University of Michigan · LSA Department of Statistics

Data Science Master's Program

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree

Overview

An on-campus MS in Data Science run by the LSA Department of Statistics with core coursework in statistics and computing, a capstone and electives. Admission is for fall only.

Official program name: Data Science Master's Program
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science
Source: lsa.umich.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: University of Michigan — LSA Department of Statistics
Source: bulletin.engin.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Ann Arbor, MI
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall
Source: lsa.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Current U-M Ann Arbor graduate students can also earn the MS in Data Science as a dual degree alongside another graduate program.

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a Master of Science in Data Science.

Source: lsa.umich.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: si.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

Curriculum

Capstone

A capstone course is required (3-4 credits).
Source: lsa.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

At least 25 units of graduate-level coursework must be completed during residency in the program, 18 of them at the advanced graduate level.
Source: lsa.umich.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”.

Minimum GPA: Not requiredNo formal GPA requirement; holistic review
Source: lsa.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Mathematics prerequisites: Required2 semesters of college calculus and 1 semester of linear or matrix algebra
Source: lsa.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Programming prerequisites: Required1 introduction to computing course
Source: lsa.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Statement / essay: RequiredStatement of Purpose and Personal Statement
Source: lsa.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters: Required2 letters — Two letters of recommendation (a third is optional)
Source: lsa.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredCurriculum vitae or resume
Source: lsa.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee: RequiredNon-refundable application fee (amount not printed on the program page)
Source: lsa.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not requiredApplicants may submit GRE scores as additional information.
Source: lsa.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026
TOEFL iBT: RequiredStudents from non-English speaking countries must demonstrate English proficiency; exemptions follow Rackham rules.
Source: lsa.umich.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.

Final deadline
January 15, 11:59 PM Pacific Standard Time · for Fall · America/Los_Angeles
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: lsa.umich.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.

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)

U-M participates in the State Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA), which authorizes it to enroll online students from all states and territories in the United States. Official pageSource: ai.umich.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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.

ai.umich.edu/distance-education-disclosures/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 11, 2026
bulletin.engin.umich.edu/eecs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
lsa.umich.edu/stats/masters_students/mastersprograms/data-science-masters-program.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
lsa.umich.edu/stats/masters_students/prospective-masters-students/data-science-masters-application.h — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
si.umich.edu/programs/master-applied-data-science/frequently-asked-questions-master-applied-data-sci — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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