The University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire's (UW) master of science in data science is a fully online degree program intended for students with a bachelor’s degree in math, statistics, analytics, computer science, or marketing; or three to five years of professional experience as a business intelligence analyst, data analyst, financial analyst, information technology analyst, database administrator, computer programmer, statistician or other related position.
The rigorous program is the first online master's degree in data science offered in the UW System and helps fill a critical need for data scientists. Data scientists have the unique and important job of transforming big data into actionable insights using analytics, statistics, programming, business, and storytelling. The field is already growing at an incredible pace. As today's world continues to generate more and more data, employers across the country are in consistent need of professionals who know how to understand and interpret data.