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Data Analytics | Data Science | Statistics
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Information and Communication Technologies | Mathematics and Statistics
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Data Science Certificate

Data Science

Our graduate certificates enhance core skills required to draw information from data. You may choose from one of three emphases: Statistics, Data Science or Business Analytics. Or, design your own program in consultation with the program director. If you complete one of these certificate programs, you may apply the credits to the Master of Science in Data Science.


Prerequisites (6 credits)

  • Must be taken prior to enrolling in a Data Science certificate program. May be taken during the summer before the program starts.
  • Introductory Statistics (or equivalent)
  • Introduction to Programming (or equivalent)

Data Science Certificate: Statistics (12 credits)

  • Statistics Using R (3 credits)
  • Applied Regression Analysis (3 credits)
  • Computational Thinking/Programming in Python (3 credits)
  • Statistical Machine Learning (3 credits)

Data Science Certificate: Data Science (12 credits)

  • Statistics Using R (3 credits)
  • Networks and Text Mining (3 credits)
  • Computational Thinking/Programming in Python (3 credits)
  • Data Analytics Using SQL and Relational Databases (3 credits)

Data Science Certificate: Business Analytics (12 credits)

  • Statistics Using R (3 credits)
  • Applied Regression Analysis (3 credits)
  • Financial Quantitative Analysis (3 credits)
  • Computational Finance and Large Data Analysis (3 credits)

Outcomes

With the digital transformation of academia and the workforce, it is not surprising that data science and data analytics jobs are projected to grow at some of the fastest rates in the near future.


  • Analytics managers | $105,909 | 15%
  • Data scientists & advanced analysts | $94,576 | 28%
  • Data-driven decision makers | $91,467 | 14%
  • Data systems developers | $78,553 | 15%
  • Data analysts | $78,553 | 16%
  • Functional analysts | $69,162 | 17%

*Burning Glass Technologies


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