Information is everywhere. Our increasingly global and digitized world produces huge amounts of data, and understanding it is essential to all organizations, whether they are in the public, private, or nonprofit arenas. Data science and analytics help organizations harness their data and use it to discover knowledge, identify opportunities, and develop solutions, ultimately leading to smarter policies, more efficient and equitable practices, better services, and more inclusive societies.
Why Choose data science at Clark?
- Learn approaches and techniques that are widely applicable to quantitative analyses in almost every discipline.
- Gain the expertise and knowledge to produce high-quality work, secure jobs at top companies or admission to leading graduate schools, and change our increasingly data-driven world.
- Study this emerging field in a small liberal arts research university with diverse participating programs and strong interdisciplinary collaborations.
- Benefit from a wealth of opportunities to apply your learning in a professional setting right here on campus.
- Join an expanding network of students and alumni who will help each other succeed.
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Featured Courses
Applied Machine Learning
Through lectures, labs, programming projects, and written assignments, students learn the fundamental theory of machine learning and apply it to practical problems in data science.
Stochastic Computing
Uncertainty appears in virtually all areas of data science and computer science. In this course, you’ll use the problem, theory, and prototype (PTP) approach to measure, describe, evaluate, and make decisions.
Applied Data Analytics
An investigation into the fundamental techniques and practices of data analysis, this course focuses on applying tools and techniques to practical problems of analysis, visualization, and discovery.
As a data science major, you’ll learn how to formulate problems; design data collection strategies; process, analyze, and extract information from data; and use that information to make sound decisions. You’ll also become familiar with the social and ethical issues surrounding data science, and the code of conduct observed by data science professionals.
Curriculum update
Effective fall 2025, Clark offers new majors a B.S. in Data Science instead of a B.A. Contact your advisor for details.
Fourteen courses are required to complete the major, which offers five tracks of study: computer science, economics, geography/GIS, management, and mathematics.
At Clark you’ll get more than a great education; you’ll also be prepared for a long, productive career and life of consequence. And once you’ve completed your degree, you can join other Clark alumni who have gone on to work for great organizations and attend some of the best graduate schools in the world.
Our data science major provides a solid foundation for students who want to apply their knowledge in their chosen professions, as well as for those who want to study data science in graduate school. The following communities may be of interest:
Science, Data, and Technology
Clark’s fifth-year Accelerated Degree Programs offer scholarships ranging from 50 to 100 percent. Data science majors might be interested in:
- Accounting
- Business Administration
- Business Analytics
- Finance
- Information Technology
- Geographic Information Science (GIS)
- Management
- Marketing
How learn how accelerated degree programs and scholarships work
The Clark Experience
The Clark Experience brings together the exceptional education you’ll receive in the classroom and so much more. Through focus and flexibility, it ensures you’ll leave Clark with the creativity, confidence, and resilience to succeed and lead a life of meaning and consequence.
Frequently Asked Questions
What skills will I learn studying data science?
- Formulating problems
- Designing data collection strategies
- Processing, analyzing, and extracting information from data
- Making sound decisions using the data collected
- Recognizing the social and ethical issues surrounding data science
- Understanding the code of conduct observed by data science professionals
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