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Northwestern University's Online MS in Data Science
Jump-start your career as a data scientist, data engineer, or analytics manager. Being able to learn from data is a critical skill, relevant to all organizations. Northwestern's MS in Data Science is a fully online, part-time graduate program that builds essential analysis and leadership skills for today's data-driven world. The program offers a general track along with five specializations: Analytics and Modeling, Analytics Management, Artificial Intelligence, Data Engineering, or Technology Entrepreneurship. Students learn about measurement, traditional statistics, machine learning, and decision analytics while gathering and exploring numeric and text data.
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Build statistical and analytic expertise as well as the management and leadership skills necessary to implement high-level, data-driven decisions.
Choose to work in Python, R, or Go and select from a wide range of specializations and electives to suit your goals.
Earn your Northwestern University master’s degree entirely online and learn from distinguished Northwestern faculty and from the seasoned industry experts who are redefining how data improve decision-making and boost ROI.
Justina Lakinger

"It was the right academic fit and the right delivery format. I work with a team of machine-learning scientists, and now I can speak their language more fluently. I would not be as successful in this role without what I’ve learned at Northwestern."

— Justina Lakinger, MSDS graduate; program manager, Amazon