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Earn an M.S. degree or Certificate in Data Analytics and Computational Social Science (DACSS), online or in-person.

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Enhance your career potential with a degree in data analytics and computational social science. Learn social scientific theories and data science methods to collect, analyze, and tell stories with data. DACSS offers a flexible, multimodal learning environment, both in-person and online, tailored to students who want to apply data science for social good. Career paths include both public and private sectors, non-profit and NGO’s.

Flexible

Our hybrid, multi-modal program allows you attend class in-person or online, either part-time or full-time.

Competitive

Graduates of this STEM OPT-certified program are well prepared to enter this competitive, data-centric job market

Diverse

Learn how to apply both quantitative and qualitative skills to turn data into a powerful decision-making tool.

DACSS is a 16 month, 30-credit program with core courses and technical electives including:

Data Science Fundamentals
Social Network Analysis
Survey Research Design and Analysis
Text as Data
Machine Learning

Interested in UMass Amherst's 3- or 5-course DACSS graduate certificates? Uniquely designed with online options for working professionals, both programs develop your skills to tell more compelling stories with data and/or prepare you for advanced graduate studies.

DACSS taught me not only how to analyze data, but how to tell a story with data even to audiences unfamiliar with the math and mechanics of data science.

Start your next chapter with UMass Amherst. Request more information today and visit the program page to explore curriculum details and admissions requirements

Data Science for Social Good

College of Social & Behavorial Sciences

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Competitive

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