Now accepting fall 2024 applications.
100% Online MS in Data Science
Expand your expertise and fulfill your potential.
100% Online MS in Data Science
Expand your expertise and fulfill your potential.
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100%
Online
30
Credit Hours
10
Courses
GRE
Not Required
ONLINE MS IN DATA SCIENCE
Solve the World’s Toughest Problems through Data
The Tufts online Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS) program prepares you for an in-demand career in data analysis and data-centric problem-solving—or further study in the data science field. Students can complete the online MSDS in less than two years.*
*Subject to taking the required number of credits.
The MS in Data Science program is delivered 100 percent online and does not require campus visits. Throughout the program, you’ll use your mathematical aptitude to develop your understanding, knowledge, and skills within the following areas of data science:
- Probabilistic systems analysis
- Machine learning
- Data mining
- Big data
- Data infrastructure
- Data analysis
Key Dates & Deadlines
Take a look at upcoming application deadlines for the Online MS in Data Science:
Big Data = Big Opportunity
Careers among data scientist occupations are expected to grow 35 percent over the next decade, with a six-figure median salary.* You don’t need an MSDS to recognize that kind of opportunity, but you likely need one to fully capitalize on it.
*U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023.
Careers for online MSDS
graduates may include:
- Data analyst
- Data engineer
- Database administrator
- Machine learning engineer
- Data scientist
- Database architect
- Statistician
- Data and analytics manager
School of Engineering alumni
have gone on to positions at:
- Amazon
- Axon Enterprise
- Microsoft
- Raytheon Technologies
- Wayfair
“Multiple perspectives and talents have always been critical to innovation, but now more than ever, we are working hard to make sure the message comes through loud and clear: engineering is open to everyone with a passion for problem-solving.”
Kyongbum Lee
School of Engineering Dean and Karol Family Professor
Community of Diversity & Inclusion
Tufts takes pride in being a leading institution for diversity and inclusion for more than five decades. The MSDS program and Tufts School of Engineering celebrate this spirit of inclusion. As of 2020, more than 17 percent of Tufts School of Engineering graduate students are students of color, 34 percent of students are women, and nearly 30 percent of tenure-track and teaching faculty are women.
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