16 Data Science Degree Programs in Portugal

The Master in Information Science (MCI) provides advanced training in Information Science, aimed at anyone wishing to pursue a professional or research career in this area. This master’s degree is the joint responsibility of the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Arts and has the objective of providing solid scientific training, ensuring excellent preparation for the exercise of a profession that is embodied in the ability to discover, evaluate, organize, provide access and preserve information, regardless of its format or support, in different contexts of use.

Forward College is a Higher Education Institution designed for bright undergraduate students who wish to go beyond academic excellence. Our students combine a Bachelor’s degree from LSE (3# Europe*) or King’s College London (#6 in Europe**) with a fully international experience in Lisbon (year 1), Paris (year 2), and Berlin (year 3), leadership training, small-class teaching with an average of 15 students per class, and one-on-one tutoring by a world-class faculty. *QS ranking in social sciences and management 2024 **QS ranking in Psychology 2024

The Master in Data Science, a partnership between the Department of Electronics, Telecommunications and Informatics (DETI) and the Department of Mathematics (DMat), allows strengthening the knowledge and skills in data exploration and machine learning, with an emphasis on extracting actionable information from large-scale data. The Masters combines knowledge from the basic areas of Data Science, namely Mathematics and Informatics, providing both the theoretical foundations and the computational skills necessary for its application to different types of data and contexts.

In the Bachelor's Degree in Data Science, students learn the most modern techniques of artificial intelligence and machine learning to analyze large volumes of data (Big Data). They will become true data scientists - considered the sexiest profession of the 21st century by the Harvard Business Review.

ISAG's Post-Graduation in Data Science & Business Intelligence offers specialized training in the areas of Knowledge Extraction from Data and Decision Support Systems and Business Intelligence.

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

Data Science is a combination of science, engineering, and art skills to extract useful knowledge from data. It involves different areas of knowledge, from statistics to databases and computer science, from artificial intelligence to machine learning and deep learning. It is used to solve important problems in our economy and society, from predicting the sales of products and recommending the best product for a customer, to supporting the diagnosis of patients and analyzing the spread of a virus.

The Master's Degree Program in Data-Driven Marketing, with a specialization in Data Science for Marketing, aims to fill a gap in the postgraduate training of marketing professionals who need to gain new skills to be able to actively participate in the development and application of analytical marketing models. With the proposed study plan, this program presents an up-to-date structure that combines several areas of marketing with a transversal approach of data science to leverage them.

MSc in Data Sciences and Artificial Intelligence. The MSc Data Science and Artificial Intelligence is one of the International Master of Science programs, created within the framework of the Initiative of Excellence UCA JEDI. The MSc Data Science & Artificial Intelligence is an MSc awarded by Université Côte d'Azur.

The Master on Data Science for Social Sciences prepare students to: i) collect, manipulate and analyze large amounts of structured and unstructured data; ii) address problem formulation and design solutions, using models or computational systems, for concrete needs of companies and institutions and emerging societal challenges; and iii) understand of socio-economic phenomena and their territorial expression and the adequacy of decision support tools in the process of formulating, implementing and evaluating public policies.

MSc Biobanks and Complex Data Management. In the dynamic landscape of the life sciences, biobanking has emerged as an essential domain encompassing the collection, storage and processing of biospecimens - whether human, animal or plant tissues and fluids - to support research objectives. The effective management of biobanks, coupled with the sensitive handling of the complex data associated with them, is the cornerstone of modern healthcare and the quest for personalized medicine.

The Bachelor’s degree in Information Management combines management with data science. It prepares students to be managers of the new generation, capable of understanding business and the current challenges of modern management, transforming data into information.

This Master's degree is developed in collaboration with UNIGIS, an international network that brings together the best schools in the field of Geographic Information Systems, and has obtained GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) accreditation from the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), being the first course outside the USA to be accredited by this organization.

This Master’s is for those brave enough to make their own definition of success. A success that reaches far beyond the individual and generates meaningful impact throughout society. These are the real game-changers and you are one step closer to becoming one of us. The Nova SBE Master's in Impact Entrepreneurship & Innovation is a practical learning experience with the right balance between theory and practice for multidisciplinary students. We nurture your human and professional skills so you can embrace your inner potential and leave your mark in the world.

The degree in Data Science and Management integrates three well-developed scientific areas at the Universidade Europeia , Mathematics and Statistics, Business Sciences and Computing, and emerges from the University's strategic focus on STEM training (“Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics”) .