Master of Analytics Program Admission Rates Falling To Single Digits

dcblogs (1096431) writes "The 75 students in the 2014 Master of Science in Analytics class at North Carolina State University received, in total, 246 job offers from 55 employers, valued at $22.5 million in salaries and bonuses, which is 24% higher than last year's combined offers. But the problem ahead is admissions. There may not be enough master's programs in analytics to meet demand. NC State has received nearly 800 applications for 85 seats. Its acceptance rate is now at 12.5%. Northwestern University's Master of Science in Analytics received 600 applications for 30 openings its September class. That's an acceptance rate of 6%"

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NC State has received nearly 800 applications for 85 seats. Its acceptance rate is now at 12.5%. Northwestern University's Master of Science in Analytics received 600 applications for 30 openings its September class. That's an acceptance rate of 6%

Try Med School. You might have 100 or more applicants per seat.

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Re: Data analytics... what is it...?

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To coninue. So if it is statistical analysis, why not hire statisticians ? I feel like Data Analytics is another made up science degree , similar to "cyber security", in which student that have no background in CS, write papers on cyber attacks.

Based on the purposes it seems to end up being put to, "Data Analytics" is the synonym for "I completed reasonably advanced studies in statistics and/or computer science and then I went into advertising" that you can say without feeling the strong urge to end your miserable life.