Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...

Data science certificate programs can help you enter or advance within this in-demand field in less time than it takes to earn a degree, but not all programs are the same. Forbes Advisor evaluated ...

A 2025 McKinsey report found that organizations continue to face challenges filling roles such as data scientists and analysts and are turning to reskilling and upskilling to meet workforce needs.

Environmental data science is the latest addition to Michigan Technological University undergraduate programs that teach students how to visualize, manage and understand data to find solutions for ...

The potential power of environmental data science hit David Flaspohler, dean of the College of Forest Resources and Environmental Science (CFRES), during a conversation with his daughter—then a PhD ...

For decades, computer science was considered the ultimate future-proof degree. In 2026, the value of a computer-related ...

Suggested Citation: "2 Meeting #1: The Foundations of Data Science from Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, and Engineering." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2020.