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Northwestern University

Evanston, ILPrivate nonprofit HLCOfficial website

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.

Data science programs at Northwestern University

7 eligible programs verified (1 bachelor's, 5 master's, 1 phd); formats: on campus, fully online, hybrid. Each program is listed separately — tuition, admissions and format belong to the program, not to the whole university.

Bachelor's Degrees in Data Science

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Bachelor of Arts (major in Data Science)

Data Science Major

Bachelor'sBAFirst-year entryTransfer entry
Location: Evanston, IL
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Study intensity not published
Duration: Length not published
Tuition: Tuition not published / not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Master's Degrees in Data Science

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Master of Science in Data Science

Accelerated Master's in Data Science

Master'sMS
Location: Evanston, IL
Delivery: HybridA substantial part of the coursework meets in person and part is online.Part in person, part online · Full-time
Duration: one year (full-time, three courses per quarter) · 12 credits
Tuition: $16,215 per term · All students · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Master of Science in Healthcare Data Science

Master of Science in Healthcare Data Science (online)

Master'sMS
Location: Evanston, IL
Delivery: Format not verifiedFormat not verified · Study intensity not published
Duration: Length not published · 12 credits
Tuition: $4,760 per course · All students · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Master of Science in Data Science

Online Master's in Data Science (MSDS), part-time

Master'sMS Fully online
Location: Evanston, ILUniversity 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 · Part-time
Duration: two to three years of uninterrupted part-time study; five years allowed (part-time, one to two classes per quarter) · 12 credits
Tuition: $5,098 per course · All students · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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PhD Programs in Data Science

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Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics and Data Science

PhD in Statistics and Data Science

PhDJoint degreeFunding not verified
Location: Evanston, IL
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Full-time
Duration: Length not published
Tuition: Tuition not published / not verified
Next deadline: December 1, 2026 · Fall 2027
Stipend: Published stipend $47,748 (annual)
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1913 · next review 08/31/2035

    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…).

Institution

Official name
Northwestern University
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
633 Clark St, Evanston, IL 60208
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Degrees awarded in Data Science (IPEDS CIP 30.70, first major)
21 bachelor'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. catalogs.northwestern.edu/sps/certificates/post-baccalaureate/data-science/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalogs.northwestern.edu/tgs/integrated-data-science/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalogs.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/arts-sciences/statistics-data-science/data-science-minor/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. catalogs.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/engineering-applied-science/machine-learning-data-science/ — Official catalog / bulletin, 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. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), CIP 30.70 Data Science — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. sps.northwestern.edu/masters/data-science/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  9. sps.northwestern.edu/masters/healthcare-data-science/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  10. statistics.northwestern.edu/graduate/phd-program/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  11. statistics.northwestern.edu/undergraduate/data_science_major/declaring_ds_major.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  12. mccormick.northwestern.edu/machine-learning-data-science/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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