{"id":1799,"date":"2010-06-16T15:51:21","date_gmt":"2010-06-16T19:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=1799"},"modified":"2026-01-27T13:59:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-27T17:59:40","slug":"about-the-msa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/","title":{"rendered":"Master of Science in Analytics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc; margin-bottom: 20px;\" title=\"one group of practicum teammates from the MSA Class of 2025\" src=\"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/msa25team.jpg\" alt=\"one group of practicum teammates from the MSA Class of 2025\" width=\"100%\" \/>Since 2007, our Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) program has provided more than 1,500 students with the knowledge and skills needed to become effective data science and analytics professionals.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #85a7b8;\">A Practical Curriculum<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Immerse yourself in a fully integrated course of study taught exclusively to our students and designed to produce well-rounded professionals. Our MSA is a 10-month, full-time, in-person program enrolling one cohort annually in late June.<\/li>\n<li>Learn a novel curriculum that is carefully calibrated, continually updated, and eminently practical.<\/li>\n<li>Tackle genuine problems with data provided by industry and government sponsors.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #85a7b8;\">Employment Outcomes<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>With a strong track record for job placement you can be confident you&#8217;ll acquire valuable skills in demand.<\/li>\n<li>Earn a competitive starting salary.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #85a7b8;\">Student Experience<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Interact in a cohort-based learning experience structured around teamwork and personalized coaching.<\/li>\n<li>Work with the Institute&#8217;s faculty and staff, who focus on student success.<\/li>\n<li>Occupy a facility for our students&#8217; exclusive use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_2me0RbP694\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>The Institute for Advanced Analytics welcomes <a title=\"applications\" href=\"..\/?page_id=78\">applications<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2007, our Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) program has provided more than 1,500 students with the knowledge and skills needed to become effective data science and analytics professionals. A Practical Curriculum Immerse yourself in a fully integrated course of study taught exclusively to our students and designed to produce well-rounded professionals. Our MSA [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1799","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1799","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1799"}],"version-history":[{"count":497,"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1799\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26371,"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1799\/revisions\/26371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1799"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}