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University of San Diego

San Diego, CAPrivate nonprofit WSCUCOfficial website

The University of San Diego offers an online Master of Science in Applied Data Science through its Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering. A full-time on-campus version is announced as coming soon.

Data science programs at University of San Diego

1 eligible program verified (1 master's); formats: fully online. Each program is listed separately — tuition, admissions and format belong to the program, not to the whole university.

Master's Degrees in Data Science

University of San Diego

Master of Science in Applied Data Science

Master of Science in Applied Data Science (online)

Master'sMS Fully online
Location: San Diego, 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 · Study intensity not published
Duration: 20 months over five semesters · 30 credits
Tuition: $995 per credit · Online students · year not stated
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Accreditation

  • WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since March 31, 1956 · next review 02/13/2032

    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” Source: onlinedegrees.sandiego.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.

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

  • Most online programs may enroll students from all U.S. states except Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Minnesota, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon (program-specific requirements), Rhode Island and Wisconsin.
    Source: onlinedegrees.sandiego.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…).
  • MS in Applied Data Science — On-Campus Full-Time (Master of Science in Applied Data Science)Announced as coming soon; not yet offered (an undated in-person flyer lists $2,000 per unit, 36 units).Source: sandiego.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • MS in Applied Artificial IntelligenceAI degree without data science in the title.Source: sandiego.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of San Diego
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
5998 Alcala Park, San Diego, CA 92110-2492
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Degrees awarded in Data Science (IPEDS CIP 30.70, first major)
47 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. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), CIP 30.70 Data Science — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/about/state-authorization-status/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/masters-applied-data-science/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. onlinedegrees.sandiego.edu/masters-applied-data-science/apply/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. DAPIP — WSCUC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. sandiego.edu/engineering/graduate/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. sandiego.edu/engineering/graduate/ms-applied-data-science.php — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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