A five-year degree program is offered in Data Science at Fairfield University's School of Engineering and Computing, leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science and a Master of Science in Data Science. This program embraces the educational objectives of the BA in Computer Science program, as well as those of the graduate program in Data Science. It emphasizes experiential learning and innovation. Graduates of the program master the knowledge and tools they need to become data scientists. Data is ubiquitous in the modern world, and data scientists with skills and knowledge to analyze that data are a valuable, sought-after resource.

Students having achieved a 3.0 GPA, may apply to the Master’s degree program at the end of their third year.  Students follow the standard undergraduate curriculum for the first three years, and then complete the BA baccalaureate degree requirements (122 credits) during their fourth year.  During this final year, students may enroll in up to two graduate courses that are above and beyond their undergraduate degree requirement. These graduate courses may not be applied towards the undergraduate degree.  After receiving the baccalaureate degree, students will take an additional eight courses (for a total of ten courses) to complete the MS degree requirements in the fifth year.