The Master's in Applied Data Science program prepares students to collect, analyze, and report on big data effectively and ethically. Our rigorous curriculum combines these in-demand data scientist skills and knowledge with opportunities for their real-world application. With a five-to-one student-to-faculty ratio, you’ll get personalized attention, and gain networking and field experience with leading data-driven companies.
About The Program
The Applied Data Science graduate program is a two-year 36-credit program, which includes 11 full-semester 3-credit courses, two required practicums (one being a full-semester 3-credit course), industrial seminar series in the first three semesters and industrial workshops during the January interterm. The curriculum offers a blend of interdisciplinary theory and practical application of skills through courses, such as Exploratory Data Analysis, Applied Machine Learning, and Data Visualization. Our students gain experience applying both Python and R to develop solutions for our corporate partners as a part of the rigorous curriculum.
In the final semester, students will implement their skills and obtain industry experience with a paid practicum working full-time as part of a data science team at one of our corporate partners, or at another company or organization of their choice. The practicum course will be completed under Data Science faculty supervision and is a required component of the program. At the end of the program, students would have gained the industry knowledge, technical skills, and real-world experience required to start their successful careers.
“Students can expect a very well-rounded education from the data science program. Whether it be in algorithms, statistics or general programming, you’ll have all the things you’ll need to be successful as a data scientist.”
Adam Lashley
M.S. in Applied Data Science Student
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Career Pathways
Exceptional Return on Investment
Affordable Tuition$95k
Median Post-Graduate Salary
100%
Graduate Field Placement within 3 months
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Real-World Experience
Our curriculum is developed with our corporate partners and industry experts as the applications of big data evolve. Students will get hands-on experience with real data sets from a variety of industries, and complete a paid, full-time practicum, often with our partners or an organization of their choice.
Corporate Partners
Advisory Board
See the executives and professionals committed to enhancing knowledge and practice of Data Science and Business Analytics for our program as part of the M.S. Applied Data Science Advisory Board.
Courses
The state-of-the-art curriculum blends theory and practice. Over four semesters students in the small-cohort program are guided by our values of academic rigor, dedication, practical relevance, and teamwork.
The bootcamp aims to equip all students entering the graduate program with introductory skills and knowledge needed to conduct further coursework in the program. This will help students from diverse backgrounds to have a common knowledge base as a cohort. Topics will include review of Python and R programming, common data science tools, resources and platforms, operating systems, database concepts and systems, among others. The Bootcamp is offered during the week of new graduate student orientation. It is a 3-day intensive course.
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PostedIn the digital age, during a period of economic uncertainty and a global pandemic, the need for data scientists has never been greater.
MS Applied Data Science Faculty & Staff
Accreditation
New College of Florida is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award Bachelor’s degrees and Master’s in Applied Data Science degrees.
Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097, telephone 404-679-4500, at www.sacscoc.org for questions about the accreditation of New College of Florida.