Graduate Programs in Data Science & Business Analytics
Explore 200+ Data Science & Business Analytics graduate programs at 100+ universities across 15 countries.
Overview
Data science combines statistics, computer science and domain knowledge to draw useful insight from data. Graduate programs cover machine learning, statistical modeling, data engineering, visualization and ethics, with projects using real data from business, health or science.
Most programs are professional master's degrees built around applied projects, often with industry partners. Doctoral research in the area usually sits within computer science or statistics departments.
Graduates become data scientists, machine learning engineers, data engineers, analytics managers and AI specialists. Technology, finance, healthcare, retail and government all hire data scientists, and experience with machine learning and large-scale data systems is in strong demand.
Most Data Science & Business Analytics programs charge between $17,000 and $61,000 a year in tuition. The top ten ranked programs charge between $42,000 and $88,000.
Top Ranked Master's Programs
The five universities that lead our Data Science & Business Analytics ranking among those offering this degree.
- Carnegie Mellon UniversityMaster of Computational Data Science (MCDS)Deadline Nov 18 +1 · Tuition $60,400 · Duration 20 months
- Stanford UniversityICME-Data Science trackDeadline Jan 30 · Tuition $63,540 · Duration 24 months
- University of California, BerkeleyMaster of Engineering-Data Science & SystemDeadline Jan 14 · Tuition $63,306 · Duration 12 months
- Columbia UniversityMaster of Science in Data ScienceDeadline Jan 15 +1 · Tuition $64,800 · Duration 18 months
- Harvard UniversityMaster of Science in Data ScienceDeadline Dec 1 · Tuition $67,504 · Duration 18 months
Top Ranked PhD Programs
The five universities that lead our Data Science & Business Analytics ranking among those offering this degree.
- New York UniversityDoctor of Philosophy in Data ScienceDeadline Dec 3 · Duration 60 months
- University of ChicagoPhD in Data ScienceDeadline Dec 16 · Tuition $61,725 · Duration 60 months
- University of OxfordDPhil in Social Data ScienceTuition $42,189 · Duration 48 months
- National University of SingaporePhD in Data ScienceDeadline Jul 31 +1 · Duration 60 months
- University of Southern CaliforniaPhD in Data Science and OperationsDeadline Dec 15 · Duration 60 months
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