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Our data analytics degrees are highly ranked by U.S. News & World Report.
Most companies, big or small, collect data they want to leverage to understand more about what brings their business success.
This drive to use data to make strategic business decisions means studying data analytics can give you one of the most valuable skill sets in today’s workforce.
Data analysts identify and collect relevant data; clean data by removing duplicates and errors; create databases to store, model, and analyze data; and present findings using data visualizations.
The role of a data analyst is a blend of technical skills and soft skills. By studying data analytics, you can gain the technical knowledge, business acumen, and communication skills essential to driving informed business decisions most likely to lead to success.
A degree in data analytics can prepare you for a high-demand career by building strong skills in programming, statistics, data analysis, and data communication to help influence data-driven business decisions.
Across most companies, common job titles for data analysts include:
While the need for data analysts is not limited to specific industries, finance, technology, health care, and retail/ecommerce industries tend to have the highest demand.
The Master of Data Analytics base program has multiple graduate certificates embedded into the curriculum, so you can add valuable credentials to your résumé before you even finish your degree.
Review the Master of Data Analytics program page for more information on the stackable data analytics graduate certificates.
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