"The ability to take data - to be able to understand it, to process it, to extract value from it, to visualize it, to communicate it - that's going to be a hugely important skill in the next decades." --Hal Varian, Google chief economist

Learn with Minot State
When we study any aspect of our world — whether it’s the Earth’s weather, the global market, or even the human mind — we quickly discover that the information we collect is incomplete and only gives us a partial view of what we’d like to know about the world. With data science, you'll learn how to take partial information, seek conclusions, and make reliable forecasts. At Minot State, you will:

• Work with multiple successful areas across Minot State's campus
  • Math: Statistics and modeling of data
  • Computer science: Programming and interfacing with data
  • Business: Business intelligence, management, and communication of data
• Learn skills and gain essential first-hand knowledge working with big data
• Bring your skills together with a project design course and capstone project
• Pursue internships, conference presentations, and other career-building opportunities.

Is data science right for you?
Recognizing that you may have a variety of interests and experiences, this program provides you the opportunity to gain a useful set of skills while encouraging the study of other areas of interest. The program is a collaboration of courses from three programs yet leaves room for you to minor or even major in another program of your choosing. If you are pursuing a different major and want to stant out in your area of interest, consider our certificates or minor in data science.

Career outlook
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, data scientists earn a median pay of $103,500 per year.

Offered: On campus, real-time online