{"id":26261,"date":"2025-10-14T13:33:46","date_gmt":"2025-10-14T17:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=26261"},"modified":"2026-04-06T15:52:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T19:52:21","slug":"get-to-know","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=26261","title":{"rendered":"Get to know NC State&#8217;s MSA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #cccccc; margin-bottom: 20px;\" title=\"MSA '26 Ally Bank practicum team\" src=\"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/msa26_ally_practicum_team.jpg\" alt=\"MSA '26 Ally Bank practicum team\" width=\"100%\"><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">At the forefront of data science education for 19 years<\/h4>\n\n<p>NC State University&#8217;s Institute for Advanced Analytics is home to the nation\u2019s first Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree, which affords students:<br><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A 10-month, full-time, on-campus program with dedicated teaching <b><a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=3\">faculty<\/a><\/b>, a continuously evolving <b><a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=123\">curriculum<\/a><\/b>, and immersive 8-month industry- and government-sponsored <b><a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=2874\">projects<\/a><\/b><\/li><br>\n\n<li>A cohort-based learning experience structured around teamwork and personalized <b><a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=24619\">coaching<\/a><\/b>, and a tight-knit community of 1,500+ <b><a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=13160\">alumni<\/a><\/b> \u2014 some of the world\u2019s finest data science practitioners<\/li><br>\n\n<li>A strong track record for <b><a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=248\">job placement<\/a><\/b>: 81% by graduation over the past four years, an average base starting salary of $101,700 in 2025, and an ROI payback period that averages 3 years<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h3>Learn more<\/h3>\nJoin us for an MSA <a href=\"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?page_id=14025\">information session<\/a>, and\/or <a href=\"https:\/\/applygrad.ncsu.edu\/register\/?id=05871fce-e740-45c4-96fb-112b377a9574\" target=\"_blank\">request a consultation<\/a> with the admissions team.<br><br>\n\n<h3>Apply now<\/h3>\nWe are now <a href=\"https:\/\/applygrad.ncsu.edu\/apply\/\" target=\"_blank\">accepting applications<\/a> for admission to the MSA Class of 2027, which will begin studies on June 25, 2026.\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the forefront of data science education for 19 years NC State University&#8217;s Institute for Advanced Analytics is home to the nation\u2019s first Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree, which affords students: A 10-month, full-time, on-campus program with dedicated teaching faculty, a continuously evolving curriculum, and immersive 8-month industry- and government-sponsored projects A cohort-based [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":76,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-26261","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26261","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\/76"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=26261"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26261\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26372,"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/26261\/revisions\/26372"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=26261"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}