What is Data Science?

Data scientists are some of the most sought-after professionals in the world today, and students will graduate with a future-proof skill set to excel in their chosen careers. Data science is a trans-disciplinary field that uses statistical and computational methods combined with discipline specific expertise to analyze, interpret and visualize complex datasets. Opportunities for careers exist in practically every discipline and as of 2023, the Bureau of Labor 统计数据 projects and average job growth rate of 36% by 2031, higher than any other occupation!

Why Study Data Science at Montana Tech?

Prepare for high-paying, in-demand jobs through the Bachelor of Science 学位 at Montana Tech. You’ll receive hands-on experience through course projects, 研究, 比赛, and data science internships. There are numerous opportunities for multidisciplinary projects in collaboration with faculty and other students. Our relatively small size ensures that our faculty have plenty of time for one-on-one interactions with you and your fellow students, to advise and guide your education to reach your goals.

Diverse 教师 with a Broad Range of 专业知识

You will learn from a diverse group of faculty that come from all over the world and all parts of campus. These experienced scholars have expertise in statistics, 机器学习, 数据分析, 数据可视化, and computer science. These are critical skills for a career in data science. You will find our faculty to be highly accessible and committed to your success.

As a data science major, you can gain real-world experience through internships in Montana and across the nation. Our data science majors have engaged in internships at places such as White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico; Micron Technology in Boise, Idaho; and Figure in San Francisco. Our faculty are ready to assist you in making the external contacts to set you up with the internship of interest to you.

Exceptional Location

Work hard, play hard! Montana Tech’s location in 孤峰, Montana gives you quick and easy access to endless opportunities for outdoor adventures. 喜欢滑雪, 山地自行车, 徒步旅行, 徒步旅行, 钓鱼, hunting – wherever your recreational interests lie, you will find it here in a central location of beautiful southwest Montana.

Expand what you learn in the classroom and have fun while you’re doing it through Montana Tech clubs and organizations, such as the NASA Robotics Mining Competition Club, Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), and the Game Engine Club. You can also learn while having fun through the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, hosted annually by Montana Tech.

Top-Notch Facilities

As a data science major you’ll have access to a high performance computing cluster (HPC) — the first HPC in the Montana University System — for your coursework and 研究 projects. The HPC at Montana Tech is a small cluster that consists of 22 nodes with 362 cores. Associated with it are two 3D 数据可视化 systems that enable you to directly interact with 3D imagery. We also operate a heterogeneous platform for quickly computing different cooperating workloads to solve complicated data science problems and a small, 2-node Harvard DataVerse cluster for curating data for data science projects.

Data Science Internships

As a data science major you can gain real-world experience through data science internships in Montana and across the nation. Montana Tech data science majors have engaged in internships at places such as White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico; Micron Technology in Boise, Idaho; and Figure in San Francisco.

Hit the Ground Running

Expand what you learn in the classroom and have fun while you’re doing it through Montana Tech clubs and organizations, such as the NASA Robotics Mining Competition Club, Association of Computing Machinery (ACM), and the Game Engine Club. You can also learn while having fun through the ACM International Collegiate Programming Contest, hosted annually by Montana Tech.

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Combines 计算机科学 & 统计数据
显而易见的选择
Learn why data science students choose Montana Tech—from career focus to personal attention to scholarships and more.
$120,000

Average median wage, Builtin.com 2023

36%

Projected industry job growth through by 2031, BLS

2nd Best in Technology Jobs and 8th in the 100 Best Jobs

U.S. News and World Report 2022

My love for 计算机科学 and 数学 has always focused on solving real-life problems. Data Science is all about combining 计算机科学 and 数学 to solve real-life problems using data. Every discipline has a need for Data Science, and every student should gain experience in Data Science. I hope you will consider studying Data Science with us here at Montana Tech!

道格拉斯Galarus 助理教授

Explore Classes in Data Science

Core courses in the data science 学位 are taught with a hands-on, project-oriented approach and you will be able to start taking data science courses early in your training.

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计算机科学

Numerous concentrations available in this 学位 program.

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统计数据

A focus of study concerned with describing, 建模, and predicting populations in the presence of uncertainty.

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数学

Curriculum features both pure and applied mathematics.

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希拉里·里瑟尔
Data Science Program Director
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