University of Wisconsin-Madison · Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics

Biomedical Data Science, MS

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Biomedical Data Science

Master'sMSData science degree

Overview

A 30-credit, face-to-face MS in Biomedical Data Science in the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics (School of Medicine and Public Health), with fall admission only and no GRE requirement.

Official program name: Biomedical Data Science, MS
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Biomedical Data Science
Source: guide.wisc.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.Focus: Health / biomedical data science
School: University of Wisconsin-Madison — Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Location: Madison, WI
Required credits: 30 credits minimum
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Fall
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Awarded degree is an MS in Biomedical Data Science.

Source: guide.wisc.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: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Class schedule: Not verified
Study intensity: Not published

Curriculum

Curriculum details: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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”.

Recommendation letters: Required3 letters — Three letters of recommendation
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Tests

GRE General Test: Not required
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

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Application deadline
December 15 · for Fall
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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

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Funding classification: Funding not verified

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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

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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.

guide.wisc.edu/graduate/biostatistics-medical-informatics/biomedical-data-science-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
guide.wisc.edu/graduate/biostatistics-medical-informatics/biomedical-data-science-phd/ — 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

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