Overview

Key Facts

The Social Policy and Data Analytics program at the University of Pennsylvania is a STEM-designated degree that empowers students to leverage social policy and data analytics to address economic, educational, and health inequities. Throughout the program, the data analytic material is taught in relationship with the various theories, approaches, and domains of social policy analysis.

Despite the unquestionable relevance and powerful utility of the social analysis of digital data, there are currently not enough professionals trained in the substantive knowledge and skills of social policy analysis and data analytics. Data analytics developed as the multidisciplinary convergence of computer science, statistics, and cognitive sciences. Adding the discipline of social policy to this convergence, SP2’s Master of Science in Social Policy program plus the Data Analytics for Social Policy Certificate (MSSP+DA) is the first to train students explicitly in the use of data analytics for social policy analysis, research and evaluation. The MSSP+DA provides cutting edge training for the growing and highly needed professionals of data analytics for social policy.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Practical Programming for Data Science

Practical Machine Learning Methods

Policy: Analysis of Issues, Strategy and Process

Research and Evaluation Design

Law and Social Policy

Economics for Social Policy

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Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

12 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Philadelphia, United States

Disciplines

Public Policy Social Policy Data Analytics View 148 other Masters in Social Policy in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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General requirements

The MSSP+DA admissions criteria are the same as the criteria for the standard MSSP program; however, MSSP+DA applicants are expected to have taken at least one statistical analysis course and/or done statistical analysis work prior to application. No prior coding or programming experience is necessary. The required application essay should address the applicant’s particular interest in Data Analytics.

Applications must be made directly to the MSSP+DA certificate program. No variation or extension in the MSSP+DA is possible.

MSSP-only applicants should not expect to be able to transfer into the MSSP+DA program; interested applicants should apply to the DA program directly.

Applicants to the MSSP+DA may be eligible for and accepted into the MSSP (alone) even if they are not accepted into the MSSP+DA.

Tuition Fees

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58000 USD / year

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58000 USD / year

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58000 USD / year

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Living costs

Philadelphia

United States

1313 - 2284 USD / month

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