Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics Online

Expand your ability to discover and implement data-driven solutions in this accelerated certificate program. Gain the latest data analytics skillsets highly valued in a wide range of industries.

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Program Overview

Gain tech skills quickly with a data analytics Graduate Certificate

Whether you are currently working in a data-related role or want to pivot into this high-demand field, the affordable Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics online program will expand your knowledge and skills. Learn how to extract and communicate actionable insights from big data, using statistical algorithms, descriptive and predictive analytics, data visualization and popular tools such as Python, Excel and Tableau.

Focused on real-world applications, 100% online courses are taught by the same faculty who teach on campus, top-tier instructors with experience in the field. If you choose to pursue a master’s, all credit hours transfer into the M.S. in Data Analytics online program.

In this data analytics certificate program, you will:

  • Strengthen foundational skills in descriptive and predictive analytics using Python
  • Deepen your understanding of basic statistics from a data science perspective
  • Gain familiarity with real-world application of data analysis tools
  • Import, query, process and visualize data using Excel and Tableau
  • Design and develop exploratory diagrams and graphics
  • Learn techniques to extract business intelligence from big data
In this data analytics certificate program, you will:
  • Strengthen foundational skills in descriptive and predictive analytics using Python
  • Deepen your understanding of basic statistics from a data science perspective
  • Gain familiarity with real-world application of data analysis tools
  • Import, query, process and visualize data using Excel and Tableau
  • Design and develop exploratory diagrams and graphics
  • Learn techniques to extract business intelligence from big data

Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics career opportunities include:

  • Operations Analyst
  • Operations Manager
  • Management Analyst
  • Data Analyst
In this data analytics certificate program, you will:
  • Operations Analyst
  • Operations Manager
  • Management Analyst
  • Data Analyst

Accreditation:

The business programs at Northwest Missouri State University are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). For more information about ACBSP accreditation, visit acbsp.org.

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Total Tuition $4,692*
Program Duration As few as 8 months
Credit Hours 12
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Tuition

Our affordable tuition is structured to fit your budget

Our Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics online program offers affordable, pay-by-the-course tuition, which is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. All fees are included.

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Program Per Credit Hour Per Course Per Program*
Graduate Certificate – Data Analytics $391 $1,173 $4,692

Important Refund Information

2nd day of class Last date for 100% refund for dropped course
4th day of class Last date for 75% refund for dropped course
6th day of class Last date for 50% refund for dropped course
8th day of class Last date for 25% refund for dropped course

Tuition breakdown:

Total Tuition $4,692*
Per Credit Hour $391

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Northwest online programs are delivered in an accelerated format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring multiple start dates each year.

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termProgram Start DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlinePayment DueLast Class Day
Fall 18/26/248/12/248/15/248/19/248/21/2410/11/24
Fall 210/21/2410/7/2410/10/2410/14/2410/16/2412/6/24

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Next Apply Date: 8/12/24
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Admissions

Applying to the data analytics cert is simple

At Northwest, we’ve streamlined the admission process to help you get started quickly and easily. Please read the requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics online, including what additional materials you need and where you should send them.

Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale
  • 3 years of work experience or acceptable GMAT/GRE score
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  • Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited higher education institution
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.75 or higher on the undergraduate transcript
  • Documentation of one of the following:
    • GRE combined score of 285 or higher
    • GMAT total score of 440 or higher

GMAT Waiver Information

To apply to the Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics online program without submission of a GMAT or GRE score, you must have a bachelor's degree with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale from a regionally accredited university plus one of the following:

  • Cumulative GPA of 3.25 or higher on the undergraduate transcript
  • Master's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
  • Three years of full-time work experience

If you are a non-Missouri student, you should determine whether this program fits the certification requirements for your state.

Official transcript(s) can be emailed to: [email protected]. To submit official documents by mail, send them to:

Graduate Records Specialist
Northwest Missouri State University
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Maryville, MO 64468-6001

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Admission Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution
  • GPA of at least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale
  • 3 years of work experience or acceptable GMAT/GRE score

Courses

Experience real-world situations in your data analytics courses

For the Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics online program, the curriculum is comprised of four courses (12 credit hours).

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While there are no pre-requisites for any of the required courses, it is recommneded to have CSIS 44608 as the final course.

Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will introduce students to basic statistics from a data science perspective. Statistical methods are a key part of data science. The primary objective of this course is to explain how to apply various statistical methods to data science, how to avoid their misuse and to give advice on what is important and what is not. Topics include exploratory data analysis, data and sampling distributions, statistical experiments and significance testing, regression and prediction, classification, statistical machine learning, and unsupervised learning. It starts with simple statistics and then move on to statistical methods used in data science algorithms. The concepts learned in this course should help students learn the statistical techniques required to implement data evaluation in data science tasks such as data cleaning, mining, and analysis.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course covers the design and development of exploratory diagrams and graphics for various data sets. The course may include concepts such as chart and graph design, networks, topological graphs, display of multi-dimensional data, effective use of space and color, animations, interactive visualizations, mapping, cartography, web data acquisition, and advanced visualization tools. Prerequisite: Coursework equivalent to general statistics and programming.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course will introduce students to various techniques available to extract suitable information (business intelligence, BI) from the large volume of data an organization can use to help managers make better business decisions.
Duration: 7 weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course provides foundational skills needed in subsequent courses and includes an introduction to descriptive and predictive analytics. It includes a review of basic statistics, and introduction to widely-used data analysis tools. The course focuses on key foundations of importing, querying, and processing data and characterizing and visualizing information.

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Northwest Missouri State University is ranked #1 among the "Best Online Colleges in Missouri" by SR Education Group (2020)

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100% of classes are taught by professionals, not graduate assistants

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