Degrees: Data Science vs Economics

wjeosh, sorry about the lack of response. Maybe one of these topics will help:

• How promising is Big data (data science) in Finance Data and Data Science in Finance offered by HEC lausanne. I would like to know if Big data and Data ... science has their prospects in the field of finance and for me as a will-be employee with a master degree ... I am a student in Monash University. And I am applying the QTEM program which offers an ...
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• MFE: UCB vs Columbia vs CMU vs NYU – I’d love to hear opinions analysis and a little bit of data science/text mining. Proficient in Python, some matlab, some c++. My goal ... been admitted at Columbia: MS Financial engineering, Berkeley-Haas: MFE, NYU-Courant: Mathematics in ... experienced/mature (and there are more Americans). In summary: I am trying to decide between Berkeley, Columbia, NYU ...
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• Data Science vs Computer Science? finance or Applied Economics major or to just do data science by itself? major Undergrad college venture ... the differences between data science and computer science, if any? Would it be worth it to major in ... data science (my school doesn't have a computer science program) alongside either a major in ...
• Ditch The Computer Science Degree for Philosophy; Here's Why.. computer science degrees will be less favored over liberal arts majors such as Philosophy. He pretty much ... automation. To remain competitive, Cuban advises ditching degrees that teach specific skills or professions ... and opting for degrees that teach you to think in a big picture way, like philosophy. "Knowing ...
• UCLA vs Berkeley vs USC Marshall **UC Berkeley Political Economy/Economics (non haas) So I got into poli econ but it seems quite ... considering minoring in Data Science to strengthen my quantitative skills and make myself more marketable to ... for advice! I'm a transfer student that recently got accepted but I'm not sure which of ...
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