Graduate Certificate in Big Data Analytics

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Apply to the Big Data Analytics Certificate program today at the College of Computing & Informatics. Please refer to the application deadlines below:

For Fall 2025:

Fall classes start on Monday, September 22, 2025.

International Applicants: July 15, 2025
U.S. Applicants (On-campus and Online): August 22, 2025

Who is the Graduate Certificate in Big Data Analytics program for?

Drexel College of Computing & Informatics' Post-Baccalaureate/Graduate Certificate in Big Data Analytics, a sub-field of Data Science, focuses on the skills essential to this discipline, including cloud computing, distributed computing and natural language processing. It also offers the opportunity to practice your skills in capstone projects.

This certificate program may be combined with other certificates and/or courses to create the Master of Science degrees listed below.

Fast Facts

Number of Courses	4 (12 quarter credits)
Credits/full certificate can be applied to create what master’s degrees?	MS Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning; MS Computer Science; MS Data Science; MS in Information – Library and Information Science; MS Computer Security and Privacy; MS Software Engineering; MS Information Systems
Time-to-completion	1 year
Format	On campus or online
Time Commitment	Full-time or part-time
Aid eligible	No; however, it is aid eligible if chosen as one of three certificates to comprise a CCI master’s program.
Tech experience required?	No
GRE required?	No

Curriculum

IMPORTANT NOTE: Drexel operates on the quarter, not semester, system, offering classes during four 10-week terms throughout the year.

This certificate is comprised of:

Two required core courses
Two electives to customize your certificate

Please visit Drexel’s Course Catalog for a full description of each required course and elective for this program. You can also find a sample Plan of Study for the certificate.

Admissions

Please visit our Graduate Admissions section for admissions requirements and application deadlines.

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Be in touch with us to get answers to all your questions! We can connect you with a Recruitment Specialist, one of our Graduate Dean’s Ambassadors, or a faculty member to help. Contact our recruitment team at cciinfo@drexel.edu and we’ll get back to you soon.

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