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Undergraduate Programs in Data Science

While most of the degrees on the list of Colleges with Data Science Degrees are master’s degrees, there are a few schools offering data science as an undergraduate program.

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24 responses to “Undergraduate Programs in Data Science”

  1. a Data Head Avatar
    a Data Head

    Thanks for highlighting GMU. They also offer a B.S. degree in addition to a minor.

    http://spacs.gmu.edu/category/academics/undergraduate-programs/bs-computational-data-sciences/

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    1. Ryan Swanstrom Avatar
      Ryan Swanstrom

      Hey, thanks for that. I updated the link to point to the BS in Comp Data Science page.

      Ryan

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  2. David Firth Avatar
    David Firth

    Further afield, in the UK, there’s BSc in Data Science at the University of Warwick:
    http://warwick.ac.uk/datsci
    Warwick’s course promises to be one of the more mathematical of such offerings, I believe.
    (Declaration of interest: I am Chair of the Department of Statistics at Warwick! We’re really looking forward to the first cohort of Data Science undergraduates here in October 2014.)

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    1. Ryan Swanstrom Avatar
      Ryan Swanstrom

      David,
      Thanks for the comment. I will add it to this list and my larger list of Colleges with Data Science degrees.

      Thanks,
      Ryan

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  3. will Avatar
    will

    Is it appropriate to attend an undergrad for data science? Is it possible to access the field through a computer science undergrad?

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    1. Ryan Swanstrom Avatar
      Ryan Swanstrom

      The number of undergrad data science programs is limited. I would definitely say a computer science program would be a good program to prepare for a future in data science. Make sure to take some statistics courses as well.

      Thanks,
      Ryan

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  4. David T Avatar
    David T

    The Ohio State University has just established an undergraduate major in Data Analytics. https://data-analytics.osu.edu

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    1. Ryan Swanstrom Avatar
      Ryan Swanstrom

      David,
      Thanks, I have added to the list.

      Ryan

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  5. Thomas Seeley Avatar
    Thomas Seeley

    Within your link for the University of Warwick, the title attribute incorrectly spells Warwick as “Warwich”

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    1. Ryan Swanstrom Avatar
      Ryan Swanstrom

      Thomas,
      Thanks for the catch. I think I have it fixed now.

      Ryan

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  6. Undergraduate Programs in Data Science | Learni…

    […] While most of the degrees on the list of Colleges with Data Science Degrees are master's degrees, there are a few schools offering data science as an undergraduate program. College of Charleston – …  […]

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  7. Scotty Avatar
    Scotty

    Hey very interesting blog!

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  8. Cindi Thompson (@CindiThompson) Avatar
    Cindi Thompson (@CindiThompson)

    The University of San Francisco has BS in Data Science program: https://www.usfca.edu/artsci/bsds/

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    1. Ryan Swanstrom Avatar
      Ryan Swanstrom

      Sorry, for the very delayed response. I have added it to the list.

      Thanks for the info,
      Ryan

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  9. David Uminsky Avatar
    David Uminsky

    As noted on your other page, A BS in Data Science has started at the University of San Francisco this past year, in the College of Arts and Science. See http://usfca.edu/artsci/bsds/ for information on the program.

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    1. Ryan Swanstrom Avatar
      Ryan Swanstrom

      Thanks,
      I have added it to the list.
      Ryan

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  10. Ian Dryden Avatar
    Ian Dryden

    Another new course starting in Autumn 2015 at the University of Nottingham UK:

    http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/ugstudy/courses/computerscience/bsc-data-science.aspx

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    1. Ryan Swanstrom Avatar
      Ryan Swanstrom

      Thanks for the update,
      I have added Nottingham to my more comprehensive and update list at http://datascience.community/colleges

      Ryan

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  11. Prady Avatar
    Prady

    University of Michigan–Ann Arbor just added a BS in Data Science

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    1. Ryan Swanstrom Avatar
      Ryan Swanstrom

      Prady,
      Thanks for the update. I am no longer maintaining this list, but Michigan is on the list at http://101.datascience.community/2012/04/09/colleges-with-data-science-degrees/ and soon to be on the list at http://datascience.community/colleges

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  12. Tingbin huang Avatar
    Tingbin huang

    is it necessary to get master degree in Data Science if you already have a BS degree in Data Science? I am actually a undergrad student with Data Science in USF

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    1. Ryan Swanstrom Avatar
      Ryan Swanstrom

      “Necessary” might be a difficult word. Many data scientists don’t have any data science degree. I do think you will learn more in a Masters program. However, you should be able to get a job with just a bachelors. I think it really depends upon your end goals.

      That said, how is the program and USF?

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  13. Janet Dobbins Avatar
    Janet Dobbins

    Hi Ryan,

    Thomas Edison State University (TESU) has partnered with The Institute of Statistics Education at Statistics.com to offer a Bachelor of Science degree in Data Science and Analytics that works around the unique needs of working adults. The program can be completed entirely online using a combination of Thomas Edison State University online courses, exams and other credit-earning options and online courses in data science and analytics provided by Statistics.com,

    http://www.statistics.com/certificate-programs/tesu/

    http://www.tesu.edu/heavin/bs/Data-Science.cfm

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    1. Ryan Swanstrom Avatar
      Ryan Swanstrom

      Thank you Janet, It is updated now.

      Reply

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