Pathways to a Graduate Program

The MicroMasters Program in Statistics and Data Science credential enables learners to receive academic credit to universities around the world, making the credential a pathway to a master’s degree. The amount of credit, and the conditions for receiving it, depends upon each institution which are all listed below.

Contact MIT and other universities directly to learn more about these programs

MIT: PhD Program in Social & Engineering Systems

Learners who successfully complete this MicroMasters Program Credential have the opportunity to apply to the MIT Doctoral Program in Social and Engineering Systems (SES) offered through the MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (IDSS) during the SES admissions cycle (due date: December 15). Learners can use their MicroMasters program credential to demonstrate their preparation in statistics and data science fundamentals to the SES Admissions Committee.

Learners admitted to SES can expect that their MicroMasters program coursework will be recognized with credit for corresponding SES core classes and requirements. More information on the MIT SES Doctoral Program can be found here.

In addition, learners who successfully earn the MicroMasters program credential in Statistics and Data Science are now eligible to earn credit at a number of universities across the globe to fast track their pursuit of a full Master’s degree. Below is a list of these universities and information on the amount of credit offered.

Other Universities

Algebra University College (Croatia) – Master’s Degree in Applied Computer Engineering with Specialization in Data Science

Algebra University College will offer the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 30 ETCS credits of the total ECTS credits towards the completion of the Master’s degree in Applied Computer Engineering with specialization in Data Science.

View the past webinar on-demand here

American University of Central Asia (Kyrgyz Republic) – Master’s of Science in Economics

The American University of Central Asia will offer the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 24 credits of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the MSc. in Economics.

Bethel University (St. Paul, MN, USA) – Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Bethel University will offer those who have earned the MicroMasters program credential in Statistics and Data Science 12 credits toward the total credits in the Master of Business Administration (MBA) program if they are accepted for admission. Your MicroMasters credential is valid for five years upon your application to Bethel.

If you would like to apply to Bethel before the completion of the MicroMasters program, Bethel will still consider your application.

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Covenant University (Nigeria) – Master of Computer Science

Covenant University will offer the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 3 credits towards the completion of the master’s degree in Computer Science. Your MicroMasters credential is valid for five years upon your application to Covenant.

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Curtin University (Australia) – Master of Predictive Analytics (Finance and Investment Analytics stream)

Curtin Business School provides a pathway for credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science to their Master of Predictive Analytics (Finance and Investment Analytics stream). If a learner applies for admission to the Master of Predictive Analytics (Finance and Investment Analytics stream) at Curtin University and is accepted, the MicroMasters program credential will count towards 25% of the coursework required for graduation.

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Deakin University (Australia)

Deakin offers the MicroMasters program credential holders in SDS up to four units’ credit towards the completion of these Master’s degree programs:

• Master of Business Analytics (Online)
• Master of Health Economics (Online)
• Master of Information Systems (Online)
• Master of Public Health (Online)
• Master of Data Science (On-campus / Online)
• Master of Cyber Security Professional (Online)
• Master of Nutrition and Population Health (On-campus)

In addition, a third of the credits will be offered towards the online Master of Information Technology. For the MicroMasters program credential holders who also hold a bachelor’s degree in the same or a related field, Deakin offers two units’ credit towards the completion of the online Master of Human Nutrition. For graduates who do not hold a bachelor’s degree in the same or a related field, the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science will be an entry pathway to the Master of Human Nutrition. (Normally applicants without a bachelor’s degree in the same or a related field are required to complete a Graduate Certificate of Human Nutrition as the entry criterion.)

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Doane University (USA) – Master’s Degree in Business Administration (MBA)

Upon acceptance into Doane's MBA program, the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science will satisfy the emphasis area and the student will only need to take 21 credit hours to complete their Master of Business Administration degree.

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Duquesne University (USA)

Duquesne University will offer the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning:

• 3 out of the total credit requirement towards the completion of the MS in Supply Chain Management.
• 4.5 out of the total credit requirement towards the completion of the Professional MBA (PMBA) program.
• 6 out of the total credit requirement towards the completion of the MS in Analytics & Information Management (MS-AIM) program.

Universidad EAN (Colombia) – Master's in Business Intelligence (Online)

Universidad EAN will offer the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 15 credits of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the Master's in Business Intelligence (Online).

In addition, all the rest of the master’s degree programs at EAN will grant at least 9 credits out of the total graduate credits to the SDS MicroMasters program credential holders.

Eurasian Management and Administration School (Russia)

Eurasian Management and Administration School (EMAS Business School) will offer the credential holders of the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning:

• 20 credits (ECTS) of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the Master of Business Administration (MBA): Business in the Digital Era program
• 20 credits (ECTS) of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the Executive Master of Business Administration (MBA): Business in the Digital Era program
• 20 credits (ECTS) of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the Doctor of Business Administration (DBA): Business in the Digital Era program

View the past webinar on-demand here

Galileo University (Guatemala) – Master’s Program in Data Science

Galileo University will offer the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning an equivalent of one year of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the Master’s degree in Data Science. Your MicroMasters credential is valid for two years upon your application to Galileo.

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Harvard Extension School (USA) – Master of Liberal Arts (ALM) in Extension Studies

Harvard Extension School (HES) offers the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 16 of the total graduate credits towards the ALM in the field of finance or 12 out of the total graduate credits towards the ALM in the field of data science. Your MicroMasters credential is valid for three years upon your application to HES.

