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Accredited Master’s Degree
Offered by the University of Pittsburgh, a highly-ranked, Carnegie R1 public research institution
20 months (part-time)
Finish this 30-credit program in 20 months (9-10 hours per week), working at your own pace.
Learn from anywhere
Lecture videos, hands-on projects and live sessions with instructors and peers.
$15,000 Tuition cost
Pay-as-you-go for the courses you enroll in, one term at a time, with flexible payment options available.
Sample the program
Click here to request access to the free preview of Pitt's Data Centric Computing PBA course.
Student experience
What’s it like to earn a Master of Data Science while learning on Coursera?
The MDS program at the University of Pittsburgh is a fully online program, delivered by the same expert faculty who teach on-campus. As an MDS student, you have the flexibility to learn at your own pace and on the device of your preference. Throughout the program, you’ll cultivate practical skills through coursework and projects through multidisciplinary approaches, responsibly using big data in practical scenarios to solve real world problems.
You’ll participate in live classroom sessions with professors, collaborate with peers on group projects through platforms like Zoom and Slack, and have direct access to instructors during scheduled office hours.
Meet your instructors
Kevin Vaccaro
Adjunct Industry Professor, Information Technology and Management
About Illinois Tech
Illinois Tech is a top-tier, nationally ranked, private research university with programs in business, engineering, computer science, architecture, design, natural sciences, human sciences, and law. The university offers bachelor of science, master of science, professional master’s, and Ph.D. degrees, as well as certificates for in-demand STEM fields and other areas of innovation. Talented students from around the world choose to study at Illinois Tech because of the access to real-world opportunities, experiential learning, connections with the business community, renowned academic programs, high value, and career outcomes of graduates.
About the College of Computing
Many faculty members from the College of Computing work in the tech industry, bringing bona fide expertise to the classroom that will uniquely help you prepare for your career. You can tap into their knowledge in areas such as data analysis, digital system architecture, information system management, business system analysis, voice/data system analysis, software development, mobile application development, systems administration, web applications development, and more. National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education
The United States Department of Homeland Security and the National Security Agency have designated Illinois Institute of Technology as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense Education.
North American Defense and Security Academic Alliance (NADSAA)
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) and United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) North American Defense and Security Academic Alliance (NADSAA) exists as a collaborative, information-based enterprise dedicated to strengthening and normalizing relationships between the two commands and academic institutions. This relationship stimulates and develops new thinking, examines cross-organizational solutions, and helps cultivate future generations of defense and security practitioners.