MSADS students come from a range of backgrounds ? behavioral sciences, engineering, business, healthcare, computing, biology ? anyone with a desire to use data to make deeper connections within their fields and drive decision making. Career opportunities for MSADS graduates include commercial, financial, health, and manufacturing sectors, as well as for-profit and not-for-profit organizations.?

Ranked #1 on Glassdoor?s ?Best Jobs in America? list for three years running, data scientists are in higher demand than ever before. As today?s financial, commercial, and health industries continue to capture and store information at record rates, employers are actively pursuing job candidates with the advanced technical skills to analyze, interpret, and turn that data into actionable insights.?

Fairfield's MS in Applied Data Science (MSADS) is an interdisciplinary program that equips students from a broad range of academic backgrounds and professional specialties with the expertise to make data-driven decisions. Program concentrations include computational analytics and health analytics.