Overview

The courses in the data science program are designed to provide students with the requisite background that would enable them to take jobs with significant data science components, e.g., establishing and operating data analysis pipelines. The capstone will provide an opportunity for students to apply data science concepts to a domain problem while working in a multi-disciplinary team setting.

Student Learning Outcomes

After successfully completing the program, students majoring in Data Science at Iowa State University will demonstrate:

An understanding of and an ability to apply the following data science concepts, tools and methods to data analysis pipelines:
data acquisition
data preprocessing
exploratory data analysis
inferential and predictive thinking, modeling and analysis
computational thinking, data structures, and algorithms
An understanding of ethical, legal, societal, and economic concerns in the application of data science concepts.
An ability to visualize, interpret and communicate the output of data analysis pipelines to stakeholders.
An ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams using concepts and tools from data science.

Programme Structure

Courses:

Orientation to Data Science
Data Acquisition and Exploratory Data Analysis
Applied Data Modeling and Predictive Analysis
Concepts and Applications of Machine Learning
Data Science Capstone
Data Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-25 00:00:00

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Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00

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Iowa State operates on rolling admission. We strongly recommend that you apply at least six to eight weeks in advance.

Language

English

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Ames, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Required

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General requirements

ACT composite (or converted SAT) score x 3+

Cumulative GPA x 30

Number of years of high school core courses x 5

In addition to the high school course requirements listed above, students applying for admission to the College of Engineering must complete two years of a single foreign language. Students applying for admission to the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences must complete a third year of social studies and two years of a single foreign language.
General Equivalency Diploma (GED) applicants are welcome to enroll at Iowa State University. The specific GED score requirements for admission depend upon when the GED test was taken.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

30586 USD / year

≈ 30586 USD / year
Out-of-State

28578 USD / year

≈ 28578 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

9530 USD / year

≈ 9530 USD / year

Living costs

Ames

United States

1158 - 1797 USD / month

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Student Learning Outcomes

After successfully completing the program, students majoring in Data Science at Iowa State University will demonstrate:

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

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Campus Location

Disciplines

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Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

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Ames

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