Overview

The M.Sc. in Data Science for Decision Making at Maastricht University links data science with making informed decisions. It has widespread applications in business and engineering, such as scheduling customer service agents, optimising supply chains, discovering patterns in time series and data, controlling dynamical systems, modelling biological processes, finding optimal strategies in negotiation and extracting meaningful components from brain signals. This means you'll be able to pursue a career in many different industries after you graduate.

Careers with Data Science for Decision Making

Manager Automotive Research Center at Johnson Electric

Creative Director at Goal043 | Serious Games

Assistant Professor at the Department of Advanced Computing Sciences, Maastricht University

BI strategy and solutions manager at Vodafone Germany

Scientist at TNO

Digital Analytics Services Coordinator at PFSweb Europe

Software Developer at Thunderhead.com

Data Scientist at BigAlgo

Researcher at Thales Nederland

Accreditation

NVAO accredited

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Data Mining

Model Identification and Data Fitting

Algorithms for Big Data

Planning and Scheduling

Research Project

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-06-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2027-05-01 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

90

OR

4.5

Schedule TOEFL®

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Maastricht, Netherlands

Disciplines

Data Science & Big Data Artificial Intelligence View 41 other Masters in Artificial Intelligence in Netherlands

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Academic requirements

GRE^®

Required

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

OR

90

OR

4.5

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

In all other cases you will be considered for admission by the Board of Admissions if you have a bachelor’s degree or an equivalent diploma from a research university in a programme such as Mathematics, Computer Science, Technical Data Science, Operations Research, Artificial Intelligence, Econometrics, Engineering or Physics and you meet the required competences as below:

Mathematics: a strong background, including, but not limited to, calculus, linear algebra, discrete mathematics, probability and statistics
Computer science: basic knowledge of data structures and algorithms, with some programming experience

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

25500 EUR / year

≈ 25500 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

2771 EUR / year

≈ 2771 EUR / year

Living costs

Maastricht

Netherlands

700 - 1170 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Careers with Data Science for Decision Making

Accreditation

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

IELTS & PTE Test Preparation

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Living costs

Maastricht

Funding

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Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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