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Universiti Malaya tops our list of 6 Data Science universities in Malaysia at #58 in the QS World University Rankings 2026. Universiti Sains Malaysia (QS World #134) and Monash University, Malaysia Campus (#13 in Malaysia) complete the top three. The universities on this list offer 7 matching courses between them.
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2 of these universities hold a QS World position, from #58 (Universiti Malaya) to #134 (Universiti Sains Malaysia); they are listed first, in that order. The rest are ordered by research impact. Universiti Malaya has the largest research record in this group, with 6,114,113 citations and an h-index of 610.
The split is 6 public to 0 private institutions. By location, Federal Territory (1) and Penang (1) account for the most of those we can place. The oldest is Universiti Malaya, founded in 1949. Universiti Sains Malaysia is the largest, with 30,000 students.
By level: 4 master's and 3 bachelor's. The usual length is 4 years and 1–2 years. 71% are full-time and 2 can be studied online. Start dates lean to Fall (100% of courses with a stated intake) and Spring (100% of courses with a stated intake). Raffles University offers the widest choice, with 2 of these courses.
We hold indicative fees for 2 of these universities. Universiti Sains Malaysia is the least expensive at USD 5,000 a year and Universiti Malaya the most at USD 6,000; the middle of the range is about USD 6,000. Check each university's own fee page before you budget — figures change every year.
Universiti Malaya (QS World #58), Universiti Sains Malaysia (QS World #134) and Monash University, Malaysia Campus (#13 in Malaysia) lead this list. QS World positions come first; the rest are ranked by research impact.
Of those with published fees, Universiti Sains Malaysia is the least expensive at about USD 5,000 a year. Fees are indicative — confirm on the university's site.
6 public and 0 private universities are on this list.
Most listed courses run 4 years, with 1–2 years the next most common.
Fall is the main intake — 100% of courses with a stated start date begin then, and Spring is the second.
2 of these courses are listed as online.
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