DePaul University, Master of Science in Predictive Analytics

The MS in Predictive Analytics addresses the growing demand of data scientists that have the right blend of technical and analytical skills to meet the challenge of big data analytics. The curriculum emphasizes technical proficiency and practical experience, and provides students with advanced skills in data mining, multivariate statistics, machine learning, and database processing. Students are given the chance to work on real world analytics problems through industry sponsored data analysis projects or internships in the analytics field. The students can choose among a wide range of electives, including courses at Kellstadt Business School to learn about specific application domains. The Data Mining and Predictive Analytics Center is an applied research center that brings together the expertise and knowledge of DePaul faculty and fosters collaborations with industry organizations, providing consulting services in analytics and connecting companies with graduates of the Predictive Analytics degree. The DePaul Analytics student group is open to students interested in data science and analytics. The organization coordinates networking events with industry leaders and provides its student members with opportunities to gain additional experience in data science through workshops. The course offers 4 major concentrations which are Computational Method where in it is designed for students who want to develop strong technical and programming skills for big data analytics; Health Care concentration wherein it addresses the increasing need of data scientists responsible for gathering, integrating, analyzing and presenting health care data; Marketing Concentration that is designed for students who want to combine strong technical skills in analytics with competency in marketing analytics and customer relationship management and Hospitality Concentration that focuses on teaching students the analytics needed and challenges of the hospitality and tourism industry.