Develop the skills and expertise needed for this fast-growing field

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The integration of data science and business strategy has created a demand for professionals who can make sense of big data. Northwestern’s MASTER OF SCIENCE IN DATA SCIENCE is a fully online, part-time program that helps students build essential analysis and leadership skills for today's data-driven world.

Students can take a general data science track or one of three specializations: Analytics and Modeling, Data Engineering, and Analytics Management. The specializations are designed for students to foster individual career growth based on their professional goals.

Students can further customize their studies with a wide range of elective courses, including financial and risk analytics, artificial intelligence and deep learning, analytics systems analysis, and information retrieval and real-time analytics. All classes are taught by a distinguished faculty of industry experts currently working in the field.