Data Science at R1 Institutions in the US

Below is a list of initiatives, programs, and groups related to data science at the 115 Research 1 (R1) institutions in the US. We don't assert completion or correctness, but we welcome edits - Submit an issue or a pull request!

Note: This list is for programs and centers that closely align with the Moore Foundation Data-Driven Discovery Initiative's goals of accelerating the use of data-driven methods for basic research in the natural sciences.

Credentials key: C = certificate; B = Bachelors; M = Masters; P = PhD

Institution	Description	Category	Credential(s)
Arizona State University	Advanced Analytics in Higher Education	academic program (online)	C
Boston College	NA
Boston University	Center for Computational Science	center
Boston University	Data Science Initiative	initiative
Boston University	Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics	academic program	C
Boston University	Information and Data Sciences research group	group
Boston University	MS in Computer Information Systems Online (Data Analytics Concentration)	academic program (online)	M
Boston University	MS in Computer Science	academic program	M
Brandeis University	MA in Computational Linguistics	academic program	M
Brandeis University	Online MS in Strategic Analytics	academic program (online)	M
Brown University	Data Management Research Group	group
Brown University	Data Science Initiative	initiative	M
Brown University	Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics	center
Caltech	Center for Data Driven Discovery	center
Caltech	Graduate Degree in Computing & Mathematical Studies	academic program	P
Caltech	Social and Information Sciences Laboratory, Information Science & Technology	group
Carnegie Mellon University	Machine Learning Department	department	B , M , P
Carnegie Mellon University	Master of Computational Data Science (MCDS)	academic program	M
Carnegie Mellon University	Master of Statistical Practice	academic program	M
Case Western Reserve University	Data Science Program	academic program	B
Case Western Reserve University	Health Informatics	academic program	M
Case Western Reserve University	Systems Biology and Informatics	academic program	P
Clemson University	MS Biomedical Data Science & Informatics	academic program	M
Clemson University	PhD Biomedical Data Science & Informatics	academic program	P
Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Data Analysis Certificate	academic program (online)	C
Colorado State University-Fort Collins	Master of Applied Statistics	academic program (online)	M
Columbia University	Data Science Institute	center	M
Columbia University	MS in Computer Science, concentration in Machine Learning	academic program	M
Cornell University	Cornell Data Science	group
Cornell University	Master of Professional Studies in Applied Statistics, Data Science	academic program	M
Cornell University	MS in Health Informatics	academic program	M
CUNY Graduate School and University Center	Online MS in Data Analytics	academic program (online)	M
Duke University	Information Initiative	initiative
Duke University	Master in Interdisciplinary Data Science	academic program	M
Emory University	Center for Data Science - Nursing	center
Florida International University	Masters in Data Science	academic program	M
Florida State University	MS Statistical Data Science	academic program	M
George Mason University	Computational Data Sciences	department	B , M , P
George Mason University	Masters in Information Systems	academic program	M
George Mason University	MS in Data Analytics Engineering	academic program	M
George Washington University	Data Science Program	academic program	C , B , M
Georgetown University	MS in Analytics, Concentration in Data Sciences (MS-DS)	academic program	M
Georgia Institute of Technology	Institute for Data Engineering and Science	center
Georgia Institute of Technology	MS in Computer Science with specialization in machine learning	academic program	M
Georgia State University	NA
Harvard University	Data Science at Institute for Quantitative Social Science	group
Harvard University	Data Science Initiative	initiative
Harvard University	MS Data Science	academic program	M
Harvard University	MS in Computational Biology and Quantitative Genetics	academic program	M
Harvard University	MS in Computational Science and Engineering	academic program	M
Harvard University	Strategic Data Project	group
Indiana University Bloomington	Informatics	academic program	P
Indiana University Bloomington	MS in Data Science	academic program	M
Indiana University Bloomington	Online Certificate in Data Science	academic program (online)	C
Iowa State University	Data Science Curriculum Committee	group
Iowa State University	Presidential Initiative	initiative
Johns Hopkins University	Bioinformatics	academic program	M
Johns Hopkins University	Institute for Data Intensive Engineering & Science	center
Johns Hopkins University	MS in Geographic Information Systems	academic program	M
Johns Hopkins University	Online MS Data Science	academic program (online)	M
Kansas State University	NA
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College	NA
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory	center
Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Institute for Data, Systems, and Society	center	P
Michigan State University	Compuational Math, Science, Engineering Department	department	B , M , P
Michigan State University	MS in Applied Statistics	academic program	M
New York University	Advanced Certificate in Applied Urban Science and Informatics	academic program	C
New York University	Applied Data Analytics and Visualization	academic program	B
New York University	Center for Data Science	center	M
New York University	MS in Applied Statistics for Social Science Research	academic program	M
New York University	MS in Applied Urban Science and Informatics	academic program	M
New York University	MS in Information Systems	academic program	M
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	Data Science Initiative	initiative
North Carolina State University at Raleigh	MS in Analytics	academic program	M
Northeastern University	Data Science Research Group	group
Northeastern University	Data Analytics Programs	academic program	C , M
Northwestern University	Data Science Initiative	initiative
