The Master of Science in Analytics Class of 2021 arrives this week to begin the summer portion of its 10-month journey. The class is comprised of 125 students selected from a pool of over 1,000 applicants, representing 15 countries of origin and 24 states stretching from Massachusetts to California. The Class of ’21 is the first cohort to matriculate remotely since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. Demographic details of the Class of ’21 are provided in our Admissions Report. Continue reading “Institute Welcomes Class of ’21”
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2020 Director’s Prize
The Master of Science in Analytics Class of 2020 Director’s Prize was awarded to Sarah Wotus and Jackson Cabell for their outstanding performance during the past year. Both are graduates of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Sarah earned her B.S.P.H. degree with High Distinction in 2019, majoring in Biostatistics; Jackson earned his B.S., with High Distinction, in 2019, with a double major in Statistics & Analytics and Economics, Continue reading “2020 Director’s Prize”
2020 Employment Report
The Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) 2020 Employment Report is now available. The Class of ’20 achieved a placement rate at graduation of 79-percent, and the average base salary rose to $99,800—a new record high—with $95,000 for candidates with no prior work experience, and $110,900 for experienced candidates. The Class received 231 offers of employment from 68 employers; 54 employers succeeded in hiring Continue reading “2020 Employment Report”
Class of ’20 Commencement (Pandemic Style)
The Master of Science in Analytics Class of 2020 successfully completed its 10-month journey despite the immense disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic since March. Congratulations to the 119 graduates who remained focused (and healthy), completing their final month in the program remotely. Continue reading “Class of ’20 Commencement (Pandemic Style)”
Healey, Simmons develop COVID-19 viz tool
Dr. Christopher Healey and Dr. Susan Simmons built a visualization dashboard using publicly available data that shows these comparisons and predictions. The work aims to predict the flattening in a region’s outbreak curve for both confirmed COVID-19 cases and for COVID-19 fatalities. Read more on the NC State News Service.
Carolina Data Challenge
Congratulations to the team of Supreet Deshpande, Chris Goodrich, Taylor Kooy, and Meghan Weber, on taking home the 1st place prize for “Best Insight” at the 2019 Carolina Data Challenge, an annual event organized by students in the Analytics and Data Science Club at the University of North Carolina Continue reading “Carolina Data Challenge”
Alumni In Action
With over 870 graduates of the Master of Science in Analytics, there are MSA alumni now working in 300 organizations from coast-to-coast and 15 countries around the world. An on-going series of interviews with alumni explores their current professional life on the job and its relationship to their learning experience at the Institute. Meet Emmy, Continue reading “Alumni In Action”
Teams Kick-off Practicum Projects
Twenty-four student teams in the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) held meetings with their sponsors in various locations around the country. The teams spoke with executives to review business objectives and familiarize themselves with the sponsor organization. The Class of 2020 brings the total number of practicum projects to 203, with lead 118 sponsors (and many more participating sponsors) since the Institute’s Continue reading “Teams Kick-off Practicum Projects”
Practicum Sponsors Announced
The Institute is delighted to announce its practicum sponsors for the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) Class of 2020. Student teams are tasked with projects from 24 sponsoring organizations. This year the Institute welcomes an impressive line-up of new and returning sponsors to work with our students over the next eight months, Continue reading “Practicum Sponsors Announced”
Institute Welcomes the Class of 2020
The Master of Science in Analytics Class of 2020 arrives this week to begin the summer portion of its 10-month journey. The class is comprised of 119 students selected from a pool of over 1,100 applicants, representing 15 countries of origin and 23 states stretching from Massachusetts to California. With an acceptance rate of just 13%, the Class of 2020 is the sixth consecutive cohort to meet such a highly selective criteria for admission since the Institute’s inception in 2007. Additional demographic details of the Class of 2020 are provided in our Admissions Report. Continue reading “Institute Welcomes the Class of 2020”