{"id":10270,"date":"2016-07-05T08:30:16","date_gmt":"2016-07-05T12:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?p=10270"},"modified":"2025-06-29T13:20:32","modified_gmt":"2025-06-29T17:20:32","slug":"institute-welcomes-msa-class-of-2017","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/?p=10270","title":{"rendered":"Welcoming the Class of 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Institute welcomes the matriculation of 120 students in the Class of 2017<\/a>, and marks a significant milestone enrolling its tenth cohort in the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree program. It’s the largest class to date and, by the numbers, a very accomplished group of students. <\/p>\n

The MSA is one of NC State University’s largest and most-selective graduate programs. For the third consecutive year the acceptance rate for applicants remained below 13-percent. The admissions committee reviewed a record number of 1,140 applications and interviewed 370 candidates. A total of 147 (12.9%) were offered admission to enroll 120 students. Incoming students represent 18 countries of origin and hail from 22 states coast-to-coast. Ninety percent of the Class of 2017 are U.S. citizens or permanent residents. Forty-five percent have three or more years of prior work experience, and almost one in five hold advanced degrees.<\/p>\n

The Institute for Advanced Analytics has been preparing data savvy professionals for leadership in a digital world since 2007. Its mission is to produce the world\u2019s finest practitioners of analytics \u2014 individuals who have mastered complex methods and tools for large-scale data modeling, who have a passion for solving challenging problems through teamwork, who are guided by intellectual curiosity, honesty and integrity, and who strive to attain the highest level of professionalism through continuous self-improvement.<\/p>\n

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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN ANALYTICS STUDENT PROFILE
\nCLASS OF 2017<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Number of students enrolled:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
120<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
U.S. citizen or permanent resident:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
90%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
North Carolina resident:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
56%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Number of countries of origin:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Percent who are women:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
43%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Average years since undergraduate degree:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Average undergraduate GPA:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
3.60<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Percent graduating with academic honors:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
66%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Percent with a prior graduate degree:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
18%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Previously employed full-time (3 or more years):<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
45%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Average age \/ Median age:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
26 \/ 24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\n
Range in age:<\/div>\n<\/td>\n
21 \u2013 51<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Download the 2017 Admissions Report<\/a><\/p>\n

View the Class of 2017 Student Roster<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"Distribution<\/p>\n

\"Countries<\/p>\n

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View admission reports<\/a> for prior years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Institute welcomes the matriculation of 120 students in the Class of 2017, and marks a significant milestone enrolling its tenth cohort in the Master of Science in Analytics (MSA) degree program. It’s the largest class to date and, by the numbers, a very accomplished group of students.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"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=10270"}],"version-history":[{"count":47,"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26034,"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10270\/revisions\/26034"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analytics.ncsu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}