Overview

Ranked as the best Master's program in Data Analytics in the Western Europe by Eduniversal (2025), an international agency that publishes an annual ranking of the best MBA and Master degree programs in the world.

Key facts

The Master's degree in Data Science and Advanced Analytics, with a specialization in Data Science , at Universidade Nova de Lisboa is aimed at technically oriented people with solid scientific background, who want to strengthen and deepen their skills on the most used paradigms and environments for software development, and apply them to solve complex real-world problems involving vast amounts of data.

In every academic year, the partners offer a paid internship to the 1st year students, to be undertaken during the 2nd year. 1st year students should apply to the internship(s) they are interested in. The internship will be assigned to the student gathering the best qualification in the application.

Applications phase

The vacancies for this program have already been filled. You can check the remaining programs with applications open until May 13th on the Call for Applications page, available on NOVA IMS' website.

Accreditation

NOVA IMS' degree programs are accredited by A3ES (Portuguese Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education).

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Programme Structure

Course include:

Big Data Analysis

Big Data Modeling and Management

Computational Intelligence for Optimization

Data Mining

Data Visualization

Deep Learning

Machine Learning

Programming for Data Science

Statistics for Data Science

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-07 00:00:00

More details

The vacancies for this program have already been filled. You can check the remaining programs with applications open on NOVA IMS' Call for Applications page.

Language

English

Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Lisbon, Portugal

Disciplines

Computer Sciences Data Science & Big Data Computational Mathematics View 17 other Masters in Data Science & Big Data in Portugal

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Hold a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a compatible field;

Be proficient in English (spoken and written);

Strong motivation;

High-level achievements in previous academic and professional careers.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

4000 EUR / year

≈ 4000 EUR / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

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EU/EEA Nationals

3100 EUR / year

≈ 3100 EUR / year

Living costs

Lisbon

Portugal

630 - 1123 EUR / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Financial discount: Students who choose to pay the tuition fee in two payments have a 2,5% discount on the payable amount.
NOVA IMS' Alumni (Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Master Degree and Doctoral Programs) from a different program of the one they will attend have a 20% discount on the tuition fee, not cumulative with the financial discount.

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Overview

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Applications phase

Accreditation

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Programme Structure

Check out the full curriculum

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

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What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Other requirements

General requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Living costs

Lisbon

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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