Big Data Analytics and Data Science Undergraduate Degree Programs

Authors

Cheryl L. Aasheim, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Paige Rutner, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Susan Williams, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Adrian Gardiner, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

11-2014

Publication Title

Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting

Abstract

With a strong emerging demand for employees who are skilled and knowledgeable in big data and analytics, some universities have started to offer programs in big data, analytics, and data science. This paper presents a review of such endeavors within the United States at the under-graduate level. These types of programs are still in the embryonic stage, with only 21 from a sample of 86 universities offering related curricula. Results indicate that business analytics and data analytics related programs are more commonly associated with business schools, while data science programs are more commonly associated with computer science academic units.

Recommended Citation

Aasheim, Cheryl L., Paige Rutner, Susan Williams, Adrian Gardiner. 2014. "Big Data Analytics and Data Science Undergraduate Degree Programs." Proceedings of the Decision Sciences Institute Annual Meeting: 338-359: Decision Sciences Institute.
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/info-sys-facpubs/6

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