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The University of Texas at Austin

Austin, TXPublic SACSCOCOfficial website

The University of Texas at Austin offers a Bachelor of Science in Statistics and Data Science through the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences, and an online Master of Science in Data Science offered jointly with the Department of Computer Science through Computer & Data Science Online (CDSO).

Data science programs at The University of Texas at Austin

2 eligible programs verified (1 bachelor's, 1 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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The University of Texas at Austin

Master of Science in Data Science

Online Master of Science in Data Science

Master'sMS Fully online
Location: Austin, TXUniversity 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 · Full-time or part-time
Duration: 18 to 36 months · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,000 per course · All students · year not stated
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Accreditation

  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1901 · next review 12/01/2028

    Recognized by: U.S. Department of Education

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

The university states: “Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges” Source: cdso.utexas.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

  • Primary state authorization through the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; institutional member of NC-SARA.
    Source: provost.utexas.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…).
  • Ph.D. in Statistics (Doctor of Philosophy)Statistics doctorate without data science in the degree title.Source: stat.utexas.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Concurrent M.S. in StatisticsStatistics master's for students enrolled in other graduate programs; no data science in the title.Source: stat.utexas.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Minor in Statistics and Data ScienceMinor, not a degree.Source: stat.utexas.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Certificate in Scientific Computation and Data ScienceUndergraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: stat.utexas.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence (online) (Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence)AI degree without data science in the title.Source: cdso.utexas.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
The University of Texas at Austin
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
110 Inner Campus Drive, Austin, TX 78705
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Degrees awarded in Data Science (IPEDS CIP 30.70, first major)
174 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. cdso.utexas.edu/apply — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. cdso.utexas.edu/faq — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. cdso.utexas.edu/msds — 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. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), CIP 30.70 Data Science — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. DAPIP — SACSCOC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. provost.utexas.edu/finance-reporting-compliance/state-authorization/ — Official disclosure page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. stat.utexas.edu/academics — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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