Data science is one of the nation's fastest growing careers. Data science professionals work as business intelligence analysts, data mining engineers, data architects, data scientists, and more. They are well-rounded, data-driven individuals with high-level technical skills capable of synthesizing large amounts of information to answer complex questions and drive strategy in their organizations.
Combine your passions for computer science, mathematics, and data analysis with a bachelor's degree in data science from Michigan Tech. Interact with expert faculty through a variety of formal and informal channels, including frequent office hours, one-on-one advising, research mentorship, conference and competition travel, and more. Benefit both academically and professionally through the connections you make in our College of Computing—Michigan's first academic college focused solely on computing.
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What Will I Study?
Build essential technical and critical thinking skills, apply theories, and use data visualization techniques to extract useful knowledge from data and help drive evidence-based decisions. At Tech, you'll work with real-world examples and datasets to learn about table operations, functions, control structures, sampling, visualization, testing and debugging, programming in Python, and more. Our BS in Data Science delivers a broad-based education in:
- Data Science Fundamentals
- Data Mining
- Predictive Analytics
- Communication
- Ethics
See our data science degree requirements and flowcharts for more course information.
Choose Your Technical Focus Area
Designed to support your career goals and give you a competitive edge, you'll choose a focus in one of four specific areas of data science:
- Software Engineering
- Cybersecurity
- Statistics
- Business Technology
BS in Environmental Data Science
Are you interested in using statistics, modeling, and analysis to help fix real-world problems like climate change? The BS in Environmental Data Science is about exploring interrelationships regarding the natural environment, drivers of ecosystem processes, and the tools to understand the data that describe land, water, air, and biodiversity.
A Respected Career that Pays Well
Our Bachelor of Science in Data Science graduates are qualified for employment in data science and related fields. They may work in business, industry, academia, government, research, or other economic sectors. They may also purse graduate degrees in areas of study including data science, statistics, applied statistics, health informatics, and more.
Data science is a rapidly growing field and the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts 35% growth in employment for data scientists from 2022 to 2032, much faster than average. The mean entry-level salary is $86,906 (Payscale) with a mean annual wage of $119,040 (BLS) and the top 10 percent making $184,090 (BLS).
See additional computing salary information.
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Figures from payscale.com, accessed May 2024.
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Figures from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), dated May 2023.
Career Opportunities
Michigan Tech graduates work in all kinds of great positions, including the following:
- Data Scientist
- Data Analyst
- Data Engineer
- Data Architect
- Machine Learning Scientist
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Business Intelligence Developer
- Data Storyteller
- Database Administrator
Great Jobs and Great Employers
Michigan Tech graduates land jobs at cutting-edge Fortune 500 companies like these:
- Adobe Systems
- AFLAC
- AMD
- Amazon.com
- Apple
- Battle Creek Public Schools
- Capital One
- Fannie Mae
- Ford Motor
- GE Aviation
- IBM Corporation
- Intel
- Lucent Technologies
- Microsoft
- Oracle
- Pfizer Inc.
- Texas Instruments
- US Department of Defense
