident and non-resident/international per credit hour$933.33per creditEstimated tuition$27,999.90 = 30 credits × $933.33 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: purdue.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $27,999.90 (30 credits × $933.33 per credit)

Comparison basis: All students — Indiana resident and non-resident/international per credit hour, academic year not stated. 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

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — 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)

Not verified — check the university's state authorization page before applying from outside Indiana.

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. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. purdue.edu/newsroom/2024/Q3/purdues-online-data-science-masters-addresses-burgeoning-demand-for-trai — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. purdue.edu/academics/ogsps/admissions/gradrequirements/westlafayette/data-science/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. purdue.edu/online/data-science/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. purdue.edu/online/data-science/admissions/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. purdue.edu/online/data-science/data-science-capstone-experience/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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