The program leverages the strengths and resources of Georgia Tech in computing, business, statistics, and operations research, and gives practical experience via an applied analytics practicum.
Georgia Tech's interdisciplinary Master of Science in Analytics is offered jointly by our nationally-ranked colleges of Computing, Engineering, and
Business. The program leverages the strengths and resources of Georgia Tech in computing, business, statistics, and operations research.
An interdisciplinary core to give students integrated breadth
Customized, specialized depth: electives chosen from more than 40 possibilities across the three colleges, based on each student's personal interests and career goals, and specialization in one of three tracks in analytical tools, business analytics, and computational data analytics
Experience with a wide variety of analytics software (R, SAS, Hadoop, etc.) and computing platforms (high-performance clusters, clouds, etc.)
Practical analytics experience through an applied analytics practicum with a company or organization
Students also benefit from training and resources in:
Creativity
Teamwork and leadership
Oral and written communication
MS Analytics industry seminar series
Job placement, including a dedicated placement professional, funding to attend a major analytics conference, exposure at Georgia Tech's annual Big Data Forum, etc.
Students in our program come from very diverse academic backgrounds - not just business, engineering, math, computer science, statistics, and economics, but also anthropology, clinical research, medicine, psychology, religion, etc. Give us anyone with the right ability, and we'll teach them the skills they need to be an outstanding analytics professional!
