Data Science Major Related Careers
The following careers are directly or indirectly related to the study of this major. Click the job title to learn more about it. To search for more career options, visit OnetOnline.org.
Data Science
The B.S. in Data Science will change the future. Learn the tools and methods needed to turn data into knowledge while improving data-driven decision making. Our collaborative program will help you shape the way you approach everything.
Data science is changing the environment by developing policies and responses to the challenge of climate change while better preparing local governments to prepare for and react to natural disasters. It’s changing business by allowing companies to improve their logistics, streamline how they deliver goods and services to customers, and save millions of dollars. Data science is making us safer by improving crime prevention, creating more efficient firefighting, and making cars and roads less dangerous. It’s even changing the way sports teams scout players and the way they play the game. You can learn to use data, computer science, artificial science, statistics, and modeling to improve decision making (sometimes autonomous or semiautonomous), e.g., computational finance, computational astronomy, computational transportation, and more.
Your academic journey as a data science major begins with courses in mathematics, science, programming, discrete structures, statistics and continues with six core data science courses, followed by additional data science coursework. Within those hours, you will complete a collection of courses clustered around a subfield of data science—biological and health data science, data science design, data systems, foundational data science and networks and applied data analytics. In your senior year, you will engage in a capstone experience that pulls together all of your classroom education in a final project. Students are also encouraged to engage in internships, research, and to participate in student groups, which will help you to explore your career interests, build your professional experience, and engage in networking opportunities.
For detailed information about degree requirements, visit the most recent School of Informatics, Computing, and Engineering Academic Bulletin.
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Academic information
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Open in Explore ProgramsCareer Interests
John Holland developed a theoretical framework consisting of six general themes that describe broad areas interest relating to self and the working world. If you are interested in discovering your career interests, visit our Learn more about yourself page to learn about the Strong Interest Inventory.
This major consists of the following themes:
- Investigative
- Conventional
Data Science Major Related Skills
Below is a sampling of skills related to this major mapped from the Skillscan Driver Assessment. The SkillScan assessment provides a simple 3-step process to help you learn about your strengths and weaknesses, the skills you enjoy and want to use in a career and those skills needing development. Consider taking the SkillScan assessment to better understand your skills as it relates to majors at IU.
Analytical
- Solve Problems
- Analyze
- Categorize or Classify
- Research
- Manage Data or Records
- Evaluate
Physical or Technical
- Hand Dexterity
- Observe
- Operate Equipment
- Inspect or Test
Relationship Skills
- Collaborate
Management or Leadership
- Organize or Plan
- Implement
- Make Decisions
- Coordinate
Creative
- Visualize
- Brainstorm
- Conceptualize
Student Organizations
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Career Guides
Our unique IU Career Guides offers the A-Zs of each field’s preferred educational backgrounds, as well as employment opportunities and insider tips, industry-related interview questions, and a lot more. Below are related career guides for this major.