Quantitative Ability — A Requirement for Data Science/Business Analytics Programs
Last Updated on July 24, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Benjamin Obi Tayo Ph.D.
Originally published on Towards AI.
Analyzing various four-year degree programs that can prepare you for a master’s degree in data science or business analytics

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With several businesses and organizations turning to data to search for insights that can drive decision-making, the demand for data scientists and business analysts continues to be on the rise. The high demand for skilled data professionals has also led to a proliferation of data science and business analytics master’s programs (face-to-face and online) offered by several universities all over the world. Because the field of data science is still fairly new, most of the academic training for data scientists or business analysts is done at the graduate level.
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