Data Science, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate

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The post-baccalaureate certificate in Data Science is designed for professionals from diverse backgrounds and disciplines with a goal to build on the subject matter expertise within the individual applicant’s professional and educational experiences. It is designed to provide participants with the knowledge and skills necessary to contribute at an expanded level within a highly data-centric world. Participants will develop skills within key technology areas, key computational areas, and key application areas without presumed prior knowledge specific to these areas. The full certificate curriculum consists of five required courses each building on expertise from previously completed courses.

Admission Requirements

Candidates for admission into the data science certificate program must have completed a bachelor’s degree and must satisfy the following criteria:

2.75 minimum cumulative undergraduate or graduate grade point average (GPA)
International students must also submit a TOEFL score with their application.

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Requirements

15 Credits:

MDATA 500 - Introduction to Data Science and the Data Science Lifecycle Credits: (3)
MDATA 510 - Data Engineering and Data Munging Credits: (3)
MDATA 520 - Predictive Modeling Algorithms and Data Products Credits: (3)
MDATA 530 - Data Science Applications Credits: (3)
MDATA 600 - Data Science Capstone Credits: (3)

Gainful Employment Disclosures - 2019

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Data Science

This program is designed to be completed in 10 months.

This program will cost $11,950 if completed within normal time. There may be additional costs for living expenses. These costs were accurate at the time of posting, but may have changed and include cost for books and supplies.

Of the students who completed this program within normal time, the typical graduate leaves with $0 of debt. (This is a new program and we have no graduates as o 2019).

The following States do not have licensure requirements for this profession: Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and the District of Columbia

For more information about graduation rates, loan repayment rates, and post-enrollment earnings about this institution and other postsecondary institutions please click here: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/