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# School list (Data Science)
### The following school is listed by the rank of data science program in US News 

## Rank 1 -- UC Berkeley

Program
1. Master of Analytics in Department of Engineering
**Duration**: 11 months
**Test**: GRE required
**Tuition and Fee**: 65,000
**Feature**: intensive python used
**Personal Rating**: 4

## Rank 2 -- Carnegie Mellon University

Program
1. Master of Computational Data Science in Department of Computer Science
**Duration**: 16 - 20 months
**Course Requirement**: 144 credits including a capstone project
**Test**: GRE required, TOEFL > 100(with LRWS all > 25)
**Tuition and Fee**: 83,131
**Feature**:
1 -- This program highly focuses on computer science
2 -- Students should choose one concentration among Systems, Analytics and Human Interactive Data Science
3 -- Students are required to complete an internship
4 -- 80 out of 780 students received admission in 2021
**Personal Rating**: 10

## Rank 4 -- Stanford University

Program
1. Master of Data Science in Department of Statistics
**Duration**: 15 - 18 months
**Course Requirement**: 45 units including a capstone project
**Tuition and Fee**: 90,525
**Feature**:
1 -- This program is clings more to mathmetics, students are required to take 5 mathematics/statistics courses
**Personal Rating**: 4

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2. Master of Science in Institute for Computational & Mathematical Engineering
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**Duration**: 2 years
**Course Requirement**: 45 units
**Test**: GRE is not required
**Tuition and Fee**: 80,234
**Feature**: 
1 -- Students should choose one track among General CME, Computational Geoscience, Data Science, Imaging Science, Mathematical & Financial Computing 
2 -- Students will take 5 fundamental math course
**Personal Rating**: 7

## Rank 6 -- Cornell University
Program

1. Master of Professional Studies -- Data Science in Department of Statistics and Data Science(Option II)
**Duration**: 1 year
**Course Requirement**: 30 credit hours
**Tuition and Fee**: 62,456
**Feature**: 
1 -- This program has two options, one for traditional statistics, and another for data science
2 -- The core course seems to be more clinging to statistics
**Personal Rating**: 5

## Rank 7 -- Georgia Institute of Technology

Program
1. Master of Analytics in College of Business & Department of Computer Science and Engineering
**Duration**: 1 year
**Course Requirement**: 36 credits including a practicum or internship
**Test**: GRE is required
**Tuition and Fee**: 56,000
**Feature**: 
1 -- Students can choose among Analytical Tools Track, Business Analytics Track and Computational Analysis Track
2 -- The program will provides a wide range of support including job placement, software resource and funding on conference
**Personal Rating**: 6

## Rank 8 -- Columbia University

Program
1. Master of Science in Data Science(jointly offered by Department of Statistics, Computer Science and Industrial Engineering)
**Duration**: 1 year
**Course Requirement**: 30 credits
**Test**: GRE is optional(2022)
**Tuition and Fee**: 96,392
**Personal Rating**: 4.5

## Rank 9 -- University of Illinois urbana-champaign

Program
1. Master of Science: Statistics-Analytics in Department of Statistics
**Course Requirement**: 10 courses
**Feature**: Focus on traditional statistics and analysis that encompasses statistic topic that falls on machine learning, data mining etc.

## Rank 10 -- University of Michigan -- Ann Arbor

Program

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1. Master in Data Science (jointly offered by Computer Science and Engineering, the Department of Statistics, the School of Information, and the Department of Biostatistics.)
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**Duration**: 1.5 years
**Course Requirement**: 14 courses
**Test**: GRE not required
**Tuition and Fee**: 52,456
**Feature**:
1 -- The loading of statistical related courses are small
2 -- Free to choose courses related to CS/DS
**Personal Rating**: 7.5

## University of Californial-Irvine

Program
1. Master of Data Science(offered by Department of Statistics, School of Computer Science)
**Duration**: 15 months
**Course Requirement**: 10 required + 3 elective + 2 capstone
**Test**: GRE is not required
**Tuition and Fee**: 52,290
**Feature**: 
1 -- Only computational focused school in UC system
2 -- Career Development Team is provided
**Personal Rating**: 6

## Rice University

Program
1. Master of Data Science(offered by Data Science Initiative)
**Duration**: 1 year
**Course Requirement**: 31 credit hours including a capstone project
**Tuition and Fee**: 54,100
**Feature**
1 -- Three specializations are provided: Business Analytics, Machine Learning and Image Processing
**Personal Rating**: 4

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2. Master of Computational Science and Engineering(offered by Department of Computational Mathematics and Department of Statistics)
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**Duration**: 1.5 years
**Course Requirement**: 10 courses
**Test**: GRE is not required
**Tuition and Fee**: 54,100
**Feature**
1 -- Students should choose between computational track or statistics track
2 -- This program focus on using computer to do the computations
3 -- It's a computer-science-oriented program
**Personal Rating**: 8.5

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## Northeastern University
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Program

1. Master of Science in Data Science(offered by College of Computer Science and College of Engineering), Boston Campus
**Duration**: 2.5 years
**Course Requirement**: 32 semester hours
**Tuition**: 55,400
**Feature**: 
1 -- This program focus highly on engineering and computer science, little statistics or math courses are included
2 -- This is a "co-op" program, which put emphasis on students' cooperative skills
3 -- "coop" provides a great opportunity for students to look for internship and job
**Personal Rating**: 7

