University of California, Irvine
University of California, Irvine

510 East Peltason Drive, Irvine, California, USA

Graduate Certificate - Data Science - Accelerated

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Summary

University of California, Irvine’s 3-month post-graduate level Accelerated Certificate Program (ACP) in Data Science covers a wide array of topics in data science including data-driven discovery and prediction, data engineering at scale (inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data), structured and unstructured data, computational statistics, pattern recognition, data mining, data visualization, databases, SQL, Python, and machine learning.

Benefits:
  • Utilize technical techniques to deliver insight and business intelligence
  • Apply mathematical concepts including probability, inference, and modeling to practical data project application
  • Describe and use industry-standard tools and technologies required to model and analyze big datasets
  • Utilize the data modeling approach to make optimal business decision
  • Implement machine learning algorithms
  • Apply text analytics tools to unstructured and structured data sets
  • Develop and implement a data warehouse plan
  • Gain a competitive edge in the global job market through an internship in a U.S. company

Academic Background

Minimum Level of Education Completed

4-Year Bachelor's Degree

Minimum GPA

77%

Minimum Language Test Scores

Reading

10

Writing

10

Listening

10

Speaking

10

Program Intakes

Open date

November 19, 2024

Submission deadline

August 25, 2025

Open date

November 19, 2025

Submission deadline

February 24, 2026

Cost and Duration

Postgraduate Certificate

Program Level

3 month accelerated graduate certificate including a 10 week optional internship

Program Length

$14506.5 USD

Cost of Living

$200 USD

Application fee

$7900 USD / First Year

Gross Tuition

Other Fees

Internship Fee: $2,900 per year
Health Insurance Fee: $585 per year
Books and Supplies Fee: $400 per year
Student Services Fee: $250 per year