Skip to content
Data ScienceDegrees
University of California, Berkeley campus — Memorial Glade and Sather Tower on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley , California , Unite
Memorial Glade and Sather Tower on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley , California , United States. Campus photograph of University of California, Berkeley. · Photo: Gku · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
University of California, Berkeley logo

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, CAPublic WSCUCOfficial website

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.

Data science programs at University of California, Berkeley

2 eligible programs verified (1 bachelor's, 1 master's); formats: on campus, online with required attendance. Each program is listed separately — tuition, admissions and format belong to the program, not to the whole university.

Bachelor's Degrees in Data Science

University of California, Berkeley logo

University of California, Berkeley

Bachelor of Arts in Data Science

Data Science B.A.

Bachelor'sBATransfer entry
Location: Berkeley, CA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Study intensity not published
Duration: Length not published · 120 credits
Tuition: Tuition not published / not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
View Program

Master's Degrees in Data Science

University of California, Berkeley logo

University of California, Berkeley

Master of Information and Data Science

Online Master of Information and Data Science

Master'sMIDS
Location: Berkeley, CAUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Online with required attendanceCoursework is online, with a required in-person element such as an orientation, immersion, residency, proctored exam or on-site presentation.Required in person: immersion · Full-time or part-time
Duration: 12 to 32 months depending on pace (standard path 20 months) (12 months on the accelerated path with three courses per semester; 32 months at most on the decelerated path) · 27 credits
Tuition: $2,850 per credit · All students — Information and Data Science Program fees · 2026-2027
Next deadline: October 23, 2026 · Spring 2027
View Program

Accreditation

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1949 · next review 02/16/2035

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

The university states: “Accredited by the WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)” Source: ischool.berkeley.edu · verified October 11, 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
University of California, Berkeley
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
200 California Hall, Berkeley, CA 94720
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. cdss.berkeley.edu/dsus/academics/data-science-major — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. cdss.berkeley.edu/dsus/advising/data-science-faqs — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. cdss.berkeley.edu/dsus/data-science-prospective-students — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  5. DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. ischool.berkeley.edu/programs/mids — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

Request a correction · Claim this profile