Applied Ontology Online MS

University at Buffalo - SUNY

The MS in Applied Ontology at UB is the first graduate program of its kind, focused on principles and practices for organizing and integrating complex data. Designed for professionals in health care, AI, and information systems, it offers online coursework and hands-on training in ontology development and application. Graduates will be prepared to address challenges in data interoperability and knowledge representation across diverse domains.

Applied ontology helps complex systems work together. You will study both the conceptual foundations and the technical tools that make shared data possible.

Students in the program:

• Study the human side of ontology, where experts define and organize shared concepts.
• Explore the engineering side, developing software tools that apply ontologies to data-driven problems.
• Gain practical experience through applied research and internships.
• Build skills in formal logic, data modeling and software tools.
• Understand the philosophical foundations that support classification, structure and meaning.

By graduation, you will be able to connect ideas across disciplines, improve how data flows across organizations and design systems that support AI and advanced analytics.