Health Data Science is a crucial, rapidly growing field, blending biostatistics, programming, and advanced computational and classification algorithms like machine learning to address complex challenges within the biomedical, biobehavioral, public health, and clinical care sectors.
Dartmouth’s Online Master of Science in Health Data Science equips the next generation of professionals to become leaders within health data science. The program offers a robust, interdisciplinary education focused on theory and application. Graduates are positioned to instantly collaborate as a health data scientist across multiple sectors, including biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, healthcare and behavioral health sectors, government, non-profits, and more.
The online format provides flexibility for working professionals earning a Master’s degree. This 100% online program can be completed in less than 2 years, featuring weekly live lectures with consistent, predictable scheduling. Students are fully part of the Dartmouth community and are invited to attend the Health Science Education’s in-person class-day ceremony at graduation.
Master of Science in Health Data Science - Online Requirements Students complete 15 core courses, which are taken sequentially over 21 months. Courses include a 10-week capstone course in the final term, where students work on a real-world data science challenge. Students also complete four capstone preparation seminars over the 21 months.