Master of Science in Data Science | Online

Earn Your M.S. in Data Science in as Few as 20 Months

Benefit from a mixture of live, online classes, self-paced coursework and an in-person immersion experience.

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Two Start Dates

January, September

No GRE

GRE scores not required

US$108,020

Potential salary outcome

Save Over US$10,000

In tuition with prior learning credit

Join a Field Projected to Grow 36% by 2033

Gain advanced skills to manage, analyze, mine, and understand complex data to make strategic decisions in your organization.

Potential Job Titles for Master’s in Data Science Graduates

Data Scientist

Data Analyst

Data Engineer

Advance Your Data Science Skills for Career Growth

As a DataScience@SMU student, you’ll gain highly sought-after skills in unstructured data, big data processing, statistical analysis, text mining, and machine learning.

Become versed in natural language processing

Learn information visualization for machine learning

Study practical applications of data in economics

Design and execute data mining processes using Python and R

One Immersion

In emerging tech hub Dallas, Texas

Two Specializations

Machine Learning and Business Analytics

110,000+

Global alumni network

How Our Alumni’s Lives Are Changed

Meet a few of our DataScience@SMU alumni and learn how they’ve leveraged the skills they’ve developed in the program to advance their careers in a variety of industries.

Atsu A.

System Analyst

“DataScience@SMU has prepared me to support some of the initiatives my company is focused on. From concepts such as NoSQL to visualization, I am able to build dashboards to visualize data for end users to make informed decisions. I am determining how my company can leverage key data science concepts, such as machine learning and cloud computing, to operate efficiently. Learning these tools helps position me for a more impactful role within my company.”

Cynthia A.

Data Analyst

“The M.S. in Data Science has helped me visualize SQL table structures better to help write my queries. Learning data security will also help me in my position because it is a top priority for my company as well as many others.”

Ben F.

Senior Data Scientist

“The statistics and programming skills gained at SMU have been vital to my work. Every day I write code, and the coursework at SMU has helped prepare me to do my work well. Having programming skills is important, but equally important is having the acumen to write code in a manner that follows the fundamentals of statistics. The skills gained at SMU have been very beneficial in fulfilling these requirements.”

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Founded in 1911, Southern Methodist University (SMU) is a nationally ranked private university with seven degree-granting schools. SMU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to award baccalaureate, master’s, doctoral, and professional degrees.

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