Hello, I have been accepted to two graduate schools so far and need some advice on which program to choose. I would appreciate any of your thoughts.
Little bit about my background, my undergraduate degree was accounting and I have 1 year of experience doing A/P work in a midsize company, and 1.5 year of experience in product development/financial planning in a startup. I do not have CPA and public accounting experience yet. I wanted to go to graduate school to hopefully change my career from accounting to data/business analytics. Here are my two options so far:
Rutgers University (Newark), Master of Information Technology and Analytics. Program Objective: learn to design, analyze, and implement technologies for security, privacy, and auditing. Core Courses: Information Security Data Management Data Mining Concentrations: Operations Research & Business Analytics (Programming) Information Systems (ERP) Information Assurance (IT Audit) Alumni Outcomes: Jobs: Audit Data Analytics Specialist, Client Systems Specialist, Developer, Software Engineer, Systems Engineer, Web Developer. Companies: Deloitte, Credit Suisse, Accenture, Nomura Investment Banking. Job placement rate: 67% 30 credit, 1.5 years, $48,000 in total tuition.
Northeastern University (CPS), Master of Professional Studies in Analytics. Program Objective: build portfolios of data analytics projects to demonstrate competency in collecting, modeling, and structuring data. Core Courses: Enterprise Analytics Probability Theory Visualization of Data Analytics Concentrations: Statistical Modeling (GIS) Evidence-based Management (Risk Management) Informational Design (SQL) Alumni Outcomes: Jobs: Project Manager, IT Specialist, Operations Manager, Business Development Manager. Companies: Dell EMC, JP Morgan, ADP, Staples. Job placement rate: no data available. 45 credit, 2 years, $33,000 in total tuition.
Please help me decide which program to choose. Thank you.