Degree guide · the Netherlands
Data Science master's in the Netherlands
MSc Data Science, Business Analytics and applied data-science master's at Dutch research universities — UvA, TU Eindhoven, Tilburg, Utrecht, Twente, Maastricht — with rankings, tuition and admission facts.
Programmes44in the Netherlands
Universities22
Avg duration18 mo
Tuition (non-EU)€1,000 – €34,300recorded fees, 43 of 44
The degree, plainly
Dutch data-science master's split three ways: applied-analytics tracks at Tilburg (Data Science and Society, Business Analytics), TU Eindhoven (Data Science and AI, jointly with Tilburg via JADS), Utrecht (Applied Data Science) and Twente (Business Information Technology, EEMCS); computational-statistics tracks at Leiden (Statistical Science, Computer Science) and Groningen; and joint-honours programmes at UvA (Data Science + Business Analytics via VU), Maastricht (Data Science and AI) and Erasmus Rotterdam (Business Analytics). EU/EEA statutory tuition is around €2,314/yr; non-EU fees at research universities run €15,000–€21,000/yr. IELTS 6.5 is standard; some tracks add a quantitative bar (calculus, linear algebra, statistics).
Top schools
Ranked using THE / QS / ARWU where available.
Erasmus University Rotterdam
Rotterdam · 4 programmes
FT MiF #28
Tilburg University
Tilburg · 3 programmes
FT EBS #49
Delft University of Technology
Delft · 1 programme
QS_WORLD_2025 #49
School of Economics and Management at Tilburg University
Tilburg · 2 programmes
FT MiF #52
University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam · 5 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #55
School of Business and Economics at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam · 3 programmes
FT MiF #61
Wageningen University & Research
Wageningen · 1 programme
THE #66
Radboud University Nijmegen
Nijmegen · 1 programme
ARWU #101
Utrecht University
Utrecht · 2 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #106
Maastricht University
Maastricht · 2 programmes
THE #131
Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Amsterdam · 4 programmes
THE #136
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven · 2 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #136
Leiden University
Leiden · 1 programme
QS_WORLD_2025 #142
Amsterdam Law School at University of Amsterdam
Amsterdam · 4 programmes
Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences B.V.
Apeldoorn · 2 programmes
Programmes by school
Up to three programmes per top school — click through for admission facts and tuition.
Erasmus University RotterdamRotterdam
Tilburg UniversityTilburg
University of AmsterdamAmsterdam
Utrecht UniversityUtrecht
Maastricht UniversityMaastricht
Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamAmsterdam
Eindhoven University of TechnologyEindhoven