<p>I am interested in applying to a MS in Analytics or Data Science program for this fall 2015 enrollment.
I will be applying to the following programs. Could you please rank these according to quality of education and their ability to get me employed with a top tier firm like Google, Facebook, Twitter, etc.?</p>
<p>Columbia University, MS in Data Science
NYU, MS in Data Science
Northwestern, MS in Analytics
Georgia Tech, MS in Analytics
Harvard, MS in Computational Math and Engineering
NC State, MS in Analytics</p>
<p>If you know of any other great programs that I should consider applying to, please let me know. </p>
<p>Hello, I am in the process of applying this season - Did you already apply? I started another thread, </p>
<p>There isn’t much info on ranking - but can’t really go wrong with Harvard, Columbia and Georgia Tech. </p>
<p>Have a look at the prog offered by Stanford. Looks good. Also love the look of the program at San Fransico University. What is your background? Are you fresh out of UG or returning to school after professional work experience?</p>
<p>I don’t think any ranking that we will be able to do is going to be meaningful to you. All of these schools will give you the opportunity to work at a top tech firm, if you want. Columbia and NYU offer the opportunity to intern in New York during the academic year, but Harvard, Tech, and NC State are also in or near large cities. (Evanston is pretty close too, but apparently is a 45-minute drive.)</p>
<p>The only one I’m familiar with is Columbia, and I know that there’s a small but growing and thriving data science/data analytics community there, with a top-notch statistics department. You’ll also benefit from operations research and industrial engineering in SEAS, if you are interested. Several other schools on your list have this benefit, though. Georgia Tech is a bargain if you are from GA, and top tech firms recruit there as well.</p>
<p>Julliet, thanks so much for your reply. Trying to find more information and talk to other applicants is proving difficult as this seems to be a relatively new programme. Not a lot of information out there, I guess.</p>
<p>Northwestern sounds good - but really expensive.</p>
<p>The most expensive prog I found so far is the the one at USC!
Columbia does not seem to be open to international students though. </p>