Data Science graduate Programs at Meharry
Open doors for a rewarding career with our data science graduate programs
You can can make a huge impact through our data science graduate programs.
Data science makes drug discovery quicker and more affordable, improves clinical decision making, and helps address health disparities. Insights from big data can solve our most complex energy challenges, make businesses more efficient, and our finances more secure.
The ability to process and leverage data is invaluable in our data-dependent economy. Our data science graduate programs will get you on the path to leading with data.
I chose Meharry SACS because I was looking for an online program that covered a wide breadth of classes. I also knew that, as an HBCU, Meharry would focus on issues that disproportionately affect the African American population as we explore data.
Shara Taylor
M.S. Data Science student
Flexible, industry-relevant masters programs
We understand that choosing a master’s program is an important career decision. Our data science masters programs provide the flexibility your life needs and the expertise necessary for success as a data scientist.
- Online classes held in the evening.
- Rigorous, industry-relevant curriculum and practical, real-world experience.
- First-class resources: high-performance, supercomputer network and robust, diverse data resources.
- Accomplished faculty who are impacting society through meaningful research.
- Scholarships, ranging up to 50% of tuition, for the M.S. Data Science, or the M.S. Biomedical Data Science programs.
Ph.D. in Biomedical Data Science
Our Ph.D. in Biomedical Data Science is a full-time program that offers a deeper education and research experience in biomedical data science.
- Rigorous coursework in topics like predictive modeling, computational structural biology, applied machine learning, mathematical and statistical theory, advanced biostatistics and epidemiology.
- Work closely with our accomplished faculty as you pursue meaningful research for your dissertation.
- First-class resources: high-performance, supercomputer network and robust, diverse data resources.
- Scholarships, ranging up to 50% of tuition, and opportunities to pursue funding through grants and fellowships after completing the candidacy exam.
Data science career outlook
Average salary 2022
$116,088
Average salary 2027
$134,578 – 16% increase in next 5 years
Top 3 on
Glassdoor’s Best Jobs in America list for five consecutive years.
data science graduate PROGRAM BROCHURES
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Data science graduate programs
Biomedical Data Science Ph.D.
Learn to discover new knowledge from biomedical data sets and conduct research to develop new technologies and novel data analysis methods.
Learn to discover new knowledge from biomedical data sets and conduct research to develop new technologies and novel data analysis methods.
Data science GRADUATE Program CERTIFICATEs
Our data science graduate programs include Data Science and Biomedical Data Science graduate certificates and the SAS-Meharry Academic Specialization in Data Wrangling offer the opportunity to gain expertise without the full investment of time and money of a master’s degree.
