Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, MSE

Penn’s Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) in Data Science & Artificial Intelligence (DATS & AI) prepares students for a wide range of data-driven and AI-powered careers, whether in technology and engineering, consulting, healthcare, science, policy-making, or understanding patterns in literature, art or communications. Building on a shared foundation in statistics, optimization, machine learning, and algorithms, students can tailor their studies through two concentrations—Data Science, which includes coursework on data management and decision making, and Artificial Intelligence, which includes coursework on building systems that can perform tasks that require human intelligence. The DATS & AI Program can typically be completed in one-and-a-half to two years.

The degree also allows students to apply what they have learned to a number of different application areas through a thesis or practicum. Potential areas of application can be explored through the many centers and institutes across campus – including trustworthy AI (the ASSET center), network science (the Warren Center for Network and Data Science), digital humanities (the Price Lab for Digital Humanities), biomedicine (the Institute for Biomedical Informatics), and public policy (the Penn Wharton Budget Model and the Annenberg Center for Public Policy) — as well as more traditional opportunities in Computer and Information Science and Electrical and Systems Engineering.

Applicants for master’s and doctoral programs must have obtained a bachelor’s degree from an accredited School or University prior to intended matriculation date.