Master of Science Data Science

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earn this degree onlineThe data science master’s will provide you with the technical knowledge and advanced computational skills to meet emerging challenges in big data analytics. With on-campus and online classroom learning formats, you can launch a career in data science with extraordinary faculty members—anytime, anywhere. Our online learning program replicates the classroom experience with 100 percent access to software, faculty advisors, career services, and a large network of alumni. Discover how you can manage and analyze complex data, develop data science models to support decision making, and effectively communicate analytical results to a non-technical audience.

 

Careers

Predictive Analytics job prospects

$90,000 average reported salary for 2016 CDM Data Science graduates

Our graduates work at

  • Allstate
  • Amazon
  • BMO Harris Bank
  • Deloitte
  • Facebook
  • GE Capital
  • IBM

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We asked recent alums what they found most beneficial about our MS program.

“The data science master’s program offered a wide range of classes, which helped build a portfolio of different skills that are needed in my current job.”

“The electives were extremely helpful. These were the most relevant courses since they covered cutting edge algorithms and technologies.”

“The ability to self-guide with projects and capstone. Program or student-organized hackathons and practice.”

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NSF-Funded Sciunit Project

Dr. Tanu Malik and her group are working on improving reproducibility in broad areas of computational science and data exploration.

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Center for Data Science

DePaul CDS fosters collaborations with industry and nonprofits to conduct joint analytics projects, providing data science master’s students with real-world problem-solving experience in data science.

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DePaul Data Science Group

Our data science group connects students with industry professionals, alumni, and faculty through workshops, panel discussions, skill trainings, and hackathons.

Online Learning

This degree can be completed entirely online. One hundred percent of the program’s lectures—from audio and video to whiteboard writing and supplemental materials—are captured and available online.

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Focus on Real Data

Students work on real-world applications to gain experience in analyzing complex data sets. Recently, MSPA students developed data analytics results for the DePaul Institute of Housing Studies. This was a collaborative project with the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP), the Metropolitan Mayor’s Caucus (MMC), and the Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC).

The Visual Informatics and Data Analytics Group

The Medical Informatics Lab and the Intelligent Multimedia Processing Lab house state-of-the-art research combining theory and experimental methodologies to provide novel solutions to challenging data problems.

Concentrations

Computational Methods

All required courses are available online. The Computational Methods concentration is designed for data science master’s students who want to develop strong technical and programming skills for big data analytics. You’ll be trained to handle and aggregate massive amounts of data and to use appropriate modeling and data mining techniques to extract information from complex data sources.

Computational Methods curriculum and requirements

Health Care

The health care concentration addresses the increasing need of data scientists responsible for gathering, integrating, analyzing and presenting health care data. Some courses are available online. Data science master’s students will learn analytics methods to support clinical decision systems, to improve patients’ outcomes and patients’ experience, and to improve clinical care and costs.

Health Care curriculum and requirements

Marketing

Some courses are available online. The Marketing concentration is designed for data science master’s students who want to combine strong technical skills in analytics with competency in marketing analytics and customer relationship management. You’ll learn how to extract information from data to support business decision making and marketing decisions.

Marketing curriculum and requirements

Hospitality

Some courses are available online. The Hospitality concentration addresses the increasing demand of data scientists that combine the computational skills to extract information from massive amounts of data with the competency in hospitality revenue analytics and optimization. The focus of this concentration is to teach data science master’s students the analytics needs and challenges of the hospitality and tourism industry.

Hospitality curriculum and requirements

Application Deadlines

Enrollment QuarterDomestic Student DeadlineInternational Student Deadline
FallAugust 1June 15
WinterDecember 1October 15
SpringMarch 1January 15
SummerMay 1April 15

Admission Process

The graduate application process involves completing an online application, sending in your transcripts and submitting any supplemental material (e.g., letters of recommendation, certifications, etc.). To learn more about your program specific requirements, visit our Graduate Admission page.

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