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Nearly every profession relies on data to succeed. And with the huge quantities of digital information being collected and exchanged in todays marketplace, the demand for trained data scientists is higher than ever.

The STEM-designated Data Science Program at GW's Columbian College of Arts and Sciences prepares students to meet that need and enter competitive careers in government, technology, private industry and much more.

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"The data community is huge here in Washington, D.C. From politics to health to technology, a lot of companies are just so interested in data science."

What We Do

Data science experts learn how to make sense of massive data sets, and they use that information to improve the way we live, work and communicate. Whether forecasting stock market trends, constructing a social media profile for a marketing client or capturing GIS locations for disaster relief, Data Science Program students become adept at meeting todays most pressing challenges.

Alongside classwork, students strengthen their rsums with the practical knowledge required for data-intensive jobs. The program offers access to partnerships with numerous startups, companies and agencies, connectingstudents with internships and careers at employers like Amazon, Booz Allen Hamilton, Capitol One, D.C. Government, the National Institutes of Health, Oracle, the U.S. Department of Defense and more.

Degree Programs

Tailai Jin (MS '17) led a team of five data science students to participate in the Virginia Datathon.The team analyzed text mining on job descriptions in Virginia cities, and their final product was a job recommendation system based onuser-input preferences and keywords.

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