Program type:

Major
Format:

On Campus
Online
Est. time to complete:

1-2 years
Credit Hours:

30
Break into the in-demand field of data analytics and make yourself more valuable to employers with a master's degree in Advanced Data Analytics.
Data analytic skills are becoming indispensable for career advancement in nearly every business sector. Combining big data analytics, machine learning, cloud computing, and data visualization with real business case studies, this degree will help you advance in your current job or help launch a new career in an expanding job market.

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Why Earn an Advanced Data Analytics Masters?

UNT’s 30-hour Master of Science in Advanced Data Analytics provides the breadth and depth of experiences to enable you to succeed in a data-driven business world. You can choose an existing specialization or work with the advisor to develop one that fits your career goals.

Combining big data analytics, machine learning, cloud computing and data visualization with real business case studies, this degree will help you advance in your current job or help launch a new career in an expanding job market.

Marketable Skills
  • How to derive actionable business insights from data
  • How to identify data features and build predictive models
  • How to deploy cloud-based tools for storing and wrangling data
  • How to create data visualizations for effective business communication
  • How to apply cloud-based machine learning tools

Advanced Data Analytics Master's Highlights

All our core courses are also offered in accelerated 8-week sessions during the fall, spring and summer.
The accelerated online option provides five start times per year: fall semester: August and October; spring semester: January and March; and summer term: June.
Students can complete their degree in as few as 12 months by choosing the accelerated online course format.
Students can also choose to take a concentration consisting of 18 hours of core coursework with 12 hours of coursework in their concentration area.
Available concentrations include: Digital Retailing, Health Data Analytics, Management and Statistics.
For students who want the in-person experience, our core courses are offered at UNT at Frisco and the main campus in Denton in the traditional 16-week semester in the fall and spring semesters.

What can you do with a degree in Advanced Data Analytics?

Industries need experts who can analyze and interpret data to help them understand their risks, increase their profit and grow their business. Break into the in-demand field of data analytics and make yourself more valuable to employers with a master's in Advanced Data Analytics (ADTA).

Combining big data, statistics and data visualization, this degree will give you a sophisticated understanding of how to use data and quantitative techniques to help your organization improve its processes.

Advanced Data Analytics Master's Courses You Could Take

Data Analytics I (3 hrs)
Provides an overview of quantitative methods essential for analyzing data, with an emphasis on business and industry applications
Data Mining (3 hrs)
Provides an introduction to collecting, storing, managing, retrieving and processing datasets
Large Data Visualization (3 hrs)
Presents strategies and methods for effective visualization and communication of large data sets
Big Data Analytics (3 hrs)
Current issues in storage, retrieval, and analysis of large volumes of data (Big Data), in order to support business decisions
Analytics Capstone (3 hrs)
This unique learn-by-doing course is offered in lieu of a project, portfolio or thesis for candidates for the M.S. in Advanced Data Analytics. Requires a significant project about which students periodically report, highlighting the interdisciplinary nature of their findings and its relevance to their interests and/or career goals.
Introduction to Data Analytics (3 hrs)
Introduction to fundamental concepts of data science with a focus on applications of data science methods

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