Typical Job Titles
Data Analyst | Data Engineer |
Full-Stack Software Engineer | Web/Mobile Developer |
Database Administrator | Data Warehouse Analyst |
Technical Product Manager |
The Information Technology and Analytics Master of Science Degree is an applied master's degree that combines IT systems and Big Data to learn how analysis drives decision-making and innovation.
Technology has woven itself into the fabric of society, binding people and information closer together than ever before. This evolving digital era brings with it exciting innovations. It also brings a host of new, unexplored problems that can be unlocked through data analytics. RIT’s master’s of information technology and analytics provides an opportunity for in-depth, career-oriented study that explores how information is understood and leverages the most current data analytics techniques to address industry problems.
The internet has brought a new kind of democracy where all information is created equal. No longer the sole province of experts and the traditional media, it has become grassroots, viral, and global. The sheer volume and lightning speed of information transfer has changed how the world communicates, educates, learns, and ultimately solves problems. As the web and its related technologies evolve, users need help in managing these new tools.
Demand for information technologists, data scientists, and data-driven decision-makers across all fields now comprise one-third of the data-savvy professional job market. The MS degree in information technology and analytics addresses this demand at the intersection of information technology and data science. With a program rich in analytics and in-depth, career-oriented study, you will explore how information is organized, verified, analyzed, and applied in today's data-rich environment.
Graduate study in a computing discipline that only focuses on traditional computing approaches is not flexible enough to meet the needs of the real world. New hardware and software tools are continually introduced into the market. IT professionals must have a specific area of expertise, as well as adaptability, to tackle the next new thing. Or, just as often, retrofit available technologies to help users adapt to the latest trends.
RIT’s master’s of information technology and analytics provides an opportunity for in-depth study that prepares you for today’s high-demand computing careers. Companies are drowning in data—structured, semi-structured, and unstructured. Big data is not just high transaction volumes; it is also data in various formats, with high velocity change, and increasing complexity. Information is gleaned from unstructured sources—such as web traffic or social networks—as well as traditional ones; and information delivery must be immediate and on demand.
This degree shares curriculum with the data science master's degree, and is of particular value to professionals in the field of information technology who need to upskill in data science knowledge to handle the huge volumes of data organizations must utilize. In this degree, you will apply critical, analytical thinking to database design, management, and mining.
As the users’ advocate, IT professionals also need the critical thinking skills to problem-solve in a wide variety of computing situations, combined with an understanding of the needs of their audience. Just knowing how technology works is no longer enough. Today, computing professionals need to know how to make it all work.
The master’s of information technology and analytics program addresses the web systems and integration technologies, and the information management and database technology pillars, of the IT academic discipline, along with the additional option of discovery informatics.
Domain Electives–Chosen only by those enrolled in the on-campus option, domain electives are available in: analytics, information management and database technology, or web systems and integration technologies. With permission of the graduate program director, students may select the special topics track to fulfill this requirement. See the graduate program director for more information.
Thesis/Capstone Options–For the option of the program, students may choose a project or a thesis to build upon their domain of study. The project option requires one additional domain elective. The thesis option does not require an additional elective. The consist of a capstone project.
In this degree, you will apply critical, analytical thinking to database design, management, and mining.
Demand for information technologists, data scientists, and data-driven decision-makers across all fields now comprise one-third of the data-savvy professional job market. The MS degree in information technology and analytics addresses this demand at the intersection of information technology and data science. With a program rich in analytics and in-depth, career-oriented study, you will explore how information is organized, verified, analyzed, and applied in today's data-rich environment.
Students are also interested in: Data Science MS, Business Analytics MS, Applied Statistics MS, Web Development Adv. Cert.
Data Analyst | Data Engineer |
Full-Stack Software Engineer | Web/Mobile Developer |
Database Administrator | Data Warehouse Analyst |
Technical Product Manager |
What makes an RIT education exceptional? It’s the ability to complete relevant, hands-on career experience. At the graduate level, and paired with an advanced degree, cooperative education and internships give you the unparalleled credentials that truly set you apart. Learn more about graduate co-op and how it provides you with the career experience employers look for in their next top hires.
Cooperative education is optional but strongly encouraged for graduate students in the MS in information technology and analytics.
Offered | Admit Term(s) | Application Deadline | STEM Designated |
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Part-time | Fall | Rolling | No |
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