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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison offers a Data Science major with BA and BS degree options and an MS in Data Science run jointly by the Statistics and Computer Sciences departments, plus an MS and PhD in Biomedical Data Science in the Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics. Data science named options also exist within the Statistics MS and the Psychology MS. All are listed as face-to-face programs in the 2026-2027 Guide.

Data science programs at University of Wisconsin-Madison

7 eligible programs verified (2 bachelor's, 4 master's, 1 phd); formats: on campus. 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 Wisconsin-Madison

Master of Science in Data Science

Data Science, MS

Master'sMS
Location: Madison, WI
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Study intensity not published
Duration: 1.5 to two years (3 to 4 semesters) (depending on preferred pace) · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,600 per credit · All students — MS Data Science special tuition rate · year not statedEst. total tuition $48,000 (30 credits × $1,600 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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University of Wisconsin-Madison

Master of Science in Statistics — Statistics and Data Science (named option)

Statistics: Statistics and Data Science, MS

Master'sMSDS concentration
Location: Madison, WI
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Study intensity not published
Duration: 3-4 semesters (2 semesters for students coming from the Statistics Visiting International Student Program) · 30 credits
Tuition: Tuition not published / not verified
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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PhD Programs in Data Science

Accreditation

  • Higher Learning Commission (HLC)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since January 1, 1913 · next review 08/31/2029

    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…).
  • Master of Science in Data Science (Wisconsin Online Collaboratives)Separate UW System online program administered by Wisconsin Online Collaboratives, not the UW-Madison MS Data Science.Source: stat.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Data Science, Certificate (undergraduate)Certificate, not a degree.Source: guide.wisc.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Control
Public
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
500 Lincoln Dr, Madison, WI 53706-1380
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Degrees awarded in Data Science (IPEDS CIP 30.70, first major)
246 bachelor's, 2 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. guide.wisc.edu/graduate/biostatistics-medical-informatics/biomedical-data-science-phd/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  2. guide.wisc.edu/graduate/statistics/data-science-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  3. guide.wisc.edu/graduate/statistics/statistics-ms/statistics-statistics-data-science-ms/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  4. guide.wisc.edu/undergraduate/letters-science/statistics/data-science-bs/ — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. IPEDS 2024–25 Institutional Characteristics (HD2024), via College Navigator — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  6. IPEDS 2023-24 Completions (C2024_A), CIP 30.70 Data Science — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  7. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  8. stat.wisc.edu/graduate-admissions/ms-datascience/ — Official admissions page, verified October 11, 2026

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