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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Worcester, MAPrivate nonprofit NECHEOfficial website

WPI's interdisciplinary Data Science program, drawing on Computer Science, Mathematical Sciences and the Business School, offers a BS, an MS (on campus and online) and a PhD in Data Science. Master's students complete a Graduate Qualifying Project or a thesis, and a five-year Bachelor's/Master's option is available.

Data science programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

4 eligible programs verified (1 bachelor's, 2 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

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Bachelor of Science in Data Science

Bachelor's Degree in Data Science

Bachelor'sBSFirst-year entry
Location: Worcester, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Study intensity not published
Duration: Length not published · 135 credits
Tuition: $63,936 per academic year · All students — Undergraduate Full-Time, annual tuition · 2026-2027
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
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Master's Degrees in Data Science

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Master of Science in Data Science

Master's in Data Science

Master'sMS
Location: Worcester, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Study intensity not published
Duration: Length not published · 30 credits
Tuition: $1,775 per credit · All students — Graduate Tuition, per credit · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $53,250 (30 credits × $1,775 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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PhD Programs in Data Science

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Doctor of Philosophy in Data Science

PhD in Data Science

PhDFunding not verified
Location: Worcester, MA
Delivery: On campusClasses meet in person on campus.On-campus classes · Study intensity not published
Duration: Length not published · 60 credits
Tuition: $1,775 per credit · All students — Graduate Tuition, per credit · 2026-2027Est. total tuition $106,500 (60 credits × $1,775 per credit; fees excluded)
Next deadline: Rolling admission (as published)
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Accreditation

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE)

    Institutional accreditation — accredited · since December 1, 1937 · next review 06/30/2032

    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.

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

  • WPI participates in the National Council State Authorization Reciprocity Agreement (NC-SARA).
    Source: wpi.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…).
  • Data Science Graduate CertificateGraduate certificate, not a degree.Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Data Science MinorMinor, not a degree.Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • MS in Business AnalyticsAnalytics degree without data science in the title.Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026
  • Master of Science in Artificial IntelligenceAI degree without data science in the title.Source: wpi.edu · verified October 11, 2026

Institution

Official name
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Control
Private nonprofit
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Main location
100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
Source: nces.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026
Degrees awarded in Data Science (IPEDS CIP 30.70, first major)
44 bachelor's, 48 master's, 7 doctoral (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. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  4. wpi.edu/academics/departments/data-science — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  5. wpi.edu/academics/departments/data-science/courses — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  6. wpi.edu/academics/online/support/state-authorization — Official disclosure page, verified October 11, 2026
  7. wpi.edu/academics/study/data-science-ms — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026
  8. wpi.edu/academics/study/data-science-phd — Official program page, verified October 11, 2026

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Worcester Polytechnic Institute Data Science Degrees (Bachelor's, Master's, PhD)