[MUSIC PLAYING]

The University of San 
Francisco has a great Masters

of Science in Data Science.

And it's a great 
program because you

come in not expecting 
to know much,

but they give you the resources 
that you need to within a year

be a successful and 
well-rounded data scientist.

It's a one-year intensive 
program, full time,

where we commit five 
days a week to coursework

and also the practicum.

One of the things that I like 
the most about this program

is that it has a strong emphasis 
in computational aspects

of data science, mathematical 
aspects, and also

business components.

So we are able to bring a 
lot of value to our work

by integrating these 
three areas that

are very important for 
the data science industry.

One of the biggest 
advantages I've

gotten in studying 
data science is

it completely changes 
the way you think and go

about problems.

You get comfortable 
taking on vaguely defined

business problems and 
know how to formulate it

as a problem that can 
be solved analytically

with math and computer science.

It's really intense, but 
it's really rewarding

because you are surrounded 
by all these people

who are interested in the same 
things you are and give you

that support.

And the classes are just-- 
they're pretty much the tools

that you need to be a 
successful data scientist.

Faculty really 
cultivate an area where

we can really learn, learn from 
each other, and be creative.

Our program is located 
at a downtown campus.

I will say the downtown 
campus is really

a good place to network 
because there are so

many great companies located 
here, like Google or Amazon,

and also some new, famous 
startups, like Slack and Uber.

Right after class, I can 
just walk a couple of blocks

and go to different 
meet-ups everyday.

And these meet-ups are 
great for networking,

great for being involved 
in the tech industry

and getting to know all 
the data science people.

This is where the innovation 
is happening for this career.

And having those connections 
to these companies just

opens up a lot of 
opportunities for you

to be the front end 
of data science.

You can hear laughter 
in the classroom.

And I think it's just-- 
it's great because this

is a pretty rigorous program.

But I think one 
thing to realize is

that we're very 
supportive of one another,

and friendships are forming.

And that definitely makes 
the learning experience

very enjoyable.

[MUSIC PLAYING]