“Every company needs people who speak the language of data. It’s exciting to be on the forefront of this growing field, and the College of IST does a great job of preparing you to be a data scientist in the real world.”

Finding Your Fit

Data Sciences might be the right program for you if:

• you are curious about analyzing information to discover new insights
• you want to apply data analytics to make strategic decisions
• you want to understand how data can be used to visualize phenomena and predict different outcomes
• you are interested in statistics, mathematics, and the social sciences, and want to combine these disciplines to understand what data is really telling us

Developing Your Skills

In the Data Sciences program, you will take hands-on courses to help you learn how to develop, apply, and validate machine learning solutions to extract actionable knowledge from large data sets. Teamwork, project management, and collaboration play vital roles in your IST experience. You will have opportunities to apply your newfound knowledge and skills through semester-long projects with your peers.

Discovering Your Path

At the College of IST, every undergraduate student is required to complete at least one internship before graduating. With more than 300 organizations actively recruiting students and a dedicated Career Solutions team, you’ll have the resources and opportunities to get your career off to a strong start.

Potential Careers

"With the explosion of big data, we are attempting to untangle, understand, and harness the power of the massive amount of information now available to us. Data Sciences provides us the framework to do this."