University of Pittsburgh · School of Computing and Information

Master of Data Science (MDS)

Awarded degree: Master of Data Science

Master'sMDSData science degree Fully online

Overview

A fully online, asynchronous 30-credit Master of Data Science from Pitt's School of Computing and Information, delivered with Coursera. Admission is by earning a B or higher in a 3-credit pathway course plus bachelor's degree verification; tuition is $510 per credit (about $15,300 total) regardless of residency.

Official program name: Master of Data Science (MDS)
Awarded degree: Master of Data Science
Source: sci.pitt.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 Pittsburgh — School of Computing and Information
Source: tuition.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Pittsburgh, PAWhere the university is located. Study is online; this is not a residency requirement and does not decide whether you may enroll from your state.
Required credits: 30 credits (ten courses)
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: 20 to 36 months to complete
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Spring
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Delivered through Coursera; the program's degree requirements and admissions pages are hosted on coursera.org and were not used as sources.

Why this program is listed

Master of Data Science awarded by the University of Pittsburgh SCI; Coursera is the delivery partner.

Source: sci.pitt.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.
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
In-person attendance: In-person requirements: not published
Class schedule: Asynchronous
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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

Other

Performance-based admission: complete the 3-credit pathway course Data-Centric Computing with a B or higher.
Source: sci.pitt.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: RequiredVerification of a bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. university or equivalent.
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Statement / essay: Not requiredNo essays.
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Recommendation letters: Not requiredNo letters of recommendation.
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV: Not requiredNo resume, transcripts, essays or letters of recommendation.
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Other requirement: RequiredPathway course Data-Centric Computing (3 credits) completed with a B or higher.
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

TOEFL iBT: Required — minimum 80International students; iBT 80 or PBT 550; waivable under university exceptions.
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
IELTS Academic: Required — minimum 6.5International students; alternative to TOEFL.
Source: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duolingo English Test: Required — minimum 110International students; alternative to TOEFL.
Source: sci.pitt.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.

Other deadline
January 6, 2027 · for Spring 2027
Source: sci.pitt.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.

Category	Amount	Basis and year
Online students — Online graduate, School of Computing and Information, Master of Data Science, part-time per creditFrom the university's online tuition table	$510	per credit · 2026-2027Estimated tuition$15,300 = 30 credits × $510 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: tuition.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — Approximate total tuition, regardless of residency	$15,300	entire programSource: sci.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $15,300 (published program total)

Comparison basis: All students — Approximate total tuition, regardless of residency, academic year not stated. Excludes mandatory fees, books, living costs and any rate changes during the program. How we calculate

Other published fees

Computing and Network Services Fee, part-time per term: $137 per termMandatory
Source: tuition.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Program Administration Fee, part-time per term: $75 per termMandatory
Source: tuition.pitt.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — 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 Pennsylvania.

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.

DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
sci.pitt.edu/academics/masters-degrees/data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
sci.pitt.edu/performance-based-admissions-enrollment — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
tuition.pitt.edu/online-graduate/tuition/school-computing-and-information/master-data-science-0 — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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