Create brand new solutions, with data science.
What will you solve with Data Science?
Data has become one of the most critical tools shaping our economy, society, and culture. Whether it’s helping mend our environment or empowering small businesses, the possibilities of data science to impact the world are endless. And the demand for those essential skills has never been greater.
Select the right program for your experience level :
Align Master of Science in Data Science
Break into tech with the Align data science program. Discover data solutions in real-time with peers like you, all with no prior tech experience.
- Program length: 2.5 years
- Course formats: Full time or part-time; in-person
- Entry requirement: Bachelor’s degree in any field (no tech experience required)
Master of Science in Data Science
Use your existing tech experience to transition to or advance in a data science career.
- Program length: 2 years
- Course formats: Full time or part-time; in-person
- Entry requirement: Bachelor’s degree and strong foundation in programming
Propel your career forward with a Master’s in Data Science
"The MSDS program has given me a solid theoretical foundation and exposure to the many facets of data science and related interdisciplinary fields. It has filled gaps in the knowledge I picked up through 10 years of working with data professionally—I now have a much better understanding of how and why systems and analytical techniques work in practice. And it has inspired me to solve problems more creatively and efficiently in my current role by applying skills learned in the classroom."
Nicole R., MSDS '21.
Which program is right for you?
Align Master’s in Data Science
If you lack a background in data science or tech, the first two semesters of the Align program provide students with that necessary foundational knowledge.
Master’s In Data Science
If you have a solid foundation in math and some programming experience, then the Master’s in Data Science will provide you comprehensive expertise in mathematics, computer science and data engineering through interdisciplinary learning and industry-facing co-ops. So you can be a leader in data science.
About Northeastern
Founded in 1898, Northeastern is a global research university and the recognized leader in experiential lifelong learning. Our approach of integrating real-world experience with education, research, and innovation empowers our students, faculty, alumni, and partners to create worldwide impact.
Our global university system provides our community and academic, government, and industry partners with unique opportunities to think locally and act globally. The system—which includes 13 campuses across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, 300,000-plus alumni, and more than 3,500 partners worldwide—serves as a platform for scaling ideas, talent, and solutions.
Northeastern’s personalized, experiential undergraduate and graduate programs lead to degrees through the doctorate in 10 colleges and schools across our campuses. Learning emphasizes the intersection of data, technology, and human literacies, uniquely preparing graduates for careers of the future and lives of fulfillment and accomplishment.
Our research enterprise, with an R1 Carnegie classification, is solutions oriented and spans the world. Our faculty scholars and students work in teams that cross not just disciplines, but also sectors—aligned around solving today’s highly interconnected global challenges and focused on transformative impact for humankind.