Data Science - Post-Bachelor's Certificate

Data Science is an interdisciplinary field that includes the management, analysis, and visualization of data to make the best possible evidence-based decisions, and draws primarily from the fields of Statistics and Computer Science.  Scientists and engineers in today’s workforce have vast amounts of data available to them, but too often they do not have sufficient Data Science expertise to make full use of the data.  With so much of today’s STEM innovation being data-driven, expertise in collecting, analyzing, and operationalizing data is critical to industry success.  The primary audience for this post-bachelor’s certificate is graduate students or working professionals in STEM disciplines, who will enter the workforce with core science skills, and this Data Science graduate certificate will strengthen their ability to create Data Science tools and utilize them to add value in the workforce.

Students already pursuing a masters or doctoral degree at USU may apply for the Post-Bachelor’s Certificate in Data Science as a Secondary Program using the Concurrent Degree Form. 

Students interested in pursuing the Post-Bachelor’s Certificate in Data Science as a standalone certificate (who are not already in a masters or doctoral degree program at USU) should apply through the USU School of Graduate Studies at https://gradschool.usu.edu/.

Because this certificate requires at least one 5000-level course in each of STAT and CS, students must have a sufficient background in probability and programming to be successful.  Therefore, admission to this certificate program requires an undergraduate or professional background that includes experience with statistics and computer programming.