University of Wisconsin-Madison · Department of Statistics

Statistics: Statistics and Data Science, MS

Awarded degree: Master of Science in Statistics — Statistics and Data Science (named option)

Master'sMSDS concentration

Overview

A 30-credit, face-to-face professional named option in Statistics and Data Science within the Statistics MS, expected to take 3-4 semesters, with fall and spring admission and no GRE requirement. Tuition follows a per-credit professional schedule that is the same for residents and non-residents.

Official program name: Statistics: Statistics and Data Science, MS
Awarded degree: Master of Science in Statistics
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Degree level: Master's
Program classification: Related degree with a data science concentrationNamed option: Statistics and Data Science (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.
School: University of Wisconsin-Madison — Department of Statistics
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: 3-4 semesters (2 semesters for students coming from the Statistics Visiting International Student Program)
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Start terms: Fall, Spring
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Teaching language: English (not separately stated)

Why this program is listed

Officially documented named option (sub-major) in Statistics and Data Science within the Statistics 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: 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
February 15 · for Fall
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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Application deadline
October 1 · for Spring
The university does not print a year with this date.
Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
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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.

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.

Assistantships (stipend only) AssistantshipCompetitive
Stipend pay only; no tuition remission
Source: stat.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/statistics/statistics-ms/statistics-statistics-data-science-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
stat.wisc.edu/graduate-admissions/data-science-option/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026

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