TwirlyUnicorn
TwirlyUnicorn

Data science degree worth it?

I am trying to transition from a business analyst to data scientist. I was wondering would a post graduation in the same be worth the expense and effort? Or having a significant presence in the community ( like kaggle, analytics vidya etc) is enough?

If degree is a good to have then please recommend which one.

Thanks in advance!

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SquishyQuokka
SquishyQuokka

Going to the US is the real answer.

TwirlyUnicorn
TwirlyUnicorn
IBM9mo

I have a lot of friends struggling to get a job there after their masters. Job market there is in a bad condition. Let’s see how it changes after the US elections.

SqueakyWaffle
SqueakyWaffle

If the courses in the degree provide good exposure to ML literature and SOTA techniques and are designed around it, the degree will be worth it. Not to mention the learning might be more streamlined when you're enrolled in a college.

I never found analytics vidya to be enough though.

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