Degree Overview

  • Delivery Format: on-campus
  • Required Credits: 36

Program Details

The objective of the Ph.D. program in Business Data Science is to integrate business analytics, data science and management systems theory with scientific methods from statistics, computing science and engineering to advance knowledge discovery and decision making in business and management.

What You Will Learn:

The School of Management is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) and has an extensive Assurance of Learning (AoL) program in place covering all MTSM programs.  The new PhD program evaluation and learning outcomes assessment plan will be integrated into this existing AoL structure.  The learning outcomes are presented below.

  • Master data analytics and problem solving skills
  • Apply advanced data science skills for knowledge discovery and complex decision making in business
  • Understand the-state-of-the-art of Business Data Science
  • Identify novel problems, propose and implement solutions, and evaluate the outcomes
  • Master oral communication skills for effective teaching and presentations
  • Master writing communication skills for effective technical writing
  • Exhibit ethical behavior for conducting research
  • Exhibit professional behavior
  • Identify ethical implications of decision making            

Admissions & curriculum

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Business Data Science Salaries

$121,906

Starting Salary, NJIT Average

$191,000

Mid-Career Salary, National Average

Business Data Science majors design new ways to incorporate vast information with a focus on information technology topics.

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Career Prospects

Where do Business Data Science majors work?

Common Job Titles
  • Data Science Analyst
  • Data Scientist
  • Machine Learning Engineer
Top Employers
  • Amazon Inc.
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Microsoft Corporation
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