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Northwestern University Masters Data Science
Northwestern University Masters Data Science
160+
Years of educational excellence
Ranked #9*
#9
Among US universities in 2022
*U.S. News & World Report 2022 Best College Rankings
Ranked #24*
#22
Global University Rankings 2022
*
The Times Higher Education World University Rankings 2022
Students reside
in 75+ Countries
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Northwestern University School of
Professional Studies
One of the 12 official schools and colleges at Northwestern University
A core part of Northwestern’s mission for more than 80 years
Committed to providing a superior Northwestern education to students whose academic
pursuits need to be balanced with professional and personal commitments
A Distinguished Community
Faculty and alumni are recipients of the Nobel Prize, Pulitzer Prize, MacArthur Genius Grant,
Grammy Award, Emmy Award, Academy Award, Tony Award, and Guggenheim Fellowship,
among many other honorary and professional accolades.
As a Northwestern Wildcat, you will be joining this illustrious alumni community and benefit
from the association for the rest of your life.
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Degree Highlights
Online learning with Master’s degree from a
live sessions top global university
Seasoned faculty
Committed
with industry
student support
experience
Placement process
Two in-person learning
and comprehensive
sessions in India
career services
Programme Goals
Articulate analytics as a core strategy of data science
Demonstrate leadership
Northwestern
Alumni Benefits
Becoming a Northwestern Wildcat comes
with great benefits — from global alumni
events to lifelong access to free learning
events, library resources, and a
Northwestern email address.
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Curriculum
FOUNDATION COURSES
Math for Data Scientists
Applied Statistics with R
Data Science in Practice
Python for Data Science
Supervised Learning Methods
Decision Analytics
Practical Machine Learning
Database Systems and Data Preparation
Data Governance, Ethics, and Law
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
COURSE WORK
Natural Language Processing
Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning
CAPSTONE PROJECT
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Faculty Director
Thomas W. Miller is the faculty director of the data science program at Northwestern
University School of Professional Studies. He designed online learning materials for the
program, including courses in advanced modeling techniques, marketing analytics, data
engineering, and machine learning. Miller has published six books about data science with
Pearson Education (the series "Modeling Techniques in Predictive Analytics"). Miller also
owns a publishing and consulting firm, Research Publishers LLC, located in Manhattan
Beach, California. He provides data science consulting services and is actively involved in
developing chatbot and survey research applications. Earlier in his career Miller directed the
A. C. Nielsen Center for Marketing Research and taught market research and business
strategy at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Miller holds a doctorate in psychology and
a master's degree in statistics from the University of Minnesota, as well as an MBA and a
master's degree in economics from the University of Oregon.
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Batch Profile
Work Experience Distribution
MS in Data Science Programme batch consists of students from diverse backgrounds with a
wide range of experience for enriched mutual learning.
28% 20%
>15 Years 13-15 Years
Key Organizations
The students in the current batch are employed in industry-leading organisations across
nations and some of their current employers are:
Location
Our students live in:
Hong Kong
India
Singapore Malaysia
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Admission
All applicants are required to submit an online application. Applicants can check the status
of their application at any time by logging into the online Self Service Center portal. A
complete application to Northwestern University School of Professional Studies includes
the following components:
Use the online application to submit Applicants need to submit a 300 - 550
your contact information, upload your word statement of purpose outlining
statement of purpose and resume, and how the Degree Programme will help
any additional supporting them meet their academic and
documentation. professional goals.
Applicants are required to submit a Applicants need to enter the names and
resume. The resume can be uploaded via email addresses for two recommenders.
the online application. Reference requests are sent to your
recommenders via email.
Due to limited intake into each cohort, Applicants need to demonstrate their
you are recommended to apply early to English proficiency through an official
have the best possible chance at gaining transcript for a bachelor’s degree or
admission into the Programme. higher from an accredited U.S. university
or official TOEFL/IELTS score.
Transcripts
Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended are required as part of the
admission process to evaluate a candidate’s academic fit for this rigorous program. Official
transcripts from institutions outside of the U.S. are required to be evaluated by a member
of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). For more details,
please refer our website.
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