List of schools for data science type of major ..

College Search & Selection
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My basic profile: rising junior studying at an American school in Asia. I have crafted out a Math CS and Physics centric course curriculum + some Robotics Electives to round off my interest and focus area. I maintain a B+ average right now and XCountry has been my only and dedicated letter sport. I do not want to get into Engineering but Mathematical Science in college. Here is my list of schools and please comment how this list look to you with basic info here: I think most likely I will pursue a Data Science type of study so the major can be in Statistics, Math or CS. Arts and Science degree rather than Engineering.

Tier 1: Carnegie Mellon, Johns Hopkins, Michigan
Tier 2: u of Toronto, Waterloo, UCSB, UIUC, u of Washington, U W Madison, Purdue
Tier 3: NYU, BU, Santa Clara, USC

I like Harvey Mudd but I believe it has very high Admissions req. my grades in English, History and Japanese have been less than desirable.

Comment and feedback is appreciated.

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The list looks pretty solid, but very reachy.

Northeastern is a strong CS school with a top co-op program and a specific data science major (as well as a CS BA which you could add data science classes to, or a combined CS/Math degree) and would be a solid addition to tier 2. CS is its own college, separate from both arts/science and engineering.

https://www.ccis.northeastern.edu/program/data-science-bs/

Johns Hopkins is a great school but not particularly known for CS - any reason you placed it in tier 1? Not as familiar with the math world, so not saying it doesn’t belong there yet due to lack of full knowledge of all your interests.

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Double post, delete if seen by mod please.

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Do you have standardized test scores? All of those are excellent schools, but without test scores it’s impossible to say whether your list is realistic.

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I am a Sophomore and have not taken SAT nor ACT.

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As a safety, you have St Michael’s. They’re starting a data science major with some good professors.

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Thanks for the feedback. Northeastern and Waterloo are similar but Waterloo at much lower cost and slightly stronger CS and Math curriculum. So I only chose 1. JHU actually has similar Applied Math and Statistic under Engineering Science. I read its website with great interest. Not sure how good the program actually is.

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In terms of applied programs, Stony Brook could be added as a school that would suit your stated interests.

From your current list, JHU and USC would be excellent.

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‘Thanks. I just checked the website of St Michael’s. Is it part of U of T in Toronto. Is it actually a location of its satellite campus?

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ohio state has a major in data analytics though its art and science college

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@cmuben Are you a Canadian or US citizen? Do you intend to live in Canada or the US or Asia after university?

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UMich, University of Rochester, Case Western, Emory, Vanderbilt, Purdue, Dartmouth, McGill, Penn State in addition to some others mentioned. Many schools have data science programs but it can be hard to find. Sometimes it’s called Quantitative Sciences or Data Analytics. Sometimes it’s a track within math or computer sciences. Agree you need standardized test scores before you can tell what’s realistic.

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St Michael’s is in Vermont. It’s a safety - ie., Admits most students whose stats are like yours.