{"id":19243,"date":"2025-12-30T09:48:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T14:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/?page_id=19243"},"modified":"2026-05-06T16:45:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T20:45:10","slug":"ms-data-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/programs-admissions\/ms-data-science\/","title":{"rendered":"MS in Data Science Degree Program"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Program at a Glance<\/h1>\n<table width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" class=\" aligncenter\" style=\"border-color: #ffffff; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cds-faculty\/files\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Cap-Icon-e1765739762712.png\" alt=\"Icon graphic of graduation cap\" width=\"60\" height=\"47\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19070 \" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/files\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Cap-Icon-e1765739762712.png 512w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/files\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Cap-Icon-e1765739762712-500x401.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/files\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Cap-Icon-e1765739762712-300x235.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/files\/2025\/12\/Graduation-Cap-Icon-e1765739762712-400x308.png 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" \/><\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Complete in as Little as 9 Months<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/cds-faculty\/files\/2025\/12\/Book-Research-Icon.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"60\" height=\"60\" class=\"wp-image-19071 aligncenter\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/files\/2025\/12\/Book-Research-Icon.png 512w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/files\/2025\/12\/Book-Research-Icon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/files\/2025\/12\/Book-Research-Icon-500x512.png 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/files\/2025\/12\/Book-Research-Icon-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/cds-faculty\/files\/2025\/12\/Book-Research-Icon-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 60px) 100vw, 60px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Fully Customizable. 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