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Master of Science — Residential

An immersive education on a world-renowned campus

Our top-ranked residential M.S. in Data Science program is located on the IU Bloomington campus and attracts aspiring data science professionals from around the globe.

As a student here you’ll have access to IU’s esteemed faculty and research facilities. You’ll build lifelong connections, develop an interdisciplinary approach to data science, and work collaboratively with scholars and experts across campus to solve some of the day’s biggest questions.

#8 Best master's in Data Science Program, Fortune Education

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Find out how to apply, and then submit your graduate application.

Coursework that prepares you for a lifelong career

To hone your expertise as a data professional, your coursework will be grounded in the real-world challenges that local and global communities, organizations, and citizens face on a daily basis.

Our Data Science program offers sets of core competencies in multiple areas—including programming, statistics, data analytics, machine learning, data wrangling, data visualization, communication, business foundations, and ethics—that increase their marketability in the industry.

A focus on foundational knowledge will help lay the groundwork for a lifelong career trajectory, while plenty of hands-on training via research projects, interdisciplinary collaboration, and internship work will give you a competitive edge in today's job market.

Let's stay in touch!

We want to hear from you! The Luddy School is here to answer any questions you may have, and we’re more than happy to guide you down your path to tomorrow.

Hellen Jiang

M.S. in Data Science—Residential

Today

Collaborating with the IU School of Medicine to design and implement a machine-learning pipeline that helps prevent unnecessary hospitalizations

Tomorrow

Developing machine-learning algorithms that help radiology, cardiology, and pathology experts diagnose patients accurately and in less time

Choose a track to hone your skills

To graduate, you’ll complete 30 graduate-level credit hours and choose from four distinct learning tracks in order to develop career-specific expertise.

The tracks were designed with flexibility in mind; we encourage you to choose coursework specific to your goals.

Applied Data Science

Big Data Systems

Computational and Analytical

Managerial Data Science

This program is STEM eligible

Because the Data Science Program is an interdisciplinary and applied program, it is STEM eligible via the U.S. Department of Education.

Review the full list of your degree requirements

All data science course requirements are listed in the Luddy academic bulletin. To review your specific requirements, choose the bulletin that represents the year you started, or plan to start, your program.

If you wish to enroll in a course not listed in the academic bulletin, or outside of the Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering, please contact us to request approval.

2024–25 bulletin

2023–24 bulletin

2023–24 MS in Data Science and 4 + 1 bulletin

2023–24 MS Data Science-Online and 4+1 bulletin

2022-23 bulletin

2021–22 bulletin

Special research opportunities for residential masters students

Indiana Genomics Research Training Program

A student sets up an experiment in the lab — Image Courtesy of the Center for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics

The INGEN4DS provides support for master’s degree students in data science-related programs to conduct genomics research that will prepare them to use powerful computational and statistical methods to decode the functional information hidden in DNA sequences.

Discover more about INGEN4DS