Field guide
MSc Data Science, Analytics & AI — programmes in Europe
The technical master's that keeps eating the business master's — with real tuition, rankings, and prerequisites on record.
Programmes284on record
Universities160across 18 countries
Duration24 mo158 of 284
Tuition (non-EU)€250 – €85,000recorded fees, 228 of 284
How this compares
€0 median−100%vs English-taught European corridor median (€1,453)
24 mo medianevenvs English-taught European corridor median (24 mo)
About MSc Data Science
European Master's programmes in data science, business analytics and applied AI vary widely by focus — some sit in computer science departments and expect strong programming and mathematics, others sit in business schools and start from a business-decisions frame. The strongest technical programmes cluster at TU Delft, TU Munich, ETH Zurich, EPFL, KU Leuven and Politecnico di Milano; the strongest business-analytics ones at Bocconi, LBS, Esade and HEC. Tuition is typically €2k–€25k / year, with public Nordic and German programmes at the low end. Most programmes now list machine-learning prerequisite courses explicitly; some accept quantitative bachelors from any discipline, others require CS or maths. Coverage is uneven — we surface everything we have on record and mark the rest honestly.
Top schools by rank
Ranked using FT / QS / THE where available; fallback to QS, THE and ARWU.
Imperial College London
London · 17 programmes
QS_WORLD_2025 #2
HEC Paris
Jouy-en-Josas · 2 programmes
FT MiM #2
SKEMA Business School
Lille · 1 programme
FT MiF #2
University of Cambridge
Cambridge · 3 programmes
THE #3
ETH Zurich
Zurich · 1 programme
QS_WORLD_2025 #7
Université Paris-Saclay
Gif-sur-Yvette · 3 programmes
ARWU #12
ESMT Berlin
Berlin · 2 programmes
FT EBS #12
Bocconi University
Milan · 3 programmes
FT MiM #13
Vlerick Business School
Ghent · 2 programmes
FT MiM #14
University of Vienna
Vienna · 1 programme
FT MiM #18
LUISS University
Roma · 2 programmes
FT MiF #20
GEM Alpine Business School
Unknown · 1 programme
FT MiM #20
University College Dublin
Dublin · 6 programmes
FT EBS #23
NEOMA Business School
Mont-Saint-Aignan · 1 programme
FT MiF #24
Audencia Business School
Nantes · 1 programme
FT MiM #25
Programmes by school
Up to three programmes per top school — click through for admission facts and tuition.
Imperial College LondonLondon
HEC ParisJouy-en-Josas
University of CambridgeCambridge
Université Paris-SaclayGif-sur-Yvette
ESMT BerlinBerlin
Bocconi UniversityMilan
LUISS UniversityRoma
GEM Alpine Business SchoolUnknown
NEOMA Business SchoolMont-Saint-Aignan
Where in Europe
Top countries by English-taught programme count in this field, on record.
Germany
97 programmes
Netherlands
56 programmes
Ireland
35 programmes
United Kingdom
26 programmes
Finland
13 programmes
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