Graduate Certificate - Data Science (Online, Hybrid)

A Graduate Certificate is available for students wanting to further their education., Data science continues to be in high demand and the skills for data practitioners are needed in every industry. The Graduate Certificate in Data Science at MTSU allows everyone the opportunity to learn the data skills needed to compete in the current and future marketplace. Students will learn how to solve data related problems by understanding the data, exploring and cleaning the data, then visualizing the data to create and optimize predictive models.  Skills learned include: A business-driven approach to problem solving with data. The foundational statistical knowledge needed to understand and manipulate data. Programming skills to clean, transform, explore, visualize, and build models with data using Python and its relevant libraries. Necessary skills to tune and optimize models for production, so that you not use data, but you make it actionable.

Career Path

This degree is intended to help individuals be more competitive in their current role or allow them to pivot into a new career path.  Below are different careers and companies for this Graduate Certificate. Careers directly related to this certificate; Business Analyst, Business Intelligence Analyst, Data Analyst, Data Analytics Consultant, Data Architect, Data Engineer, Data Infrastructure Engineer, Data Mining Engineer, Database Administrator, Junior Data Scientist, Machine Learning Engineer, Marketing Analyst.

Eligibility

Post Study Work Visa

Post Study Work Visa availability - YES

Admission Requirement

We’ve simplified the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. You can find all requirements for admission to Middle Tennessee State University below
  • Bachelor Certificate (Computer Science/IT)
  • Bachelor Transcript
  • Passport
  • Recommendation Letter
  • English Proficiency Letter
  • Statement of Purpose
  • CV
  • Wassce /A level Certificate

English Language Requirement

Middle Tennessee State University will accept, for the purposes of meeting the English proficiency requirement, English taken in 12-year education, or English is designated as the primary and official language and the principle language of instruction. If you do not meet the English language requirements yet, you can achieve the level you need by successfully completing a pre-sessional English programme with the university or submit  

1. English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.5 (or equivalent) or PTE Score or Duolingo English Test score before you start your course.

Intakes

September, 2025

From January, 2025 to June, 2025

Open

January, 2026

From January, 2025 to October, 2025

Open

September, 2026

From May, 2025 to June, 2026

Open