University of Virginia · School of Data Science

M.S. in Data Science, Online

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree

Overview

A part-time, 33-credit online M.S. in Data Science taken over five semesters, with asynchronous coursework plus required weekly live evening sessions on Zoom, a team capstone and a mandatory orientation.

Official program name: M.S. in Data Science, Online
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Data Science
Source: datascience.virginia.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 Virginia — School of Data Science
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Charlottesville, VAWhere 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: 33 credit hours
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: five semesters (20 months)
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Start terms: Spring, Fall
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is an M.S. in Data Science; the online format has its own page, tuition and deadlines.

Source: datascience.virginia.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: Online with required attendanceCoursework is online, with a required in-person element such as an orientation, immersion, residency, proctored exam or on-site presentation.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
In-person attendance: In-person requirements: not published
Class schedule: Mixed (live + self-paced)
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Study intensity: Part-time
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026

In-person requirements as published

Orientation Required
Enrolling students are contacted about the mandatory orientation; the format/location is not stated.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Other in-person requirement Not verified
Weekly synchronous live sessions on weekday evenings (ET) are required and graded.
weekly · online
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

DS 6015 Data Science Capstone in semester 5, a sponsored team project.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Academic calendar

Live sessions on weekday evenings, typically 7:15 to 9:30 p.m. ET, no classes on Mondays and Fridays.
Source: datascience.virginia.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: RequiredBachelor's degree from a three- or four-year accredited institution, any major.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Prerequisite courses: RequiredCalculus II, Introductory Statistics, Programming and Linear Algebra, completed before the first term.
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Recommendation letters: Not requiredNo letters of recommendation, personal statement or GRE/GMAT.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Résumé / CV: RequiredResume.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Interview: Not requiredNo interview; a 45-second audio response is used instead.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Application fee: Required$85 — $85 application fee or qualifying waiver.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Transcripts: RequiredUnofficial transcripts of all post-secondary study.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not requiredGRE/GMAT scores are neither required nor accepted.
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GMAT: Not requiredNot accepted.
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IELTS Academic: Required — minimum 7Only if English was not the language of instruction at the undergraduate institution.
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duolingo English Test: Required — minimum 130Only if English was not the language of instruction at the undergraduate institution.
Source: datascience.virginia.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
November 1, 2026 · for Spring 2027 · ET
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Upcoming
Final deadline
June 15, 2027 · for Fall 2027 · ET
Source: datascience.virginia.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
All students	$1,511	per creditEstimated tuition$49,863 = 33 credits × $1,511 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: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
All students — Total program tuition and fees	$50,259	entire programIncludes feesSource: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Estimated total tuition: $50,259 (published program total)

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

Other published fees

Comprehensive Fee Off-Grounds, per semester: $12 per semesterMandatory
Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Tuition deposit (applied toward tuition): $500Mandatory
Source: datascience.virginia.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.

Quantitative Foundation Fellowships FellowshipCompetitive
Eligibility: Online MSDS students; distributed over five semesters, contingent on at least six credits per term and good academic standing
Source: datascience.virginia.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

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)

Not verified — check the university's state authorization page before applying from outside Virginia.

International applicants

F-1 visas cannot be issued for the online program; international students wishing to study in the U.S. should apply to the residential program.Source: datascience.virginia.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages below. Last verified October 11, 2026.

datascience.virginia.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
datascience.virginia.edu/degrees/info/online-msds-academics — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
datascience.virginia.edu/degrees/info/online-msds-admissions — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
datascience.virginia.edu/degrees/info/online-msds-deadlines-and-events — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
datascience.virginia.edu/degrees/info/online-msds-faqs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
datascience.virginia.edu/degrees/info/online-msds-tuition-and-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
datascience.virginia.edu/degrees/msds-online — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
datascience.virginia.edu/degrees/phd — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
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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