Ph.D. in Big Data Analytics

Big Data Analytics will train researchers with a statistics background to analyze massive, structured, or unstructured data to uncover hidden patterns, unknown correlations, and other useful information that can be used to make better decisions.

The program will provide a strong foundation in the major methodologies of Big Data Analytics, such as predictive analytics, data mining, text analytics, and statistical analysis, with an interdisciplinary component that combines the strength of statistics and computer science. It will focus on statistical computing, statistical data mining, and their application to business, social, and health problems complemented with ongoing industrial collaborations. This program's scope is specialized to prepare data scientists and data analysts who will work with huge data sets using both conventional and newly developed statistical methods.

The College of Sciences, UCF’s largest college, builds the foundations needed for critical thinking and career success in programs ranging from communication and journalism to the physical, biological, social, behavioral, and computational sciences. You’ll learn inside and outside of the classroom and lab by participating in internships, research, and fieldwork on the Florida coast, Bolivia, Peru, Egypt, and beyond.

Many of our faculty are ranked among the nation’s best scientists and scholars. A majority support their research via contracts and grants awarded by governmental and industrial partners, funding that totals $16 million annually. Faculty members have won many national and international awards for research and teaching, are fellows of the American Academy of Sciences, serve as presidents of national scientific societies, and act as advisors to international, national, and state agencies.