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Data Science

DATA MASTERY

Our innovative program in Data Science features a Masters degree and an undergraduate Big Data Analytics Certificate. Both provide you with a background in the foundations of data science and the practical application of data science methods.   Candidates for the Masters degree should have coursework equivalent to an undergraduate mathematics minor and at least one course in computer programming.

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Data Scientist has been named “Best Job in America”- Glassdoor

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Our program was one of the first in the nation

Other Data Science Degree Options at UM

Careers

  • Data Scientist
  • Data Analyst
  • Financial Analyst
  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Applications Architect
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Virtual Internship Projects

Industry partnerships across the US provide meaningful team projects, as well as internship and career opportunities.

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Professor Brian Steele

The founder of the program in Math wrote the first data science textbook, which is used in our courses.  It will introduce you to the blend of math and statistics used to study large data sets and the more nitty gritty techniques used in "data cleaning”.