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Data Science (100% online)

Bachelor of Science in Data Science

Offered at IU Indianapolis by Luddy School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering.

About

This is an online program.

Enormous amounts of data are generated every day, in sectors ranging from social media, search engines, and retail to insurance companies, healthcare organizations, hospitals, and defense. Data science is now a rapidly growing, high-paying field.

As a student in the IU Online B.S. in Data Science, you collect, organize, and analyze data to make meaningful conclusions. You write programs to perform data analysis on large, complex datasets. You evaluate the social, legal, and ethical issues that arise from the mass collection of data.

Specific areas of focus include:

  • Data acquisition and storage
  • Data exploration and curation
  • Data modeling and analysis
  • Data visualization and presentation
  • Data ethics and governance

Your IU Online B.S. in Data Science prepares you for such careers as:

  • Business intelligence analyst
  • Data mining engineer
  • Data architect
  • Data scientist
  • Analytics manager
  • Research analyst
  • Information officer

This 100 percent online, consortial program is taught by IU East, IUPUI, IU Kokomo, IU Northwest, IU South Bend, and IU Southeast. This consortial model allows you to take coursework from several campuses and learn from a wide range of faculty.

To earn the B.S. in Data Science, you must complete 120 credit hours. Learn more at the degree page.

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