Master of Science Data Science

The data science master’s will provide you with the technical knowledge and advanced computational skills to meet emerging challenges in big data analytics. With on-campus and online classroom learning formats, you can launch a career in data science with extraordinary faculty members—anytime, anywhere.

Our online learning program replicates the classroom experience with 100 percent access to software, faculty advisors, career services, and a large network of alumni. Discover how you can manage and analyze complex data, develop data science models to support decision making, and effectively communicate analytical results to a non-technical audience. 

Concentrations

• Computational Methods- The Computational Methods concentration is designed for data science master’s students who want to develop strong technical and programming skills to solve complex data problems. You’ll be trained to handle and analyze massive amounts of data and to use appropriate analytics and machine learning techniques to gain meaningful insights from data.
• Health Care- The health care concentration addresses the increasing need of data scientists responsible for gathering, integrating, analyzing and presenting health related data. Data science master’s students will learn advanced data science methods to support clinical decision systems, to improve patients’ outcomes and clinical care and analyze public health data.
• Marketing- The Marketing concentration is designed for data science master’s students who want to combine strong technical skills in analytics with competency in marketing analytics and customer relationship management. You’ll learn how to extract information and gain insights from data to support business decision making and marketing decisions.

Careers

• Our graduates work at Allstate, Amazon, BMO Harris Bank, Deloitte, Facebook, GE Capital, and IBM.

Admission Process

• The graduate application process involves completing an online application, sending in your transcripts and submitting any supplemental material (e.g., letters of recommendation, certifications, etc.). Learn more about this program's specific admission requirements.