Northwestern University	MS in Analytics	academic program	M
Northwestern University	MS in Predictive Analytics Online	academic program (online)	M
Northwestern University	Center for Data Science and Informatics	center
Ohio State University	College of Medicine Division of Data Science	academic program
Ohio State University	Data Analytics	academic program	B
Ohio State University	Master of Applied Statistics	academic program	M
Ohio State University	Master of Public Health in Biomedical Informatics	academic program	M
Ohio State University	Data Analytics Program	academic program	B
Oregon State University	NA
Pennsylvania State University	Data Sciences Program	academic program	B
Pennsylvania State University	Graduate Certificate in Applied Statistics	academic program (online)	C
Pennsylvania State University	Master of Applied Statistics	academic program (online)	M
Pennsylvania State University	Master of Professional Studies in Data Analytics	academic program (online)	M
Pennsylvania State University	Social Data Analytics	academic program	P
Princeton University	Center for Statistics and Machine Learning	center
Purdue University	Certificate in Applied Statistics	academic program (online)	C
Rice University	Data Science Initiative	initiative
Rutgers University	MS in Data Science Statistics Track	academic program	M
Rutgers University	MS in Data Science CS Track	academic program	M
Rutgers University	Online Master of Information	academic program (online)	M
Stanford University	Biomedical Informatics MS Degree	academic program	M
Stanford University	Mining Massive Data Sets Graduate Certificate	academic program	C
Stanford University	MS In Computer Science, Specialization in Information Management and Analytics	academic program	M
Stanford University	MS in Data Science	academic program	M
Stanford University	Stanford Data Science Initiative	center
Stanford University	Stanford Dept of Statistics MS in Statistics: Data Science	academic program	M
Stanford University	Electrical Engineering Research Group	group
Stanford University	Stanford Experimental Data Center Laboratory	group
Stanford University	Big Data for Human Health Seed Grant	academic program
Stony Brook University	Institute for Advanced Computational Science	center
Stony Brook University	MS in Data Science and Engineering Specialization	academic program	M
SUNY at Albany	Data Science focus in Computer Science	group
Syracuse University	Certificate of Advanced Study in Data Science	academic program	C
Syracuse University	MS in Applied Data Science	academic program	M
Temple University	Certificate in Data Science	academic program	C
Temple University	MS in Health Informatics	academic program	M
Texas A&M University-College Station	Institute for Data Science	center
Texas A&M University-College Station	MS in Analytics	academic program	M
Texas A&M University-College Station	Online MS in Applied Statistics	academic program (online)	M
Texas Tech University	NA
Tufts University	Data-Intensive Studies Center proposal	initiative
Tulane University of Louisiana	Global Biostatistics and Data Science	department	M , P
University at Buffalo	Engineering MS: Data Science	academic program	M
University of Alabama	NA
University of Arizona	NA
University of Arkansas	Professional Master of Information Systems	academic program (online)	M
University of California-Berkeley	AmpLab	group
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley Institute for Data Science	center
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley Quantum Information and Computation Center [BQIC]	group
University of California-Berkeley	Berkeley School of Information MS Information and Data Science	academic program	M
University of California-Berkeley	D-Lab	center
University of California-Berkeley	Data Science and Systems Concentration	academic program	M
University of California-Berkeley	Designated Emphasis in Computational Data Science & Information	academic program
University of California-Berkeley	NSF Research Traineeship: Environment & Society: Data Sciences for 21st Century	academic program
University of California-Berkeley	Information and Data Science	academic program	M
University of California-Berkeley	Master of Information Management and Systems at Hastings School	academic program	M
University of California-Berkeley	Simons Institute	center
University of California-Davis	Data Science Initiative	initiative
University of California-Davis	Masters of Health Informatics	academic program	M
University of California-Irvine	Data Science Program	academic program	B
University of California-Irvine	Data Science Certificate	academic program (online)	C
University of California-Irvine	Data Science Initiative	group	B , M
University of California-Los Angeles	Masters in Data Science	academic program	M
University of California-Riverside	Online Masters in Data Science	academic program (online)	M
University of California-San Diego	Data Science Program	academic program	B
University of California-San Diego	Master of Advanced Study in Data Science and Engineering	academic program	M
University of California-San Diego (Extension)	Data Science & Informatics Certificates	academic program	C
University of California-Santa Barbara	Data Science Student Club	group
University of California-Santa Cruz	Data Science Initiative	group
University of California-Santa Cruz	Data, Discovery, and Decisions Center	center
University of Central Florida	MS in Health Care Informatics	academic program	M
University of Central Florida	MS in Statistical Computing Data Mining Track	academic program	M
University of Central Florida	Professional Science Master's Program in Health Care Informatics	academic program	M
University of Chicago	Center for Data Intensive Science	center
University of Chicago	Computation Institute	center
University of Chicago	Computer and Data Science Hub	center
University of Chicago	MS in Computational Analysis & Public Policy	academic program	M
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus	MS in Health Informatics	academic program	M
University of Colorado Boulder	NA
University of Connecticut	Data Science Initiative	initiative
University of Delaware	Data Science Initiative	initiative
University of Florida	Data Science Research Lab	group
University of Georgia	CS Undergrad in Applied Data Science	academic program	B
University of Hawaii at Manoa	NA
