Colleges with Data Science Degrees

Colleges and Universities are slowly starting to notice the demand for employees with data science skills. Most of the programs are not named data science, but they all focus on producing data people. Below are a couple of the programs I have noticed so far.

Do you know of any other programs?

School Program On-Campus Online Degrees
Stevens Institute of Technology Business Intelligence & Analytics Yes Yes M.S.
iSchool @ Syracuse University Data Science Yes Yes Grad Certificate
North Carolina State University Analytics Yes No M.S.
Northwestern University Predictive Analytics / Analytics No/Yes Yes/No M.S.
Stanford University Data Mining Some Courses Yes Grad Certificate
University of Cincinnati Business Analytics Yes No M.S.
Oxford University Data and Systems Analysis ? Yes Undergrad Adv. Diploma
University of California San Diego Data Mining No Yes Grad Certificate
University of Washington Data Science Yes Yes Certificate
Georgia Southern University Computer Science with concentration in Data and Knowledge Systems No Yes M.S.
University of San Francisco Analytics Yes No M.S.
Louisiana State University Analytics Yes No M.S.
Michigan State University Business Analytics Yes No M.S.
New York University Business Analytics Yes No M.S.
College of Charleston Discovery Informatics Yes No Undergraduate Minor
University of Dundee Data Science Yes No M.S.
UC Berkeley iSchool Information Management and Systems Yes No M.S.I.S. & Ph.D.
Carnegie Mellon University Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Yes No (Global) M.I.S.M.
Loras College Business Analytics Yes No MBA
Central Connecticut State University Data Mining No Yes M.S.
Imperial College London Data Science & Management Yes Yes MSc
George Mason University Informatics or Data Science yes No minor, B.S., M.S., PhD
New York University Data Science Yes No M.S.
The University of Manchester ACS: Data and Knowledge Management MSc Yes No MSc
University College London MSc Web Science and Big Data Analytics Yes No MSc
Dublin Institute of Technology MSc in Computing (Data Analytics) Yes No MSc
Sheffield Hallam University MSc Big Data Analytics Yes No MSc
Royal Holloway, University of London MSc in Big Data Yes No MSc
The University of Edinburgh Informatics MSc Yes No MSc
University College London MSc in Computational Statistics and Machine Learning Yes No MSc
University of Essex MSc Big Data and Text Analytics Yes No MSc
De Montfort University Business Intelligence Systems and Data Mining MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert Yes No MSc/Certificate
University of Greenwich MSc Data Warehousing and Data Mining Yes No MSc
University of East Anglia MSc Knowledge Discovery and Datamining Yes No MSc
University of St Andrews MSc. Applied Statistics and Datamining Yes No MSc
University College London PhD Studentships in Statistics Available: “Big Data” and its Applications Yes No PhD
Aalborg University MSc Data Engineering Yes No MSc
Linköping University MSc Statistics and Data Mining Yes No MSc
UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School Msc in Business Analytics Yes No MSc
University of Milan-Bicocca Master of Business Intelligence & Decision Support Systems (MU1) Yes No MSc
Maastricht University MSc International Business (track: Business Intelligence) Yes No MSc
Aarhus University Business Intelligence MSc Yes No MSc
University of Helsinki MSc Algorithms and Machine Learning Yes No MSc
University of Antwerp MSc Computer Science (specialization: Databases) Yes No MSc
Dalarna University MSc Business Intelligence Yes No MSc
University of Bristol MSc Advanced Computing (Machine Learning and Data Mining) Yes No MSc
Aalto University MSc Machine Learning and Data Mining Yes No MSc
KTH Royal Institute of Technology MSc Machine Learning Yes No MSc
University of Westminster MSc Business Intelligence and Analytics Yes No MSc
Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC) MSc Artificial intelligence and decision specialization (M2) Yes No MSc
Sheffield Hallam University MSc Database Professional Yes No MSc
Université de Nantes MSc Data Mining and Knowledge Management Yes No MSc
TELECOM SudParis MSc Automatic Data Processing Yes No MSc
University of Liverpool MRes Advanced Science (Computer Science pathway) (Data Mining) Yes No MSc
Carnegie Mellon University Very Large Information Systems Yes No M.S.
Brown University Big Data Yes No PhD
University of Washington Big Data Yes No PhD
Penn State University Social Data Analytics Yes No PhD
University of East London Data Mining and Knowledge Management Yes No MSc
University of Technology Syndney Master of Analytics Yes No MS
George Washington University Master in Business Analytics Yes No MS
Northwestern College (Iowa) Analytics Certificate No Yes Undergrad Certificate
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Data Science & Business Statistics Yes No MSc
Bournemouth University Applied Data Analytics Yes No MSc
University of Warwick Data Analytics Yes No MSc
University of Southampton Business Analytics and Management Sciences (BAMS) Yes No MSc
University of Kent Management Science (Business Analytics) Yes No MSc
University College Dublin Computer Science (Negotiated Learning) Yes No MSc
Swansea University Modelling, Uncertainty and Data Yes No MSc
Institute of Technology Blanchardstown Computing (Business Intelligence & Data Mining) Yes No MSc
St Joseph University, PA Business Intelligence Yes Yes MS
Pace University Customer Intelligence and Analytics Yes No MS
Fordham University Business Analytics Yes No MS
NYU Stern Business Analytics Yes No MS
USC CS with Data Science Yes No MS
Birmingham City University Business Intelligence Yes No MSc
University of Surrey Business Analytics Yes No MSc
Robert Gordon University Computing: Information Engineering Yes No MSc
The University of Manchester Information Management Yes No MSc
Sheffield Hallam University Web and Cloud Computing Yes No MSc
Brunel University Business Intelligence and Social Media Yes No MSc
Warwick Business School Business Analytics & Consulting Yes No MSc
University of Leicester Data Analysis for Business Intelligence Yes No MSc
University of Reading Advanced Computer Science Yes No MSc
Illinois Inst. of Tech Specializations in Data Science Yes No BS & MS

