Data science courses
Want to work with data? The way in is a bachelor degree in data science, and there are short university courses if you want to test the field first or build on a degree you already have. Here's what the study leads to and what the jobs pay.
- Quickest way to start
- 3 years
- Bachelor degree, typical full time length
- What the jobs pay
- $101,400 to $124,800
- median pay across 3 jobs, some estimated
- Demand
- 1 of 3 jobs
- are on the national shortage list
Which course do you need?
It depends on the job you want.
Bachelor of Data Science
Become a data analyst
Find patterns in large data sets, build models and explain what the results mean to the people who act on them.
JobData Analyst
Median pay$101,400 (estimate)
- How long it takes
- 3 years full time
- How you'll study
- Online or on campus
Short university courses
- Graduate Certificate in Data Science6 months. For people who already hold a degree and want to analyse, model and present data, or step towards a longer postgraduate course.
- Undergraduate Certificate in Data Science6 months. A short introduction to working with data, useful for trying university study before committing to a full degree.
Jobs you can do with this study
Pay is the median for everyone in the job, not a starting salary.
- Data AnalystWhat you needBachelor degreeMedian pay$101,400 (estimate)
Data EngineerWhat you needBachelor degreeMedian pay$111,800 (estimate)In demand
Data ScientistWhat you needBachelor degreeMedian pay$124,800 (estimate)
“In demand” means the job is on the national skills shortage list. Pay marked as an estimate is our own analysis, not a published figure. Check the course and provider are approved for the work you want, as rules differ by state.
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