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Data Analytics Graduate Certificate at University of South Florida

University of South Florida, United States

Programme overview

A 15-credit certificate for individuals with STEM backgrounds who want skills for data-driven decision making: manipulating data using databases, visualising data and building models to extract information for engineering decisions. Students work with structured and unstructured data in Python, R, VBA for Excel, SQL and Power BI and apply machine learning algorithms.

Faculty: College of Engineering  |  Department: Dean's Office  |  Duration: 15 credit hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Tampa, FL, United States

What you will study

Five courses: Statistical Foundations of Data Intelligence, Applied Data Intelligence and Design of Industrial Data Systems, plus two electives such as Optimization Methods, Cyber Security Analytics, Python for Data Science or Data Visualization and Cloud Systems. A grade of C or better is required in each course and a 3.00 GPA to earn the certificate.

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Entry requirements

University of South Florida graduate certificates (university-wide): Graduate certificate applicants at USF need a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.00 (or a graduate GPA of 3.00, if applicable) and must be admitted to the certificate itself; admission to a certificate does not guarantee admission to a degree programme. Applicants without a bachelor's degree or higher from the United States or a designated English-speaking country submit English proficiency test scores (USF graduate minimums: IELTS 6.5; Duolingo English Test 110; TOEFL iBT 79 on the earlier scale or 4.5 on the scale used after 21 January 2026). Applicants are encouraged to contact the Graduate Certificate Director before applying. Programme-specific: Designed for applicants with STEM backgrounds.

Requirements published at program group level.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Duration: 15 credit hours

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