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Admissions requirements
- Graduate or bachelor's degree with a minimum cumulative 3.0 GPA
- Successful completion of an upper-division statistics course equivalent to Oregon State's ST 351. The OSU Transfer Course Search tool allows you to look up previous coursework in order to find out if your class has been identified as an OSU course equivalent. Ecampus Enrollment Services can also help you navigate this tool to find any information that exists for ST 351.
- Meet the OSU Graduate School's minimum admissions requirements
When can you start?
New cohorts are accepted for both the M.S. in Data Analytics and the Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics every fall. Visit the academic calendar for information on term length.
The deadline for all students to apply is May 15, 2022.
How to apply
For the master’s and graduate certificate programs, complete a graduate application using the online application form. All application materials must be received by the application deadline described above. The nonrefundable application fee is $75.
More information about the application and admission process can be found in the Data Analytics Student Guidebook.
Application requirements (M.S. and graduate certificate)
- Transcript(s)
- Résumé
- Three letters of recommendation
- Cover letter – The following questions should be answered in this letter. There should be no more than one paragraph for each question and the entire length of the letter should be no longer than two pages:
- What is your math background and experience?
- What experience do you have working with data?
- What experience do you have with computing and programming (software, coding, etc.)?
- What do you hope to get out of this program?
- Describe a time you experienced conflict and how you approached and resolved it.
- For international students: Official TOEFL scores
Note: GRE or GMAT scores are not required for these programs.
Important dates
These are the start dates for OSU’s next two terms. However, this program only admits for fall term.
See our academic calendar for our full quarter term schedule.
Degree details
* Oregon State University is on a quarter-term system. There are four quarters each year and classes are 11 weeks long. This program's 45 or 18 quarter credits are equal to 30 or 12 semester credits.
† Cost per credit is calculated using tuition per credit for the current academic year. It does not include associated fees, course materials, textbook expenses, and other expenses related to courses.
‡ You can complete all or nearly all requirements of these programs online. View the master's curriculum or the certificate curriculum.
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