{"id":5383,"date":"2026-06-19T13:22:26","date_gmt":"2026-06-19T18:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/?page_id=5383"},"modified":"2026-06-22T10:01:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T15:01:35","slug":"data-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/studentservices\/careers\/data-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Careers for Data Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At Marshall University, our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academics\/programs\/data-science-bs\/\">Data Science<\/a> program offers a comprehensive and dynamic education that prepares you for a wide range of careers.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>Career Fields &amp; Popular Careers<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center items-stretch gap-8 cards-per-row-2\">\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tData Analytics &amp; Decision Support\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative rounded-lg overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"absolute inset-0 z-1 m-4 border rounded-lg pointer-events-none border-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marshall.edu&#x2F;cos&#x2F;files&#x2F;careers-math-analysis.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marshall.edu&#x2F;cos&#x2F;files&#x2F;careers-math-analysis-300x200.jpg&#x20;300w,&#x20;https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marshall.edu&#x2F;cos&#x2F;files&#x2F;careers-math-analysis.jpg&#x20;900w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Data Analytics &amp; Decision Support\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full object-cover h-48\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<p>Careers in this group focus on collecting, analyzing, and interpreting data to inform decision-making and solve complex problems. Professionals use statistical methods, data visualization, and business knowledge to identify trends and communicate insights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Popular Careers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data Analyst \u2013 Examines data to identify trends and support decision-making.<\/li>\n<li>Business Intelligence Analyst \u2013 Develops reports and dashboards to help organizations monitor performance.<\/li>\n<li>Operations Analyst \u2013 Analyzes processes and performance data to improve efficiency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Career Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.informs.org\/\">Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.iiba.org\/\">International Institute of Business Analysis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tData Science &amp; Artificial Intelligence\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative rounded-lg overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"absolute inset-0 z-1 m-4 border rounded-lg pointer-events-none border-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marshall.edu&#x2F;cos&#x2F;files&#x2F;careers-math-financial.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marshall.edu&#x2F;cos&#x2F;files&#x2F;careers-math-financial-300x200.jpg&#x20;300w,&#x20;https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marshall.edu&#x2F;cos&#x2F;files&#x2F;careers-math-financial.jpg&#x20;900w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Data Science &amp; Artificial Intelligence\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full object-cover h-48\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<p>Careers in this group focus on developing predictive models and advanced analytical solutions using statistics, programming, and machine learning. Professionals use data to uncover patterns, make predictions, and automate complex tasks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Popular Careers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data Scientist \u2013 Extracts insights from complex data using programming, statistics, and machine learning.<\/li>\n<li>Machine Learning Engineer \u2013 Develops systems that learn from data and improve performance over time.<\/li>\n<li>Data Visualization Specialist \u2013 Creates visual representations of data that communicate complex information clearly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Career Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/datascienceassn.org\/\">Data Science Association<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"card flex flex-col rounded-lg overflow-hidden relative transition-all duration-200 ease-out shadow-sm self-stretch\">\n\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 right-0 h-1 bg-linear-to-r from-green to-green-bright\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"p-6 pb-0 pt-7 bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uppercase font-bold text-lg tracking-wider leading-tight text-gray-900\">\n\t\t\t\tResearch &amp; Scientific Data Science\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"h-0.75 mt-4 w-10 bg-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative bg-gray-50\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"relative rounded-lg overflow-hidden\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"absolute inset-0 z-1 m-4 border rounded-lg pointer-events-none border-green\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marshall.edu&#x2F;cos&#x2F;files&#x2F;careers-math-business.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tsrcset=\"https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marshall.edu&#x2F;cos&#x2F;files&#x2F;careers-math-business-300x200.jpg&#x20;300w,&#x20;https&#x3A;&#x2F;&#x2F;www.marshall.edu&#x2F;cos&#x2F;files&#x2F;careers-math-business.jpg&#x20;900w\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"Research &amp; Scientific Data Science\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"w-full object-cover h-48\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tstyle=\"object-position: 50% 50%;\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"px-6 pt-4 pb-7 flex flex-1 flex-col styled-list text-[15px] bg-gray-50 text-gray-500\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex-1\">\n<p>Careers in this group focus on applying data science techniques to scientific research and discovery. Professionals analyze large and complex datasets to answer questions in fields such as healthcare, biology, environmental science, and the social sciences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Popular Careers<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Research Data Scientist \u2013 Uses data science methods to support scientific research and discovery.<\/li>\n<li>Bioinformatics Scientist \u2013 Analyzes biological and genetic data to advance healthcare and life sciences.<\/li>\n<li>Computational Scientist \u2013 Uses computing and data analysis to study complex scientific systems.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Career Information<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siam.org\/\">Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics <\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/amia.org\/\">American Medical Informatics Association<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/academics\/programs\/data-science-bs\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"button button--secondary \">\n\t\t<span>Discover Data Science<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\t\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At Marshall University, our Data Science program offers a comprehensive and dynamic education that prepares you for a wide range of careers. &nbsp; Career Fields &amp; Popular Careers &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":224,"featured_media":0,"parent":896,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-5383","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5383","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/224"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5383"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5383\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5397,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/5383\/revisions\/5397"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/896"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.marshall.edu\/cos\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5383"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}