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Master of Analytics Program Admission Rates Falling To Single Digits

Posted by samzenpus on from the no-room dept.

dcblogs (1096431) writes "The 75 students in the 2014 Master of Science in Analytics class at North Carolina State University received, in total, 246 job offers from 55 employers, valued at $22.5 million in salaries and bonuses, which is 24% higher than last year's combined offers. But the problem ahead is admissions. There may not be enough master's programs in analytics to meet demand. NC State has received nearly 800 applications for 85 seats. Its acceptance rate is now at 12.5%. Northwestern University's Master of Science in Analytics received 600 applications for 30 openings its September class. That's an acceptance rate of 6%"

2 of 74 comments (clear)

  1. Too funny by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Drawing a wider conclusion about analytics programs from the figures from a mere handful of analytics programs.

    That's too funny.

  2. Re:Data analytics... what is it...? by Hognoxious · · Score: 5, Informative

    Still have no clue what is Data analytics.

    Or google, it would seem.

    http://analytics.ncsu.edu/?pag...

    Looks like mostly stuff I'd expect a maths grad to already know[1]. Maybe not the specific applications, but it isn't that true of anything?

    [1] ANOVA? I did that as a non-maths undergrad. With a slide rule, uphill in the snow.

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