Bachelor of Science
Data Analytics
Data-Driven Decision Making
In JWU’s Data Analytics program, you’ll learn problem-solving skills that can be applied to any industry while benefiting from personalized attention in a small department. You’ll build a strong foundation in applied statistics, programming, data visualization and spreadsheets, and master the tools and software needed to collect and analyze data. This knowledge will help you uncover patterns, find correlations and predict outcomes for better decision-making in your field. Along with your focus on math, programming and communication, the program offers room for a minor in another subject of your choice, such as business, hospitality, design, health or technology, preparing you for a career in various sectors like corporations, nonprofits, schools or government agencies.
Student opportunities abound for hands-on data analysis, from completing a Directed Experiential Education (DEE) for course credit to taking advantage of opportunities for undergraduate research. Our Data Analytics students have been placed in internships at partners that include the Department of Defense, MIKEL Inc., Horizon Healthcare Partners, Chubb, Harmony Biosciences, the Providence Performing Arts Center, the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) Office of Institutional Effectiveness and the American University in Florence, Italy.
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Get Your Master’s Faster
If you’re planning on continuing your education, take advantage of JWU’s combined degree programs, which can be completed in as few as five years. Advance your data analyst skills further by earning your combined B.S. and M.S. in Data Analytics to uncover hidden patterns, unknown correlations, market trends and customer preferences. If your interest is in epidemiology and your passion is in improving community health, take advantage of JWU’s combined B.S. in Data Analytics and M.P.H. in Public Health program to get on the path you need to succeed.
Putting Data Analytics to Work
At JWU Providence, you’ll gain real-world experienceand prepare for a career analyzing data for decision-making. Your courses include in-class debates on various business and societal topics, while you will work with actual data in a realistic setting on topics that interests you. That could involve analyzing the effects of cultural TV streaming platforms, preferences in music, risks of pregnancy, engagement in STEM fields, measurement of caffeine intake—the options are endless for applying data to the world around you. The issues that you explore will ground you in collecting and processing data while applying analytic methods.
- Get the applied statistics, programming, data visualization and spreadsheet design skills you need to write reports and make presentations
- Feel confident using management systems and spreadsheet programs to collect, organize and display data
- Understand how to use mathematics and statistics techniques to address challenges facing organizations, individuals and communities
Success in Data Analytics
As a current student in the Data Analytics major at JWU, I've been shocked by not only the opportunities we’re presented with as students from inside the classroom and internships, but the care and attention I have received from the faculty. I attribute my success in the program to them.
- Brandon Decesare '25, Data Analytics
Sample Courses
- Problem Solving for Computing
- Database Design
- HCI/Usable Security
- Spreadsheets for Data Analysis
- Introduction to Data Visualization
- Linear Algebra
- Information Security with Cryptography
In addition to classes, free elective credit can be applied to a number of options such as Directed Experiential Education (DEE), internship, minor or study abroad. You are encouraged to contact an advisor before scheduling free elective credits. Explore the full JWU Catalog course listing:
Career Possibilities
- Data analyst in business, science or social science
- Actuary or risk analyst
- Machine learning and AI programmer
- Database designer
- Education researcher
Some professions may require additional study, background checks, certifications, licenses, exams and/or experience as required qualifications for employment. Students are responsible for verifying that they can meet the employment requirements of potential employers.
Featured Faculty
Our professors and instructors are dedicated to the success of our students. Learn more about our expert faculty members.
Associate Professor
Stone’s mathematical specialties include number theory, probability theory, game theory and financial mathematics. His deep interest in popular culture, from movies to literature to stage productions, features prominently in his classroom examples.
Assistant Professor
Brown’s interests include nonparametric statistics for use in the behavioral and social sciences, statistics education and multiple comparison procedures. He is affiliated with the American Educational Research Association, American Statistical Association and American Psychological Association.
Professor
Brett’s field of research is difference equations and discrete dynamical systems. She has spoken at regional and national meetings of the American Mathematical Society and has been a reviewer for Mathematical Reviews, which is published by the American Mathematical Society, since 2014.
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