Overview

Ranked as the best Master's program in Data Analytics in the Western Europe by Eduniversal, an international agency that publishes an annual ranking of the best MBA and Master degree programs in the world (Ranking 2024-25).

Key facts

The Master's degree in Data Science and Advanced Analytics, with a specialization in Data Science, at Universidade Nova de Lisboa is aimed at technically oriented people with solid scientific background, who want to strengthen and deepen their skills on the most used paradigms and environments for software development, and apply them to solve complex real-world problems involving vast amounts of data.

In every academic year, the partners offer a paid internship to the 1st year students, to be undertaken during the 2nd year. 1st year students should apply to the internship(s) they are interested in. The internship will be assigned to the student gathering the best qualification in the application.

Applications Phase

From March 10th and April 10th, 2025.

Accreditation

NOVA IMS' degree programs are accredited by A3ES (Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education).

Programme Structure

Course include:

Big Data Analysis

Big Data Modeling and Management

Computational Intelligence for Optimization

Data Mining

Data Visualization

Deep Learning

Machine Learning

Programming for Data Science

Statistics for Data Science

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-08 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-10 00:00:00

More details

Applications Phase: From March 10th and April 10th, 2025.

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lisbon, Portugal

Disciplines

Computer Sciences Data Science & Big Data Computational Mathematics View 14 other Masters in Data Science & Big Data in Portugal

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Academic requirements

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

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a compatible field;

Be proficient in English (spoken and written);

Strong motivation;

High-level achievements in previous academic and professional careers.

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

4000 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 8000 EUR for the full programme during 24 months.
EU/EEA

3100 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6200 EUR for the full programme during 24 months.

Living costs for Lisbon

630 - 1123 EUR /month

Living costs

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

Funding

Financial discount: Students who choose to pay the tuition fee in two payments have a 2,5% discount on the payable amount.
NOVA IMS' Alumni (Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Master Degree and Doctoral Programs) from a different program of the one they will attend have a 20% discount on the tuition fee, not cumulative with the financial discount.

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Scholarships Information

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