HES Admissions Information Session for MITx MicroMasters Learners: https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/mitxadmissioninfosession

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (Lebanon)

The Holy Spirit University of Kaslik (USEK) will offer the credential holders of the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning:

• 6 credits towards the completion of the Master’s program in Business Administration (Emphasis: Audit, Finance, Marketing)
• 9 credits towards the completion of these three Master’s programs in Computer Science, Mathematics, and Actuarial and Financial Mathematics.
• 14 credits towards the completion of the Master’s program in Computer Engineering

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Johannesburg Business School (South Africa) – Master of Business Administration (MBA)

Johannesburg Business School (JBS) of the University of Johannesburg will offer the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning up to 30 credits out of the total credits requirement towards the completion of MBA.

Kangwon National University (South Korea) – Master’s Degree in Business Administration

Kangwon National University (KNU) will offer the credential holders of the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 12 of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the Master’s Degree in Business Administration.

Laweh Open University College (Ghana) – MBA Finance and Accounting program

Laweh Open University will offer the credential holders of the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 40 credits out of the total credits towards the completion of the MBA Finance and Accounting program.

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (USA) – Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Management

MCPHS will award credential holders of the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science 12 credits towards the completion of the MBA in Healthcare Management, a program designed for working professionals that can be completed entirely online at your pace. Credential holders will complete 30 additional credits to earn the MBA.

View the past webinar on-demand here.

New Economic School (Russia) – Masters in Finance

New Economic School (NES) will offer the credential holders of the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 2 credits of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the NES Masters in Finance program.

Northwestern University (USA) – Master’s Degree in Data Science

Learners who successfully earn the MITx MicroMasters program credential in Statistics and Data Science are now eligible to fast track their pursuit of the Master’s program in Data Science offered by Northwestern University School of Professional Studies (SPS). MicroMasters program credential holders are eligible to apply for the Master’s program in Data Science at SPS. Students in the Master’s in Data Science for MIT MicroMaster's Graduates program can earn their degrees by completing nine courses, compared to the 12-course curriculum of the standard Master’s program in Data Science. Those admitted into this program will not be required to take the following courses:

• MSDS 400-DL Math for Data Scientists
• MSDS 401-DL Applied Statistics with R
• MSDS 422-DL Practical Machine Learning

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Porto Business School (Portugal)

Porto Business School will offer the credential holders of the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning:

• 12 ECTS credits out of the total credits requirement towards the completion of the Digital MBA program
• 12 ECTS credits out of the total credits requirement towards the completion of the Executive MBA program
• 12 ETCS credits out of the total credits requirement towards the completion of the International MBA program.

View the past webinar on-demand here

Queen’s University (Smith School of Business) (Canada)

Queen’s University’s Smith School of Business will offer credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning:

• two advanced course credits and financial credit towards the completion of the Master of Management Analytics (MMA) or Master of Management in Artificial Intelligence (MMAI) programs.

Reykjavík University (Iceland)

Reykjavík University School of Computer Science offers the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 30 ECTS credits of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the following Master's programs:

• Master's in Computer Science
• Master's in Data Science
• Master's in Applied Data Science

Reykjavík University School of Business offers the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 26 ECTS credits of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the following Master’s programs:

• Master of Business Management
• Master of Science (MSc) in Business Management
• Master of Information Management
• Master of Science (MSc) in Information Management

View the past webinar on-demand here.

RTU Riga Business School (Latvia) – MBA Program

Riga Business School at Riga Technical University will offer the credential holders from the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science 24 ECTS towards the completion of the MBA program.

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Rochester Institute of Technology (USA) – Master of Science in Professional Studies

The Master of Science in Professional Studies allows learners the opportunity to draw on courses offered across RIT graduate programs. Learners who hold the MicroMasters program credential in Statistics and Data Science may apply any time during the year and upon acceptance, will be awarded 12 credit hours of the required total for the degree.

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Royal Roads University (Canada) – Masters of Business Administration in Executive Management

The School of Business at Royal Roads University (RRU) will offer credential holders of the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning nine of the total graduate credits towards the completion of a Masters of Business Administration in Executive Management.

Your MicroMasters credential is valid for five years upon your application to RRU. If you would like to apply to RRU before the completion of the MicroMasters program, RRU will still consider your application. Please contact http://www.royalroads.ca/contact/Admissions-and-Enrolment for questions.

Watch the Royal Roads University (and Universidad Galileo) webinar

View the past webinar on-demand here.

Sasin School of Management - Chulalongkorn University (Thailand) – Master of Business Administration

Sasin School of Management will offer the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 6 credits of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the Sasin MBA.

View the past webinar on-demand here

Southern New Hampshire University (USA) – Master's in Data Analytics Online

Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) will offer the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 12 credits of the total graduate credits towards the completion of the Master's in Data Analytics Online program.

View the past webinar on-demand here

Tsinghua University (China) - Master of Science in Engineering (Data Science and Information Technology)

Tsinghua University will grant up to 6 academic credits to the credential holders of this MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science. More details about the Tsinghua master's program will be forthcoming.

Universidad Tecnologica (Uruguay) – Program in Data Science

Universidad Tecnologica (UTEC Uruguay) will offer the credential holders of the MIT MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning 55 credits towards the completion of the master’s degree in Data Science.

View the past webinar on-demand here.

University of San Francisco (USA)

The University of San Francisco (USF) will offer the credential holders of the MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science the possibility of earning up to 8 credits towards the completion of the Master of Science in Applied Economics or the Master of Science in International and Development Economics.

View the past webinar on-demand here.

The School of Business, Woxsen University (India)

The School of Business, Woxsen University will offer the credential holders from the MITx MicroMasters program in Statistics and Data Science 18 credits towards the completion of the MBA (BA.AI.ML) and MBA in Financial Services program, respectively.

View the past webinar on-demand here

If your university would like to work with us to bring the MITx MicroMasters program credential holders to your master’s program, please contact micromasters-mit@mit.edu. You can learn more about how you can join MIT’s efforts to reimagine higher education by offering credit for the MITx MicroMasters program credential.