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x remove Combined Degree: Statistics, B.S. and Data Science and Analytics, M.S.
Credits Required
141
Format
Face To Face
Location

All undergraduate students begin their academic career at Grand Valley's Allendale Campus; classes for graduate students in this major meet downtown on the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus.

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Coursework

Students admitted to this program will count up to 12 credits of graduate work in partial satisfaction of the requirements for the undergraduate degree, and may count towards both the B.S. and M.S. degrees. Students are encouraged to meet with their graduate program director to ensure all requirements are met.

Since the master's degree in data science and analytics is a Professional Science Master's (PSM) program, four credit hours at the graduate level involve an industry internship experience.

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Career Options

Students will go on to have successful careers in:

  • Finance and insurance
  • Knowledge storage and retrieval
  • Marketing
  • National security
  • Political science and polling
  • Public transportation and safety
  • Science and analytics
  • Social media analytics
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Application Deadline
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Skills Employers Want

The M.S. in Data Science and Analytics at GVSU will develop the skills you need to land the job you want. Whether the skills are advanced or general, you will build a resume of qualifications that are sure to attract employers. The following skills correlate with those pulled from actual data science job postings.

  • SQL Programming
  • Business Intelligence
  • Strategic Planning
  • Project Management
  • Agile Software Development
  • Dashboard
  • Business Analytics
  • Data Management
  • Big Data

EMSI: Source, 2022

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