Master’s degree · Related population-health discipline

Master of Science in Health Data Science

Harvard University · Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Award: Master of Science
Format: On campusOn Campus (Fall start) • Full-time (2 years; 4 semesters) Curriculum
GRE: GRE policy not published
Tuition: Not published

Related population-health discipline

A discipline with documented population-health content that the institution places within a public health school, department or curriculum. It is shown as published, not relabelled as public health. On the official page: Offered by the Harvard Chan School of Public Health; the page describes training for public health, medicine and basic biology data questions.

About this program

Master's combining quantitative training and computing skills to analyze complex health data.

Institution: Harvard UniversityHarvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
School or department: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Subject: Biostatistics, Public health informaticsRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.

Accreditation

Specialized public health accreditation covers the named school or program only. It is separate from the institution’s regional or national accreditation, and it does not apply to every degree at a university.

Verified in official recordCouncil on Education for Public HealthSpecialized public health accreditation
Accreditation status: Accredited
Scope: School of Public Health
Status: accredited. Published term: Listed with accreditation term ending 7/1/2032. Checked November 1, 2026. Official record

A public health degree does not by itself grant a clinical or professional license. Awarded by a degree-granting institution. A public health degree does not by itself grant a clinical or professional license.

Structure and format

Qualification: Master’s degree
Exact award: Master of Science
Duration: On Campus (Fall start) • Full-time (2 years; 4 semesters) Curriculum
Credits: Not published
Delivery: On campusTaught at the listed campus.
Study intensity: Not published
Campus: Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (Longwood Campus)

Applied practice, fieldwork and capstone

Practicum, internship and field placements are kept separate from required campus attendance. As published by the institution; none of this guarantees employment.

Practicum and capstone requirements are not confirmed on the pages we checked. Many accredited public health programs include an applied practice experience: ask the program.

Admissions

GRE policy not published

No GRE statement was found on the official pages checked. This is not the same as not required.

Minimum GPA: Not published
SOPHAS: The official page says applications are made through SOPHAS
International applicants: Not confirmed
Deadlines: Not published

Tuition and fees

USD, as published. Each figure keeps its billing basis (per credit, per term, per year or whole program), its residency category and the academic year it applies to. Annual, per-credit and total-program figures are never mixed.

Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current tuition, mandatory fees and refund terms.

Sources and verification

Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, GRE policy, application deadline, practicum requirement.

Sources and how this was checked

Last checked November 1, 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.

Sources (checked November 1, 2026)

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