Overview

Coursework that includes data analytics, mining and visualization, etc. will prepare students to address this exponentially growing technology and business industry need.

Foundational studies in mathematics, statistics, business and computer science will enable you to provide meaning out of vast amounts of data. This empowers you to solve problems for business, non-profit, government and research. You will learn how to clean data to enable processing of it, how to process data and present it. Your coursework provides you with depths in multiple fields that are needed for future advancements in all fields.

Within five years of graduation, Northern Kentucky University Data Science graduates will be able to:

As data science professionals, provide effective solutions to problems using software and data life cycles

Engage in life-long learning, effectively adapting to the dynamic data science field

Serve as ethical professionals in the field as well

Use their data science knowledge to contribute to their community and society as a whole

In order to achieve the above stated program educational objectives, graduates of this program will the prepared to:

Analyze complex computing problems and to apply principles of computing and other relevant disciplines to identify solutions.

Design, implement, and evaluate computing-based solutions to meet a given set of computing requirements in the context of Data Science.
Communicate effectively in a variety of professional contexts, including but not limited to industry and academia.
Recognize professional responsibilities and make informed judgments in computing practice based on legal and ethical principles.
Function effectively as a member or leader of a team engaged in activities appropriate to the Data Science discipline.

Apply theory, techniques, and tools throughout the data analysis lifecycle and employ the result knowledge to satisfy stakeholders needs.

Careers

Apply your education, skills and experiences gathered at NKU to launch your careers in dealing with the recent explosion in data generation and storage. A degree in Data Science provides the path for you to estabish yourself as a Computer and Information Research Scientist (19% increase in jobs), Data Analyst or Data Scientist.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Object-Oriented Programming

Database Programming

Object-Oriented Programming

Data Structures and Algorithms

Artificial Intelligence

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-01 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-10-15 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Highland Heights, United States

Disciplines

Data Science & Big Data View 456 other Bachelors in Data Science & Big Data in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

2.5

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Complete an Online Application

Pay the $40 Application Fee

Submit Passport Photocopy

Submit your Official Transcripts

Submit Proof of English Fluency

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

15384 USD / year

≈ 15384 USD / year
Out-of-State

15384 USD / year

≈ 15384 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

11496 USD / year

≈ 11496 USD / year

Living costs

Highland Heights

United States

900 - 1400 USD / month

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