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University of Iowa · Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science

Master of Science in Data Science

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree

Overview

A 30-semester-hour MS in Data Science in the Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science, completed in three or four semesters, with core courses in statistics, computing, visualization and statistical learning and a required capstone practicum. Admission is for fall only and the GRE is not required.

Official program name
Master of Science in Data Science
Awarded degree
Master of Science in Data Science
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.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: grad.admissions.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Iowa City, IA
Required credits
30 s.h.
Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
three or four semesters
Source: stat.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms
Fall
Source: grad.admissions.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is an MS in Data Science.

Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.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
Format not verified
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Core courses in probability and statistics; data storage, access and management; data visualization, modeling, analysis and uncertainty quantification.
    Source: catalog.registrar.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Capstone

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”.
Mathematics prerequisites
RequiredTwo semesters of calculus or engineering calculus
Source: stat.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Statement / essay
RequiredStatement of purpose
Source: stat.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
Source: grad.admissions.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee
Required$60 — $60 ($100 for international applicants)
Source: grad.admissions.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredUnofficial transcripts for application; official transcripts if admitted
Source: grad.admissions.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
Not required
Source: grad.admissions.uiowa.edu · verified October 11, 2026
TOEFL iBT
RequiredInternational applicants may need TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo per Graduate College English proficiency requirements.
Source: stat.uiowa.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

    April 15 · for Fall

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: grad.admissions.uiowa.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.

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.registrar.uiowa.edu/liberal-arts-sciences/statistics-actuarial-science/data-science-ms/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. grad.admissions.uiowa.edu/academics/data-science-ms — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. stat.uiowa.edu/graduate/admissions — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. stat.uiowa.edu/graduate/funding — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. stat.uiowa.edu/graduate/ms-data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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