University of Houston	NA
University of Illinois at Chicago	Health Informatics	academic program	C
University of Illinois at Chicago	MS in Health Informatics Research Track	academic program	M
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Big Data Research Theme	academic program
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Center for Informatics Research in Science and Scholarship [CIRSS]	center
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Data Science Initiative	initiative
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Master of Computer Science in Data Science	academic program (online)	M
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	MS in Statistics: Analytics Concentration	academic program	M
University of Iowa	Data Science Institute (summer program)	academic program
University of Kansas	Center for Research Methods and Data Analysis	center
University of Kansas	Graduate Certificate in Data Science	academic program	C
University of Kentucky	Institute for Biomedical Informatics	center
University of Louisville	Certificate in Data Mining	academic program	C
University of Maryland-College Park	Master of Information Management	academic program	M
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Center for Data Science, College of Information and Computer Sciences	center	M
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Certificate in Data Science	academic program	C
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Computational Social Science Institute	group
University of Massachusetts Amherst	Institute for Computational Biology, Biostatistics, and Bioinformatics [ICB3]	group
University of Massachusetts Amherst	MS with Data Science Concentration	academic program	M
University of Miami	Center for Computational Science	center
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Data Science Program	academic program	B
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Graduate Data Science Certificate Program	academic program	C
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan Institutee for Computational Discovery & Engineering	academic program
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan Institutute for Data Science	center
University of Minnesota	Data Science Lab	center
University of Minnesota	MS in Data Science	academic program	M
University of Mississippi	NA
University of Missouri-Columbia	MS in Data Science	academic program	M
University of Nebraska-Lincoln	Quantitative Life Sciences Initiative	initiative
University of New Mexico-Main Campus	Translational Informatics (Internal Medicine)	group
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Data Science in the School of Public Health	group
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Graduate Certificate in Public Health Informatics	academic program	C
University of North Texas	NA
University of Notre Dame	MS in Applied and Computational Mamatics and Statistics with a specialty in Applied Statistics	academic program	M
University of Notre Dame	MS in Data Science	academic program	M
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	MS in Engineering - Data Science and Analytics Emphasis	academic program	M
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus	MS in Management Information Systems	academic program	M
University of Oregon	Spatial Data Science Program	academic program
University of Pennsylvania	Penn Institute for Computational Science Masters Program	academic program	M
University of Pennsylvania	Warren Center for Network & Data Sciences	center
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	Center for Causal Discovery	center
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus	MS in Information Science - Big Data Analytics	academic program	M
University of Rochester	Goergen Institute for Data Science	center	B , M
University of Rochester	MA and MS in Medical Statistics	academic program	M
University of Rochester	Professional MS in Computer Science (Concentration in Data Analytics)	academic program	M
University of South Carolina-Columbia	Master of Applied Statistics	academic program	M
University of South Florida-Main Campus	MS in Health Informatics Online	academic program (online)	M
University of Southern California	MS in Computer Science - Data Science	academic program	M
University of Tennessee	PhD in Data Science and Engineering	academic program	P
University of Texas Arlington	Data-Driven Discovery Plan	initiative
University of Texas at Austin	NA
University of Texas at Dallas	MS in Healthcare Management with Specialization in Healthcare informatics	academic program	M
University of Texas at Dallas	MS in Marketing with Specialization in Marketing Analytics	academic program	M
University of Utah	Data Management and Analysis Track	academic program	M , P
University of Utah	Graduate Certificate Big Data	academic program	C
University of Virginia	Data Science Institute	center	M
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Center for Statistics and Social Sciences	center
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Certificate in Data Science	academic program	C
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	eScience Institute	center	M
University of Washington-Seattle Campus	Interactive Data Lab	group
University of Wisconsin-Madison	Master of Engineering in Applied Computing and Engineering Data Analytics	academic program (online)	M
University of Wisconsin-Madison	MS in Statistics - Data Science	academic program	M
University of Wisconsin-Madison	MS in Biomedical Data Science	academic program	M
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	NA
Vanderbilt University	Data Science Track of BMI PhD program	academic program	P
Vanderbilt University	Data Science Visions Trans-Institutional Program	academic program
Virginia Commonwealth University	NA
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Computational Modeling and Data Analytics	academic program	B
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	Discovery Analytics Center	center	B , M , P
Washington State University	NA
Washington University in St Louis	Certificate in Data Mining and Machine Learning	academic program	C
Wayne State University	NA
West Virginia University	NA
Yale University	Departmental Strategic Plan	initiative

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