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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Champaign, ILPublic HLCOfficial website

The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign offers nine undergraduate 'X + Data Science' degrees that pair a field such as accountancy, astronomy, business, chemical engineering or information sciences with a common data science core. At the graduate level it offers an online MS in CyberGIS and Geospatial Data Science and a data science track in the online Master of Computer Science.

Data science programs at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

11 eligible programs verified (9 bachelor's, 2 master's); formats: 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

Master's Degrees in Data Science

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Science in CyberGIS and Geospatial Data Science

CyberGIS and Geospatial Data Science, MS (online)

Master'sMS Fully online
Location: Champaign, 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 · Study intensity not published
Duration: less than two years · 32 credits
Tuition: $798 per credit · All students · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $25,536 (32 credits × $798 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Master of Computer Science in Computer Science — Data Science track (MCS-DS)

Online Master of Computer Science, Data Science Track (MCS-DS)

Master'sMCSDS concentration Fully online
Location: Champaign, ILUniversity location, not a residency requirement
Delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the university states no required in-person attendance for this program.No required campus visits (stated) · Study intensity not published
Duration: as little as one year or as many as five years (pace chosen by the student) · 32 credits
Tuition: Tuition not published / not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1913 · next review 08/31/2030

    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.

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…).
  • Data Science & Engineering (DSE) graduate concentrationOptional graduate concentration added to doctoral programs in several departments, not a degree program on its own.Source: catalog.illinois.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Data Science minor (LAS)Minor, not a degree.Source: catalog.illinois.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
601 E John Street, Champaign, IL 61820-5711
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Degrees awarded in Data Science (IPEDS CIP 30.70, first major)
20 bachelor's, 21 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. catalog.illinois.edu/graduate/engineering/concentration/data-science-engineering/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  2. catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  3. catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/bus/accountancy-data-science-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  4. catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/bus/business-data-science-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  5. catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/bus/finance-data-science-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  6. catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/engineering/nuclear-plasma-radiological-engineering-data-science- — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  7. catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/las/astronomy-data-science-bslas/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  8. catalog.illinois.edu/undergraduate/las/chemical-engineering-data-science-bs/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 11, 2026
  9. gis.illinois.edu/programs/masters-degree/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  10. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  11. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), CIP 30.70 Data Science — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  12. online.illinois.edu/online-programs/graduate-programs/cybergis-and-geospatial-data-science/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  13. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  14. siebelschool.illinois.edu/academics/graduate/professional-mcs/online-master-computer-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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