Here is another similar list of colleges with bigdata/data science programs.

Updated: New schools added and a link to another list of graduate programs. Last update May 2013

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  4. Hi,
    I’m confounded by the title of this post. The post is edifying, even a saviour for a person scouring the web for info on degrees germane, however there seems to be a discrepancy between data science and analytics.

    http://www.informationweek.com/software/business-intelligence/can-analytics-degree-bridge-the-business/240006245

    This article mentions the discrepancy.
    Furthermore I’d like to say, I’m just a dilettante; I could be wrong.

    Can you please Explain the difference between the two, if there is any.

    • I think there is large debate about the difference, but I would agree with the article. Data Science seems to come more from the computer science side and analytics appears to come from a business focus.

      • Palak,
        I would say most of the M.S. programs above would be suitable for a person with a B.S. in computer science. It is important to note that most data science/analytics degrees are going to have some level of business courses involved. That said, the North Carolina State program has been around for a few years. Plus, I think the Stevens program would be a good fit too. If you are interested in a PhD, Berkeley has a lot of good research going on in the area.
        Good Luck.

      • Due to the lack of business & statistics background, I’m looking for one which runs for a duration of about 15-20 months.
        Having gone through each and every one in the post, to me, Northwestern has the most appealing curriculum. However, its tuition is overwhelming.
        I visited the webpages listing the student profiles at NCSU and other M.S.A. degree programs, what I noticed is that most of the students already have some concrete experience &/or a solid math/stat background. I, on the other hand, possess none.
        I’ll, surely, look into Stevens’ curriculum, but doesn’t Cincinnati offer a similar curriculum?

      • Slight tangent, I have a BA in economics, advanced in Stata and have a decent background in math but have no CS experience. I’m more interested on the business side of data. Any recommendations on the type of programs I should look into to learn data science? My original plan was to do JC and coursera courses

      • Are you looking to go back to school for a bachelors/masters or just learn some extra skills? I would say learning a bit of computer programming would be beneficial for anyone wanting to get into data science.

      • Definitely not trying to do another bachelor’s, I’m trying gain sufficient knowledge to comfortably move into a business role in tech companies, then hopefully do a grad program after I have have a few more years of experience

  5. It’s not all about business!
    Some of the posts align data science and analytics with business applications. It’s important to keep in mind that scientists and researchers of all stripes are using statistical approaches, optimization, clustering, outlier detection and data cleansing methods, etc., not just analysts in the business world. In fact, some of the most sophisticated models come from outside of business. And, don’t forget the importance of analytics for finding features in non-structured data, such as images, text, 3-D models and simulations, etc. The large scope for data science and analytics was recently explored in a workshop: http://www.radcliffe.harvard.edu/exploratory-seminars/new-multidisciplinary-approach-data-understanding

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  7. Hey Ryan do you think for a B.Tech (Bachelor of Technology) grad in Computer Science with work experience (ERP systems and Exposure of BI) of almost 2 years which MS in BA is more suitable -10 months FT (Full-Time) or >15 months FT.