1. Master of Science in Data Science(offered by College of Computer Science and College of Engineering), Silicon Valley Campus
**Duration**: 2.5 years
**Course Requirement**: 32 semester hours
**Test**: GRE not required for 2022
**Tuition**: 55,400
**Feature**:
1 -- This program focus highly on engineering and computer science, little statistics or math courses are included
2 -- This is a "co-op" program, which put emphasis on students' cooperative skills
3 -- "coop" provides a great opportunity for students to look for internship and job
**Personal Rating**: 7

## Northwestern University
Program

1. Master of Science in Analytics(offered by School of Engineering)
**Duration**: 15~18 months
**Course Requirement**: 18 courses
**Test**: GRE is required
**Tuition and Fee**: 63,318
**Feature**:
1 -- Strongly focus on project and internship
2 -- Courses are fixed
3 -- Most students have Bachelor Degree in US
**Personal Ranking**: 7.5

## University of South California
Program

1. Master of Science in Applied Data Science(offered by School of Engineering)
**Duration**: 2 years
**Course Requirement**: 32 units
**Test**: GRE is not required
**Tuition**: 68,384
**Feature**: 
1 -- Highly focus on computer science, AI and machine learning
**Personal Ranking**: 7

## University of California, San Diego
Program

1. Master of Science in Data Science (offered by Data Science Institute)
**Duration**: 1 ~ 2 years
**Course Requirement**: 48 units
**Tuition**: 46,856
**Feature**:
1 -- Can choose between a thesis option or course-oriented examination option
2 -- This program is more math-based
**Personal Rating**: 6

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## University of Minnesota -- Twin Cities
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Program

1. Master of Science in Data Science (offered by Department of CS, EE, and College of STAT and BioStat)
**Duration**: 2 years
**Course Requirement**: 31 credits include a capstone project
**Test**: GRE is not required but recommended
**Tuition**: 54,775
**Feature**:
1 -- Focus on statistics, algorithm, infrastructure and large scale computing
2 -- This program is more clings to Computer Science
**Personal Rating**: 6.5

## Vanderbilt University
Program

1. Master of Science in Data Science
**Duration**: 2 years
**Course Requirement**: 16 courses including a capstone project
**Test**: GRE is optional
**Tuition and Fee**: 112,846
**Feature**:
1 -- Courses are almost fixed
**Personal Rating**: 3

## University of North Carolina -- Chapel Hill
Program

1. Master of Science in Data Science and Analytics (offered by Department of Statistics & Operations Research)
**Duration**: 1.5 ~ 2 years
**Course Requirements**: 30 credit hours including a Master's Essay
**Test**: GRE is required
**Tuition and Fee**: 58,679
**Feature**:
1 -- Students can choose to be specialized in Data Science, Statistics, or Operation Research
2 -- Courses are more statistical-based
**Personal Rating**: 4.5

## Duke University
Program

1. Master of Science in Statistical Science(offered by Department of Statistical Science)
**Duration**: 2 years
**Course Requirement**: 36 credits including a portfolio of work or Master's thesis
**Test**: GRE is required
**Tuition and Fee**: 85,588
**Feature**:
1 -- Six tracks are included: PhD, Data Science, Health Data Science, Finance, BA, Social Science
2 -- Courses are more statistical-based
**Personal Rating**: 5

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2. Master in interdisciplinary Data Science
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**Duration**: 2 years
**Course Requirement**: 42 credits including a capstone project and a summer internship
**Test**: GRE is not required
**Tuition and Fee**: 85,588
**Feature**:
1 -- Students should submit an essay of leadership experience
2 -- Students should provide a video response
3 -- This program focus more on your leading and communicating ability
**Personal Rating**: 8

## University of Pennsylvania
Program

1. Master of Science in Engineering in Data Science
**Duration**: 1.5 ~ 2 years
**Course Requirements**: 10 courses
**Test**: GRE is not required for 2023
**Tuition and Fee**: 83,304
**Feature**:
1 -- Students can choose between thesis-based or job-oriented
2 -- Students can choose courses freely
**Personal Rating**: 8

## New York University
Program

1. Master of Science in Data Science (offered by Center for Data Science)
**Duration**: 2 years
**Course Requirements**: 36 credits including a capstone project
**Test**: GRE is required
**Tuition and Fee**: 79,184
**Feature**:
1 -- Courses is data-science-oriented
2 -- Some courses require solid mathematical foundation
3 -- Students are required to take internship if they choose industry concentration
**Personal Rating**: 9

## North Carolina State University
Program

1. Master of Computer Science -- Track in Data Science
**Course Requirements**: 31 credit hours

2. Master of Science in Analytics
**Duration**: 10 months
**Course Requirements**: 30 credit hours
**Test**: GRE is not required
**Tuition and Fee**: 50,663
**Feature**:
1 -- Great job outcome is expected
2 -- This program will arrange internship for students
**Personal Rating**: 4

## Brown University
Program

1. Master in Data Science 
**Duration**: 1 ~ 2 years
**Courses Requirement**: 9 courses
**Test**: GRE is required
**Tuition and Fee**: 82,826
**Feature**: 
1 -- Courses are fixed
**Personal Rating**: 6.5

## University of Chicago

Program

1. Master of Science in Analytics (MScA)
**Duration**: 12 ~ 18 months
**Course Requirement**: 12 courses
**Test**: GRE is not required but can be submitted
**Tuition and Fee**: 62,556
**Feature**:
1 -- Most of the teachers come from the industry
2 -- Graduate students tend to work in fintech company
3 -- This program is more businees-oriented 
**Personal Rating**: 6

