Build the essential analysis and leadership skills needed for careers in today's data-driven world.
Old Westbury students learn to:
- Articulate analytics as a core strategy of data science
- Transform data into actionable insights
- Develop statistically sound and robust analytic solutions
- Demonstrate leadership
- Formulate and manage plans to address business issues
- Evaluate constraints on the use of data
- Assess data structure and data lifecycle
Data Science Careers
U.S. News 100 Best Jobs list for 2026
This report featured two data science positions high up in its annual review: Information Security Analyst (#4) and Data Scientist (#8) along with other data-centric positions like Actuary (#11) Operations Research Analyst (#22), and Marketing Research Analyst (#56).
About the Curriculum
The 36-credit interdisciplinary Data Science Master’s Degree provides a strong background in data science methodologies. The program has strong emphasis on the areas of programming, data management, data mining, machine learning and statistics. The degree culminates in a course in project management, a real world internship experience, and a two-semester capstone Data Science Project.