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University of California San Diego

La Jolla, CAPublic WSCUCOfficial website

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.

Data science programs at University of California San Diego

6 eligible programs verified (2 bachelor's, 3 master's, 1 phd); formats: on campus, fully online. 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 Science in Data Science

Data Science Major

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entryTransfer entry
Location: La Jolla, CA
Delivery: Format not verifiedFormat not verified · Study intensity not published
Duration: designed to be completed in 12 quarters (first-years); minimum of 8 quarters for transfer students (students who entered as first-years)
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 Advanced Studies in Data Science and Engineering

Master of Advanced Studies in Data Science and Engineering (MAS-DSE)

Master'sMAS
Location: La Jolla, CA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Part-time
Duration: 6 academic quarters (2 years), with summers off (normative time to degree) · 38 credits
Tuition: $1,135 per credit · All students · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $43,130 (38 credits × $1,135 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: May 28, 2027 · Fall 2027
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University of California San Diego

Master of Science in Data Science

Master of Science (M.S.) in Data Science

Master'sMS
Location: La Jolla, CA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Full-time
Duration: between 1-2 years (depending on individual student academic plan and available course offerings) · 48 credits
Tuition: $22,985.17 per academic year · Resident (in-state) — Graduate, California residents, annual total tuition and fees · 2026-2027
Next deadline: December 2, 2026 · Fall 2027
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University of California San Diego

Master of Data Science

Master of Data Science Online (MDS)

Master'sMDS Fully online
Location: La Jolla, CAUniversity 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: normative time to degree completion is 18 months (typical pace of two courses per quarter for five quarters, without summer coursework) · 40 credits
Tuition: $780 per credit · All students — Program page, per unit, AY2025-2026 · 2025-2026Est. total tuition $32,600 (40 credits × $815 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: November 4, 2026 · Winter 2027
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PhD Programs in Data Science

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University of California San Diego

Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science

Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Data Science

PhDFunding not verified
Location: La Jolla, CA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Study intensity not published
Duration: Length not published · 52 credits
Tuition: $22,985.17 per academic year · Resident (in-state) — Graduate, California residents, annual total tuition and fees · 2026-2027
Next deadline: December 2, 2026 · Fall 2027
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Accreditation

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since May 31, 1964 · next review 02/15/2030

    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.

Published enrollment restrictions

State authorization rules decide whether the university can enroll you in an online program from your state. The university's location never decides it.

State authorization

  • UC San Diego is unable to accept new applications to online or distance education programs from residents of certain states; the list is subject to change.
    Source: mds.ucsd.edu · verified October 11, 2026

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 San Diego
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
9500 Gilman Dr, La Jolla, CA 92093
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Degrees awarded in Data Science (IPEDS CIP 30.70, first major)
73 master's, 1 doctoral (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. catalog.ucsd.edu/curric/DSC-gr.html — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. datascience.ucsd.edu/current-students/business-major-requirements/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. datascience.ucsd.edu/current-students/major-requirements/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. datascience.ucsd.edu/graduate/graduate-admissions/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. mas-dse.ucsd.edu/admissions/index.html — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. mds.ucsd.edu/admissions/index.html — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), CIP 30.70 Data Science — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  9. DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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