What students report
Review sample
- Freshman125%
- Sophomore250%
- Alumni125%
What stands out
- Less difficult. Difficulty is 0.3 points lower than the same major at other schools.
- Lower career outlook. Career prospects is 0.3 points lower than the same major at other schools.
Student voice
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Representative perspectives
Data Science is fun where we get to solve the real world problems using data science/analysis techniques. It’s relevant to our community and is rewarding after graduation.
Enjoyment & fit
What draws me most to data science is how it turns abstract ideas into something tangible and actionable. I’ve always been curious about patterns—why things happen the way they do—and data science gives me the tools to actually…
Enjoyment & fit
teaches you a lot of skills that opens up different paths for the future
Careers & next steps
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- 3.6
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- 3.6
- Enjoyment
- 3.7
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Student reviews
4 reviews
Data Science is fun where we get to solve the real world problems using data science/analysis techniques. It’s relevant to our community and is rewarding after graduation.
What draws me most to data science is how it turns abstract ideas into something tangible and actionable. I’ve always been curious about patterns—why things happen the way they do—and data science gives me the tools to actually investigate those questions instead of just wondering about them.
Through my coursework and projects, I’ve come to see data science not just as coding or statistics, but as a way of thinking. It’s about asking the right questions, being skeptical of easy answers, and understanding the story behind the numbers. Whether I’m working with datasets in Python or analyzing real-world problems, I find it rewarding to move from messy, unstructured information to something meaningful that can inform decisions.
teaches you a lot of skills that opens up different paths for the future
Switched from Cognitive Science
I want to say that its great! IT is seriously overlooked bya lot of people.
Switched from Economics
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