An independent directory of US data science degrees
Universities with at least one verified data science degree. Each school profile lists its eligible programs separately — tuition, admissions and format belong to a program, never to the whole institution.
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Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list
East Lansing, MIPublicAccredited: HLC
Michigan State University offers a 30-credit Master of Science in Data Science shared by the College of Engineering and the College of Natural Science, a Bachelor of Science in Data Science in the College of Natural Science, and a Bachelor of Science in Computational Data Science in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering.
Murfreesboro, TNPublicAccredited: SACSCOC
Middle Tennessee State University offers data science degrees through the College of Basic and Applied Sciences at three levels: a Bachelor of Science in Data Science with three concentrations, a Master of Science in Data Science combining online and on-campus courses, and an interdisciplinary Ph.D. in Computational and Data Science.
Newark, NJPublicAccredited: MSCHE
NJIT's Department of Data Science in the Ying Wu College of Computing, together with the Department of Mathematical Sciences, offers a B.S. in Data Science (Computing and Statistics options), a 30-credit M.S. in Data Science (Computational and Statistics tracks) in Newark, Jersey City and online, and a Ph.D. in Data Science. The Martin Tuchman School of Management offers a Ph.D. in Business Data Science.
New York, NYPrivate nonprofitAccredited: MSCHE
At New York University, the Center for Data Science offers a BA in Data Science and two joint majors (Computer and Data Science; Data Science and Mathematics) in the College of Arts and Science, plus a 36-credit MS and a 72-credit PhD in Data Science through the Graduate School of Arts and Science. The Tandon School of Engineering's Center for Urban Science and Progress offers a 36-credit MS in Urban Data Science.
Evanston, ILPrivate nonprofitAccredited: HLC
Northwestern University offers a data science major through the Department of Statistics and Data Science, an MS and a PhD in Statistics and Data Science, an MS in Machine Learning and Data Science in the McCormick School of Engineering, and a Master of Science in Data Science (part-time online or one-year accelerated) and an online MS in Healthcare Data Science through the School of Professional Studies.
Norfolk, VAPublicAccredited: SACSCOC
Old Dominion University's School of Data Science offers a B.S. in Data Science and a 30-credit M.S. in Data Science and Analytics with five concentrations, available on campus in Norfolk, Virginia and online through ODUGlobal. The Department of Mathematics and Statistics offers a Mathematics of Data Science concentration in its M.S. and Ph.D. in Computational and Applied Mathematics.
University Park, PAPublicAccredited: MSCHE
Penn State offers a Data Sciences B.S. at University Park with three options housed in the College of Information Sciences and Technology, the Eberly College of Science and the College of Engineering. Penn State World Campus offers an online M.S. in Spatial Data Science.
West Lafayette, INPublicAccredited: HLC
Purdue University offers a Bachelor of Science in data science in the College of Science, created jointly by the Departments of Computer Science and Statistics with emphases in computer science, mathematics or applied statistics, and an online Master of Science in Data Science through Purdue Online.
Houston, TXPrivate nonprofitAccredited: SACSCOC
Rice University's Department of Computer Science offers the Master of Data Science (MDS) as a separate on-campus program in Houston and an online program; both award the same 31-35 credit-hour non-thesis degree. At the undergraduate level Rice offers a data science minor, not a major.
Dallas, TXPrivate nonprofitAccredited: SACSCOC
Southern Methodist University's Department of Statistics and Data Science in Dedman College offers a BS in Data Science and an in-person MS in Data Science and Applied Statistics. An online Master of Science in Data Science (DataScience@SMU) combines courses from Dedman College, the Lyle School of Engineering and the Meadows School of the Arts and includes a required on-campus immersion.
Stony Brook, NYPublicAccredited: MSCHE
Stony Brook University's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences offers a BS in Data Science through the Department of Computer Science, and an MS and a PhD in Data Science jointly sponsored by the Departments of Applied Mathematics and Statistics and Computer Science. The 36-credit MS and the 78-credit PhD share ten core courses.
Syracuse, NYPrivate nonprofitAccredited: MSCHE
Syracuse University's School of Information Studies (iSchool) offers a BS in Applied Data Science on campus and an MS in Applied Data Science that is offered both on campus and online. The online master's has four cohort start dates per year and combines self-paced coursework with weekly live sessions.
College Station, TXPublicAccredited: SACSCOC
Texas A&M University offers an on-campus interdisciplinary Master of Science in Data Science coordinated by the Texas A&M Institute of Data Science, with tracks in four departments. The Department of Statistics offers a Master of Science in Statistical Data Science on campus and through an online distance program.
Lubbock, TXPublicAccredited: SACSCOC
Texas Tech University's Rawls College of Business offers a 36-credit-hour Master of Science in Data Science that can be completed on campus in one year or online on one-year, two-year or part-time spring-entry schedules. Data science is also available as a named concentration in the B.S. in Computer Science and in the Professional MBA.
Austin, TXPublicAccredited: SACSCOC
The University of Texas at Austin offers a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science through the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences, and an online Master of Science in Data Science offered jointly with the Department of Computer Science through Computer & Data Science Online (CDSO).
Tucson, AZPublicAccredited: WSCUC
The University of Arizona offers a B.S. in Data Science and a B.A. in Statistics and Data Science through the Department of Mathematics, a 30-unit M.S. in Data Science from the College of Information Science on the Tucson campus and fully online through Arizona Online, and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Statistics and Data Science through a Graduate Interdisciplinary Program. A professional master's in Data Science and Applied Statistics began its first cohort in Fall 2026.
La Jolla, CAPublicAccredited: WSCUC
UC San Diego's Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute, part of the Halıcıoğlu School of Data Science and Computing, offers a BS in Data Science, a BS in Business Data Science (with the Rady School of Management), a residential MS and PhD in Data Science, an online Master of Data Science, and a part-time, weekend in-person Master of Advanced Studies in Data Science and Engineering.
Berkeley, CAPublicAccredited: WSCUC
UC Berkeley offers a Data Science B.A. through the College of Computing, Data Science and Society and an online Master of Information and Data Science (MIDS) through the School of Information.
Boulder, COPublicAccredited: HLC
CU Boulder awards a Master of Science in Data Science through the College of Engineering and Applied Science, offered as a residential program and as an online program on the Coursera platform with performance-based admission. The Department of Applied Mathematics offers BA and BS degrees in Statistics and Data Science.
Denver, COPrivate nonprofitAccredited: HLC
The University of Denver's Department of Computer Science in the Ritchie School of Engineering and Computer Science offers a 48-credit Master of Science in Applied Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, listed in the 2026-2027 Graduate Bulletin. A 4:1 option lets DU computer science undergraduates combine a BS in Computer Science with this MS.
