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University of Colorado Boulder · College of Engineering and Applied Science

Residential MS in Data Science

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree

Overview

A 30-credit, non-thesis on-campus master's taught by the Departments of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science and Information Science, with fall admission only. Applicants without the recommended math and programming background may be admitted to a Bridge pathway requiring 30-34 credits.

Official program name
Residential MS in Data Science
Awarded degree
Master of Science in Data Science
Source: catalog.colorado.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: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Boulder, CO
Required credits
30 credits (30–34 in the Bridge to Data Science Pathway)
Source: catalog.colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Most students complete the degree in 1½ – 2 years.
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms
Fall
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)

Also offered as a separate online program on Coursera (see ms-data-science-online); the two are not interchangeable.

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a Master of Science in Data Science; the on-campus version has its own catalog entry, admissions process and tuition.

Source: catalog.colorado.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: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Full-time or Part-time
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • 21 credits of core coursework in statistics, computer science and general core concepts plus 9 elective credits.
    Source: catalog.colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Thesis

Accelerated options

  • Can be earned through the bachelor's–accelerated master's (BAM) program by enrolled CU Boulder undergraduates.
    Source: catalog.colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Other

  • Bridge to Data Science Pathway for applicants without the specified math and programming background (30–34 credits).
    Source: colorado.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
RequiredBaccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university (or equivalent work)
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 3 — Minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Mathematics prerequisites
RecommendedDifferential and integral calculus, linear algebra, some infinite sequences and series
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Programming prerequisites
RecommendedSome programming experience
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredPersonal statement, 1 page maximum
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required1 letters — One letter of recommendation required
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredCurrent CV or resume
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee
Required$60 — $60 domestic, $80 international
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredUnofficial undergraduate and graduate transcripts
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
Not requiredTest blind; GRE scores are not reviewed.
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
TOEFL iBT
Required — minimum 80For applicants whose native language is not English.
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
IELTS Academic
Required — minimum 6.5Alternative English proficiency test.
Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duolingo English Test
Required — minimum 115Alternative English proficiency test.
Source: colorado.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.
  • Priority deadline

    December 15 · for Fall 2027

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
    Year not printed
  • Final deadline

    February 15 at 10:00 p.m. Mountain Time · for Fall 2027 · America/Denver

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: colorado.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.

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.

  • MS-DS Impact Scholarship ScholarshipCompetitive

    Three one-time $5,000 scholarships per academic year

    Eligibility: Incoming domestic and international Residential MS-DS students; all applicants considered.

    Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • MS-DS Endowed Scholarship ScholarshipCompetitive

    Two one-time $2,000 scholarships per academic year

    Eligibility: Incoming domestic Residential MS-DS students with financial need shown through FAFSA.

    Source: colorado.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Teaching and research assistantships Assistantship

    Eligibility: Residential MS-DS students are not eligible for teaching or research assistantships; hourly campus employment is available.

    Source: colorado.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

  • 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)

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.colorado.edu/graduate/colleges-schools/engineering-applied-science/programs-study/data-scien — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. colorado.edu/program/data-science/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. colorado.edu/program/data-science/residential — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. colorado.edu/program/data-science/residential/admissions — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. colorado.edu/program/data-science/residential/faqs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. colorado.edu/program/data-science/residential/finances — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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