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Brown University's Data Science Institute offers an in-person Master of Science (Sc.M.) in Data Science and an online Master of Science in Data Science: Policy, Governance & Society. The School of Public Health offers an online Sc.M. in Biostatistics with a Health Data Science track. Brown has no undergraduate data science degree; undergraduates can earn a Data Fluency certificate.

Data science programs at Brown University

3 eligible programs verified (3 master's); formats: on campus, fully online. Each program is listed separately — tuition, admissions and format belong to the program, not to the whole university.

Master's Degrees in Data Science

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Master of Science in Data Science

Master's in Data Science (Sc.M.)

Master'sScM
Location: Providence, RI
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Full-time
Duration: 12, 16, 21 or 24 months (fall start); default 21 months for fall starts and 24 months for spring starts (chosen completion plan) · 9 credits
Tuition: $10,196 per course · All students — Graduate - Master's course rate, Data Science · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Master of Science in Data Science: Policy, Governance & Society

Online Master's in Data Science: Policy, Governance & Society

Master'sScM Fully online
Location: Providence, RIUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the university states no required in-person attendance for this program.Fully online per the university; no in-person requirement found · Study intensity not published
Duration: as little as 16 months (four consecutive 14-week semesters, including summer) (two courses per semester) · 8 credits
Tuition: $7,500 per course · Online students — Online Master's of Data Science, Policy, Governance, & Society · 2026-2027
Next deadline: October 15, 2026 · Spring 2027
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Master of Science in Biostatistics — Health Data Science track

Online Master of Science in Biostatistics (Sc.M.), Health Data Science track

Master'sScMDS concentration Fully online
Location: Providence, RIUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the university states no required in-person attendance for this program.Fully online per the university; no in-person requirement found · Study intensity not published
Duration: 5 consecutive semesters · 9 credits
Tuition: $7,500 per course · Online students — Online Master's of Biostatistics Health Data Science · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since July 1, 1929 · next review 12/31/2028

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

    Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Institutional accreditation (recorded in the U.S. Department of Education's DAPIP database) covers the whole institution. It is not a ranking and does not describe any one program.

Departments and schools

Academic units that administer the listed programs.

Offerings we reviewed but do not list

This directory lists data science bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees. These offerings were checked against official pages and fall outside that scope (certificates, minors, analytics or AI degrees without data science in the title…).
  • Certificate in Data Fluency (undergraduate)Certificate, not a degree; Brown has no undergraduate data science concentration.Source: dsi.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • DSI Doctoral Certificate in Data ScienceCertificate for Brown PhD students, not a degree.Source: dsi.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Data Enabled Computational Engineering Sciences (DECES) master'sTitle does not name data science; computational engineering degree.Source: sfs.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Online ScM in Business AnalyticsBusiness analytics degree without data science in the title.Source: sfs.brown.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Brown University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
One Prospect Street, Providence, RI 02912
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Degrees awarded in Data Science (IPEDS CIP 30.70, first major)
45 master's (2023-24)
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Sources

Last verified October 11, 2026. Program facts and their sources are on each program page.
  1. bulletin.brown.edu/graduate/concentrations/bhds/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. dsi.brown.edu/academics/masters-programs/masters-data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. dsi.brown.edu/academics/masters-programs/masters-data-science/faq — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. dsi.brown.edu/academics/masters-programs/online-masters-data-science-policy-governance-society — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. dsi.brown.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/certificate-data-fluency — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), CIP 30.70 Data Science — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  9. sfs.brown.edu/tuition-and-fees/graduate — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026
  10. sfs.brown.edu/tuition-and-fees/online-masters-tuition-and-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 11, 2026

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