Tag: university
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3 Questions When Choosing a Data Science Program
I was honored to write a guest blog post for Master’s in Data Science. The site contains a very detailed list of graduate programs in data science. The post I authored is title: 3 Questions to Ask Before Choosing a Data Science Program Not to ruin the post, but the 3 questions are: What is…
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List of Over 200 Data Science College Programs
My previous list of Colleges with Data Science Degrees has grown very large, and numerous people have requested the ability to sort and/or filter. Thus, I built a new list. It is available at: Data Science Colleges. As far as I know, this is the most comprehensive list of data science programs available. Here are…
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$10M for University of Virginia Data Science
The University of Virginia just announced a $10M endowment to support its new Data Science Institute. The University of Virginia is in the closing stages of creating a Master of Science in Data Science (MSDS) and the eventual goal is to have an undergraduate minor and a Ph.D. program in Data Science. The curriculum for…
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You Don’t Need a PhD to do Data Science
Many of the top data scientists you will read about or hear speak have PhD degrees. Therefore, many people think a PhD is a requirement for becoming a data scientist. That is completely not true. There is a lot of work in the data science field that does not require a PhD. In all actuality,…
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Choosing a Data Science Graduate Program
Due to the large list of Colleges with Data Science Degrees, I receive a number of email inquires with questions about choosing a program. I have not attended any of the programs, and I am not sure how qualified I am to provide guidance. Anyhow, I will do my best to share what information I…
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NYU Launches New Center For Data Science
New York University has just launched some Data Science programs via the new Center for Data Science. … to establish the country’s leading data science training and research facilities at NYU. Part of the announcement is an M.S. in Data Science. Applications for the initial class, starting Fall 2013, are now being accepted. The Center…
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Big Data Education
I recently read, Big Data Education: 3 Steps Universities must take Here are the 3 steps listed: Data Science cannot be an undergraduate degree A graduate degree should contain math, stats and computer science Research Step 2 seems obvious. Math, stats, and computer science are some of the key areas for data science. I would…
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How To Learn Data Science?
Based upon the popularity of a previous post about a certificate program from the University of Washington, it appears that many people are interested in learning the skills necessary to become a data scientist. Thus, I decided to compile a list of some of the possible learning strategies. Traditional College Education The most obvious path…
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New Data Science Certificate Program
Starting in the fall of 2012, the University of Washington will be offering a certificate in Data Science. The program has two sections: one located in Seattle and the other online. The certificate consists of three separate courses each lasting approximately 3 months. Thus the program can be completed in 9 months, and the cost…
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Data Science Courses
Data Science CoursesThis is a nice collection of data science related courses offered at various colleges and universities. It is on a wiki page so you are free to ad
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Do You Need College To Be A Data Scientist?
With some of the top tech entrepreneurs in the U.S. either dropping out of college or not attending, there is some debate about whether college is the right choice or not. This post will focus on college for data science. However, for college in general, if you know what you want to study, then college…
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Colleges with Data Science Degrees
Colleges and Universities are slowly starting to notice the demand for employees with data science skills. Most of the programs are not named data science, but they all focus on producing data people. Below are a couple of the programs I have noticed so far. As of September 2014, a new list with sorting and…