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Harvard University offers an on-campus Master of Science (SM) in Data Science through the Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (applications via Harvard Griffin GSAS), an on-campus Master of Science in Health Data Science at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, and, through Harvard Extension School, a Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Extension Studies in the field of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence taught mostly online with one three-week on-campus course.

Data science programs at Harvard University

2 eligible programs verified (2 master's); formats: on campus. 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 Health Data Science

Master of Science - Health Data Science

Master'sSM
Location: Cambridge, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Full-time
Duration: 2 years; 4 semesters (full-time) · 80 credits
Tuition: $58,272 per academic year · All students — Master of Science 80-credit, 2 years full-time · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Master of Science in Data Science

Master's in Data Science

Master'sSM
Location: Cambridge, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Study intensity not published
Duration: at least 3 semesters (one and a half academic years); some students extend to a fourth semester · 48 credits
Tuition: $33,752 per term · All students — Second year (one term only) · 2026-2027
Next deadline: December 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since December 1, 1929 · next review 06/30/2028

    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…).
  • Secondary Field in Data ScienceSecondary field (minor-like credential for PhD students), not a degree.Source: seas.harvard.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Data Science Graduate Certificate (Harvard Extension School)Certificate, not a degree.Source: extension.harvard.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Harvard University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138
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. extension.harvard.edu/academics/programs/data-science-graduate-certificate/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. extension.harvard.edu/academics/programs/data-science-graduate-program/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. gsas.harvard.edu/program/data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. hsph.harvard.edu/program/sm-health-data-science/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. seas.harvard.edu/applied-computation/graduate-programs/masters-data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. seas.harvard.edu/masters-data-science/secondary-field-data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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Harvard University Data Science Degrees (Master's)