Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics

The Data Analytics Graduate Certificate—an interdisciplinary program between Khoury College of Computer Sciences and the College of Social Sciences and Humanities—provides a strong foundation in data analytics while preparing students for success in a variety of informatics master’s programs. The curriculum, comprising four courses, emphasizes knowledge in data management, machine learning, data mining, and statistics, plus the skills you’ll need to visualize data, communicate ideas, and make data-driven decisions applicable to any discipline.LEARNING OUTCOMESThe Data Analytics Graduate Certificate enables you to:Use standard tools for data acquisitionmanagement and basic statistical tests and models to perform quantitative data analysis on large and complex data sets. Select, plan, and implement storage, search, and retrieval components of large-scale structured and unstructured information repositories. Provide data scientists with properly structured, accurate, and reliable access to information needed for investigation. FUTURES ON THE FOREFRONTUpon completion of the certificate program, students are qualified for positions such as: Data scientist at Yelp Inc.Data platform engineer at Egen Solutions, Data scientist intern at Airbnb, User interface developer intern at Micron Technology, Inc.

Application and feeUndergraduate GPA of 3.0Undergraduate course in statisticsTranscripts from all institutions attended Statement of purpose, including description of relevant work experienceRecent professional resume listing detailed position responsibilitiesReference letter from an individual who knows your academic or professional record and/or potential for graduate study