    • That is a good question. I think some of the shorter 9-10 month masters degree programs are geared toward highly experienced business professionals. With only 2 years of experience, I am not sure you fit the “highly experienced” category. I would suggest a longer program for you, but that is just my opinion.

    • Don’t mean to intrude, I’m from a similar background with less work exp.
      Ryan is right, 2 year program would be better. If you observe the student profiles of such programs, you’ll find experienced professionals or freshers with a math/stat bachelors.
      I’m looking for a program with a longer duration too. CMU’s BIDA is the only one I could find. Hope it helps.

  8. Thanks Ryan & Palak..

    If you guys can give me info on universities which are offering greater than 15 months Full-Time course that will be of great help. As the course is new, there are some handful of universities and in them I am confused regarding which are the ones to go for. Moreover will it be a good option to go for universities that are not highly ranked but have introduced MS in BA.

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      • The message says “Unfortunately Imperial College Business School is no longer offering this programme.” The message is generic so it might be an error or they might really have stopped running this programme. Thanks

      • Malli,
        Thanks for sharing. I am seeing the error as well. However, the program was supposed to new this fall, so maybe it is an error. I will try to check the link in a few more days.

        Thanks,
        Ryan

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  19. MSc in Data Science and Analytics – Royal Holloway, University of London
    http://www.rhul.ac.uk/computerscience/prospectivestudents/postgraduatetaught/bigdata.aspx

    Informatics MSc – The University of Edinburgh
    http://www.ed.ac.uk/schools-departments/informatics/postgraduate/msc/msc-informatics

    MSc in Computational Statistics and Machine Learning – UCL
    http://www.csml.ucl.ac.uk/courses/msc_csml/

    MSc Big Data and Text Analytics – University of Essex
    http://www.essex.ac.uk/coursefinder/course_details.aspx?course=MSC+G51512

    Business Intelligence Systems and Data Mining MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert – De Montfort University
    http://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/postgraduate-courses/business-intelligence-systems-and-data-mining-msc.aspx

    MSc Data Warehousing and Data Mining – University of Greenwich
    http://www.cms.gre.ac.uk/postgraduate/dwadm.asp

    MSc Knowledge Discovery and Datamining – University of East Anglia
    http://www.uea.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught-degree/detail/msc-knowledge-discovery-and-datamining

    MSc. Applied Statistics and Datamining – University of St Andrews
    http://www.creem.st-and.ac.uk/datamining/

    PhD Studentships in Statistics Available: “Big Data” and its Applications
    http://www.ucl.ac.uk/statistics/news/news-010212

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  21. In my previous post, I forgot:

    MSc Data Engineering – Aalborg University
    http://www.studyguide.aau.dk/programmes/postgraduate/55777/

    MSc Statistics and Data Mining – Linköping University
    http://www.liu.se/utbildning/pabyggnad/F7MSM?l=en

    Msc in Business Analytics – UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School
    http://www.smurfitschool.ie/businessanalytics/

    Master of Business Intelligence & Decision Support Systems (MU1) – University of Milan-Bicocca
    http://www.bimasterbicocca.it/index.php?lang=en

    MSc International Business (track: Business Intelligence) – Maastricht University
    http://www.maastrichtuniversity.nl/web/show/id=378498/langid=42

    Business Intelligence MSc – Aarhus University
    http://kandidat.au.dk/en/economics-and-business-administration-business-intelligence/

    MSc Algorithms and Machine Learning – University of Helsinki
    http://www.cs.helsinki.fi/en/prospective/algorithms-and-machine-learning

    MSc Computer Science (specialization: Databases) – University of Antwerp
    http://www.ua.ac.be/main.aspx?c=.COMPUTERSCIENCE

    MSc Business Intelligence – Dalarna University
    http://www.du.se/en/bi

    MSc Advanced Computing (Machine Learning and Data Mining) – University of Bristol
    http://www.bristol.ac.uk/prospectus/postgraduate/2013/prog_details/ENGF/247

    MSc Machine Learning and Data Mining – Aalto University
    http://www.aalto.fi/en/studies/education/programme/machine_learning_data_mining_master/

    MSc Machine Learning – KTH Royal Institute of Technology
    http://www.kth.se/en/studies/programmes/master/programmes/it/machinelearning

    MSc Business Intelligence and Analytics – University of Westminster
    http://www.westminster.ac.uk/courses/subjects/business-information-systems/postgraduate-courses/part-time-evening-only/p09epbua-msc-business-intelligence-and-analytics

