Data Engineering Graduate Certificate

Graduate Certificate

This 15-credit hour program equips students with the knowledge and skills to design, build, and maintain systems for collecting, storing, and analyzing large datasets. Transform your passion for technology and data into a rewarding career with UTSA’s Certificate in Data Engineering!

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Why Pursue a Graduate Certificate in Data Engineering

UTSA’s Data Engineering Certificate Program provides the essential knowledge and technical skills needed to excel in the field, with a focus on data ingestion, storage, transformation, and pipeline architecture. By combining theoretical insights with hands-on experience, this program helps you develop practical, job-ready skills that many companies seek, such as database management, cloud system operations, and data pipeline construction.

As one of the fastest-growing tech fields, data engineering job postings are increasing across industries like technology, finance, and healthcare. In Texas alone, demand for data engineers is projected to grow by over 16% between 2022 and 2027, making now the perfect time to enter the field.

Data Engineering + and Other Disciplines = Master's Degree in Multidisciplinary Studies

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Are you ready to take your career and academic journey to the next level? Combine this program with another eligible certificate to earn a master’s degree in Multidisciplinary Studies! Take advantage of the opportunity to customize your degree to align with your professional and educational goals.

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Admission & Application Requirements

Applications are submitted through the UTSA Graduate Application. Please upload all required documents (listed below) on your UTSA Graduate Application. It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure completion and submission of the application, a nonrefundable application fee, and all required supporting documents are on file with UTSA by the appropriate application deadline.

For international students, please note that student visas are not issued at UTSA for non-degree-seeking students, including certificate programs. For more information, visit our international students admission page.

Data Engineering (CERT)
	Required Degree	Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university in the United States or have proof of equivalent training at a foreign institution. Applicants can also be in their junior year of a B.S. degree in closely related fields in Engineering, Computer Science, Statistics, Cyber Security, Math, Information Systems, and Physics.
	Minimum GPA	3.0 (on a 4.0 scale) Departments may consider GPA of last 60 semester credit hours
	Transcripts*	Required from all institutions attended; international transcripts must be recorded/translated to English
	Credential Evaluation	Required if you have earned university-level credit from foreign institutions. Submit an evaluation of your transcripts from Educational Credential Evaluators (ECE) directly from the graduate admission application platform
	English Language Proficiency	550 TOEFL Paper / 79 TOEFL Internet / 6.5 IELTS / Duolingo 100
	Resume	Required
	Purpose Statement	Required
*Unofficial transcripts will be taken into consideration for admissions; however, if admitted into the program, you must submit official transcripts to the University.

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Application Deadlines

Applicants are encouraged to have their admission file completed as early as possible. All applications, required documents and letters of recommendation, if applicable, must be submitted by 5:00 PM U.S. Central Time on the day of the deadline. Deadlines are subject to change.

Data Engineering (CERT)
Timing on Admission Decision: Completed applications will be reviewed for admission on a rolling basis. Decisions generally will be made and sent to applicants within 4 to 6 weeks of receiving the application.
Application Deadlines for:	Priority	International	Domestic
Fall 2025		June 1	August 1
Spring 2026		October 1	December 1
Summer 2026		March 1	May 1

Career Options

UTSA prepares you for future careers that are in demand. The possible careers below is data pulled by a third-party tool called Emsi, which pulls information from sources like the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Census Bureau, online job postings, other government databases and more to give you regional and national career outlook related to this academic program.