Psychology: Data Science in Human Behavior, MS

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Psychology — Data Science in Human Behavior (named option)

Master'sMSDS concentration

Overview

A 33-credit, face-to-face named option within the Psychology MS that trains graduates in behavioral sciences to use data science tools; designed for four semesters of full-time study ending with a semester-long applied capstone placement.

Official program name: Psychology: Data Science in Human Behavior, MS
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Psychology
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Program classification: Related degree with a data science concentrationNamed option: Data Science in Human Behavior (named option)A related degree (computer science, statistics…) with an officially named data science concentration, track or specialization. The awarded degree is the related field.Focus: Social science data science
School: University of Wisconsin-Madison
Location: Madison, WI
Required credits: 33 credits minimum
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Duration: four semesters of full-time study (full-time)
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Fall
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Officially named option 'Data Science in Human Behavior' within the Psychology MS.

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: Full-time
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Curriculum

Capstone

One semester of placement with a company or organization for an applied capstone project.
Source: guide.wisc.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”.

Recommendation letters: Required1 letters — One letter 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
March 31 · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
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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

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.

No tuition-remitting assistantships Other funding
Source: guide.wisc.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

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/psychology/psychology-ms/psychology-data-science-human-behavior-ms/ — 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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