    MSc Artificial intelligence and decision specialization (M2) – Université Pierre et Marie Curie (UPMC)
    http://www.upmc.fr/en/education/diplomas/sciences_and_technologies/masters/master_of_computer_science/artificial_intelligence_and_decision_specialization_m2.html

    MSc Database Professional – Sheffield Hallam University
    http://www.shu.ac.uk/prospectus/course/200/

    MSc Data Mining and Knowledge Management – Université de Nantes
    http://www.em-dmkm.eu/

    MSc Automatic Data Processing – TELECOM SudParis
    http://www.telecom-sudparis.eu/msc?idm=25

    MRes Advanced Science (Computer Science pathway) (Data Mining) – University of Liverpool
    http://www.liv.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/taught/faculty-of-science-and-engineering/school-of-electrical-engineering-electronics-and-computer-science/computer-science/mres/advanced-science-computer-sciences-data-mining-pathway/overview/

    MSc Advanced Computer Science (Data Analytics) – University of Leeds
    http://www.engineering.leeds.ac.uk/computing/postgraduate/masters-advanced-computer-science-data-analytics/index.shtml

  22. Well done Ryan!

    I found other graduate programs:

    PhD in Big Data – Brown University
    http://cs.brown.edu/~kraskat/phd.html

    PhD in Computer Science with specialization in Big Data – University of Washington
    http://escience.washington.edu/blog/new-phd-tracks-big-data
    https://www.cs.washington.edu/research/bigdata/
    https://www.cs.washington.edu/prospective_students/grad/key_features/

    Social Data Analytics PhD – Pennsylvania State University
    http://bdss.psu.edu/education.html

    Data Mining and Knowledge Management MSc – University of East London
    http://www.uel.ac.uk/postgraduate/specs/datamining/

    Master of Analytics (Research) – University of Technology, Sydney
    http://www.handbook.uts.edu.au/courses/c03051.html

    Here is a good list of North American programs (most of which is already in your page)
    http://www.kdnuggets.com/education/usa-canada.html

    Best regard.

  23. MSc Advanced Computer Science – University of Reading
    “The content of the programme is driven by the current research in Computer Science across the School, such as computational intelligence, machine learning, data mining and predictive analytics, big data, brain-computer interface, computer vision, visualisation and interactive technologies.”
    http://www.reading.ac.uk/sse/pg-taught/sse-mscadvancedcomputerscience.aspx

    Data Analysis for Business Intelligence MSc – University of Leicester
    http://www2.le.ac.uk/study/postgrad/taught-campus/mathematics/analysis

    MSc Business Analytics & Consulting – Warwick Business School
    http://www.wbs.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/business-analytics-and-consulting/

    ACSwITM: Information Management MSc – The University of Manchester
    http://www.cs.manchester.ac.uk/postgraduate/taught/programmes/acs/programmes.php?pathwayid=13&code=09304&pg=2

    Business Intelligence and Social Media MSc – Brunel University
    http://www.brunel.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/N100PBUSINSM

    MSc Web and Cloud Computing – Sheffield Hallam University
    http://www.shu.ac.uk/prospectus/course/1064/content/

    PhD studentship in Big Data Analytics – University of Surrey
    http://www.findaphd.com/search/ProjectDetails.aspx?PJID=44278

    • I added these to the list. I did leave the bottom one off the list, since it is just a PhD in computing; it just happens that one of the professors is doing big data research.

      Thanks,
      Ryan

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  26. Hi Ryan,

    Great work on putting this list together. Here are a few more which I found:

    Fordham University, MS in Business Analytics-http://www.bnet.fordham.edu/academics/ms_programs/ms_business_analytics/index.asp

    NYU Stern, MS in Business Analytics-http://www.stern.nyu.edu/programs-admissions/global-degrees/business-analytics/index.htm

    USC, MS with Data Science major-http://www.cs.usc.edu/academics/masters/msdata.htm

    Thanks.

  27. Hi Ryan,

    Analyzing the list of possible courses, I find three groups:
    1. Online certificate courses
    2. On-campus certificate courses
    3. MS degree programs

    Now for a fresher in this domain (and not considering the course duration factor), which one of the above do you feel is the more relevant option? Further, are the certificate courses more suited for working professionals in the analytics domain?

    Thanks.

    • I think the on-campus MS degree programs are the best. I am guessing the online certificate programs are targeting working professionals.

      Thanks for commenting. I will try my best to answer any other questions.

      Ryan

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