

University of North Texas
Denton, TXPublic SACSCOCOfficial website
UNT's Anuradha and Vikas Sinha Department of Data Science offers a BS, an MS and a PhD in Data Science, with courses in Denton, Frisco and online; the MS can be completed entirely online. The Department of Information Science also offers a Data Science concentration in its BS and PhD in Information Science.
Data science programs at University of North Texas
5 eligible programs verified (2 bachelor's, 1 master's, 2 phd); formats: 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
Bachelor of Science in Information Science — Data Science
Bachelor of Science in Information Science - Data Science concentration
Master's Degrees in Data Science
PhD Programs in Data Science
Doctor of Philosophy in Information Science — Data Science Concentration
Information Science Ph.D. - Data Science Concentration
Accreditation
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 2013 · next review 12/01/2028
Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education
Source: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)
Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1925 · next review 12/01/2026
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
- The Anuradha and Vikas Sinha Department of Data ScienceSource: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- Department of Information ScienceSource: informationscience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Offerings we reviewed but do not list
- MS in Biomedical Engineering and MS in Data ScienceDual-degree pathway (two master's degrees); the MS in Data Science is recorded on its own.Source: datascience.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- Graduate Academic Certificate in Data ScienceCertificate, not a degree.Source: caiaa.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
- MS in Advanced Data AnalyticsAnalytics degree without data science in the title.Source: caiaa.unt.edu · verified October 11, 2026
Institution
- Official name
- University of North Texas
- Control
- PublicSource: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
- Main location
- 1501 W.Chestnut Ave., Denton, TX 76203-1277Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
- Degrees awarded in Data Science (IPEDS CIP 30.70, first major)
- 32 bachelor's, 344 master's (2023-24)Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Sources
- caiaa.unt.edu/academic-programs/degrees.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
- datascience.unt.edu/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
- datascience.unt.edu/programs/msds/ms-bmen-ds.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
- datascience.unt.edu/programs/phdds/index.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
- informationscience.unt.edu/programs/bsis/program-concentrations.html — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
- IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
- IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), CIP 30.70 Data Science — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
- DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
- DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026