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University of North Texas · The Anuradha and Vikas Sinha Department of Data Science

Ph.D. in Data Science

Awarded degree: Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science

PhDData science degreeFunding not verified

Overview

A research doctorate requiring 60 credit hours for students entering with a related master's or 75 beyond the bachelor's, including core courses, prescribed electives, a qualifying exam and proposal, and at least 12 dissertation hours. The format is listed as face-to-face/hybrid.

Official program name
Ph.D. in Data Science
Awarded degree
Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science
Source: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level
PhD — research doctorate
Program classification
Dedicated data science degreeThe awarded degree or official program title is data science itself.
School
Source: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location
Denton, TX
Required credits
60 credit hours with a related master's; 75 beyond the bachelor's
Source: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
Fall, Spring
Source: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language
English (not separately stated)
Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is a PhD in Data Science.

Source: datascience.unt.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
HybridA substantial part of the coursework meets in person and part is online.A substantial part of the coursework meets in person and part is online.
Source: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule
Not verified
Study intensity
Not published

Curriculum

Dissertation

Internship

Other

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”.
Statement / essay
RequiredPersonal statement of 800-1000 words
Source: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters
Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
Source: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV
RequiredCV/resume
Source: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transcripts
RequiredOfficial transcripts from all colleges and universities attended
Source: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test
RequiredMay be waived case by case, e.g. for recent UNT master's graduates in listed fields or with a 3.5 GPA.
Source: datascience.unt.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

    Rolling admission · for Spring 2027

    The university does not print a year with this date.

    Source: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
    Rolling

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.

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

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — 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. datascience.unt.edu/programs/phdds/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. DAPIP — SACSCOC 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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