Careers
Analyze. Develop and integrate tools. Make predictions. Provide reliable forecasting. Quantify uncertainty of predictions. Guide corporations and agencies to profitable and beneficial investments of time, energy and resources grounded in the expertise provided by the Master of Science in Foundations of Data Science.
From predicting what a community would need in an emergency to forecasting company financial risks and profits, professionals with advanced education in data science find ways to use their skills and knowledge across a wide variety of industries. A master’s in data science provides the advanced education in math, computer science, machine learning or statistics necessary for career advancement in this field.
Both public and private sector career paths are widely available developing, integrating and applying data science tools to a variety of applications. An example of a public sector position might include working for the CDC examining vaccine production, distribution and usage data. Another example might be interpreting traffic or crash data for urban development. A typical private sector position might entail market research analysis for a new product, digital marketing campaign or phase-out of an existing product. Data collection is at an all-time high, and both government and private sector entities want experts capable of developing and integrating tools to interpret data for a wide range of purposes.
National job demand is exceptionally high for data scientists and related occupations, and demand is growing at a faster-than-average pace when compared to the national average for other careers. North Carolina is one of the top five states hiring data scientists, and job demand both in the state and across the nation is on an upward trend.
Job Titles
Graduates of the Master of Science in Foundations of Data Science typically find employment in positions with the following job titles:
- Data Scientist
- Research Scientist
- Research Analyst
- Data Engineer
- Data Analyst
- Statistician
- Software Developer / Engineer
- Market Research Analyst (General)
- Database Analyst / Developer
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