Connecticut colleges are launching data science programs to train a new generation of analytics workers.
The University of Connecticut’s board of trustees recently approved a new data science master’s degree program that will kickoff in the fall of 2022; Quinnipiac University began offering a data science bachelor’s degree this past fall; and the University of Hartford will begin offering an undergraduate data science degree in the fall of 2022.
College leaders say they are collaborating with the private sector and industry experts to develop curriculums that combine the use of statistics, algorithms and technology — skill sets desired by a broad range of companies as mining large amounts of data to improve business operations and predictive analytics becomes the norm.