Data Science & Business Analytics Overview

Data Science & Business Analytics Job Market Look

IBM had predicted that the demand for Data Scientists will grow by 28% in 2020. Going by the recent trends, there are more than 54,000 global data science jobs posted on LinkedIn alone. In fact, “Data Scientist” was one of the top 50 job profiles in the United States and is considered the most promising career in 2021. And so is the case with Business Analytics. As per a report by McKinsey Global institute, there is a requirement of 140,000 - 190,000 individuals possessing Business Analytics skills in the USA alone.

Career Path For Data Science & Business Analytics Aspirants

For a Data Science and Business Analytics aspirant it is mandatory that he/she invests a great amount of time and effort in mastering today’s most important data science and business analytics concepts. Aspirants need to have an in-depth knowledge of databases, data engineering, and programming languages such as Python and R. Additionally, an understanding of machine learning, and data visualization tools like Tableau gives aspirants a competitive edge in the field of data science.

Top Job Titles In This Field

Here are some of the top job titles in this field:

  • Data Analyst
  • Data Scientist
  • Data Architect
  • Analytics Business Partner
  • Business Analytics Specialist
  • Business Intelligence Analyst
  • Statistical Programming Specialist
  • Business Intelligence Engineer

Salary Of Data Science & Business Analytics Professionals

Data Scientists and Business Analytics managers are offered lucrative salary packages globally. The average annual salary of a data scientist is around $96,494 in the United States. An experienced data science professionals can command even higher salaries ranging up to $137,000 annually. On the other hand, a Business analytics manager earns around $95,920 annually, with experienced professionals earning up to $127,000 per annum.

Data Science & Business Analytics Courses Duration and Fees

Data Science & Business Analytics programs typically range from a few weeks to several months, with fees varying based on program and institution.

Program NameDurationFees
Data Analytics Bootcamp

Cohort Starts: 25 Mar, 2024

6 Months$ 8,500
Caltech Post Graduate Program in Data Science

Cohort Starts: 2 Apr, 2024

11 Months$ 4,500
Post Graduate Program in Data Science

Cohort Starts: 15 Apr, 2024

11 Months$ 4,199
Post Graduate Program in Data Analytics

Cohort Starts: 15 Apr, 2024

8 Months$ 3,749
Applied AI & Data Science

Cohort Starts: 16 Apr, 2024

3 Months$ 2,624
Data Scientist11 Months$ 1,449
Data Analyst11 Months$ 1,449

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Data Science & Business Analytics Courses Advisors

  • Patrick J. Wolfe

    Patrick J. Wolfe

    Frederick L. Hovde Dean of the College of Science at Purdue University

    Patrick J. Wolfe, an award-winning researcher in the mathematical foundations of data science, is the Frederick L. Hovde Dean of the College of Science at Purdue University and was named the 2018 Distinguished Lecturer in Data Science by the IEEE.

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  • Rick Hefner

    Rick Hefner

    Caltech CTME, Executive Director

    Dr. Rick Hefner serves as the Executive Director for Caltech’s CTME, where he develops customized training programs for technology-driven organizations. He has over 40 years of experience in systems development and has served in academic, industrial, and research positions. 

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  • Srikar Prasad

    Srikar Prasad

    Adjunct Professor, Brown University

    Srikar Prasad is an Adjunct Professor of Programming and Data Science at the Brown University Watson Institute. He has held Artificial Intelligence, product, and technology leadership roles at Meta Platforms, Wayfair, and Alphabet.

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Data Science & Business Analytics Learner's Reviews

  • Hansil Sago.

    Hansil Sago.

    The material is exciting and structured. The animation in the lectures is very helpful and useful. The lecture notes are also outstanding. The way of explaining things is also great. The instructor is just excellent in everything.

  • Leena Jayamohan

    Leena Jayamohan

    Founder & Senior Consultant

    I took this program, which consisted of multiple classes. Overall the teachers knew the subject and covered what was promised. The industry-related projects were excellent, and it helped put into practice what we learned in the class. I would recommend these classes to anyone planning to enter the Data Analytics field.

  • Amol B

    Amol B

    Associate Manager at Firepro Systems

    Simplilearn is an awesome learning platform. The course content is very well designed, and the live classes have personal attention in resolving the doubts. Thanks, Simplilearn.

  • Manish Beniwal

    Manish Beniwal

    Advisor Reporting - Global Mobility at Rio Tinto

    I am a Data Analyst with 7 years of work experience, but I didn't have the chance to work with Statistics. So I enrolled in this course. It's a good course even for beginners. Overall, the training is very good. Thank you Simplilearn.

  • C Muthu Raman

    C Muthu Raman

    Simplilearn facilitates a brilliant platform to acquire new & relevant skills at ease. Well-structured program content and expert faculty ensure an excellent learning experience.

  • Hansil Sago.

    Hansil Sago.

    The material is exciting and structured. The animation in the lectures is very helpful and useful. The lecture notes are also outstanding. The way of explaining things is also great. The instructor is just excellent in everything. I highly recommend people take courses from Simplilearn.

  • Prasenjeet Sahoo

    Prasenjeet Sahoo

    Software Engineer at 1mg

    I always had a passion for data science and wanted to build my career in this domain. Simplilearn’s Data Scientist training helped me to acquire the skills I needed and their JobAssist program helped me to enhance my career from Programmer Analyst to Software Engineer with a salary hike.

  • Prasenjeet Sahoo

    Prasenjeet Sahoo

    Software Engineer at 1mg

    I always had a passion for data science and wanted to build my career in this domain. Simplilearn’s Data Scientist training helped me to acquire the skills I needed and their JobAssist program helped me to enhance my career from Programmer Analyst to Software Engineer with a salary hike.

  • Shoeb Mohammad

    Shoeb Mohammad

    Analyst at Accenture

    I had joined the Data Science certification from Simplilearn. The course content was really good. The trainer puts a lot of efforts into explaining every detail which made the learning very absorbing. The customer support is always available whenever you need help. I actually feel one step forward towards my goal. Thank you.

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Industry Projects

  • Project 1

    Employee performance Analysis

    Create ML programs to understand different factors for employee turnover. Perform different machine learning techniques for performance, and suggest employee retention strategies.

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  • Project 2

    Classification of Songs

    Perform exploratory data analysis and perform cluster analysis to create cohorts of songs. The classification would help to create an efficient recommendation system.

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  • Project 3

    Creation of an Interactive Sales Dashboard

    Create an interactive Sales Dashboard for an apparel OEM in Tableau for the Sales department to use for ad-hoc analysis and reporting.

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  • Project 4

    Crime Analysis with Tableau Dashboard

    Prepare a dashboard to keep the police department and the city updated on the statistics of crime events. You are required to create a dashboard/story using Tableau.

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  • Project 5

    Marketing Strategies with Exploratory Data Analysis

    Perform exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing. The goal is to gain a better understanding of the various factors that contribute to customer acquisition.

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  • Project 6

    Develop Ecommerce app with Python

    Develop an e-commerce app on the Python platform that could categorize, add or remove items from the cart and support different payment options

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  • Project 7

    Weather Prediction

    Create a classification model using ten years of rainfall data to predict the weather for different locations across Australia

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  • Project 8

    Credit Card Fraud Analysis

    Utilize data science and machine learning methodologies. Identify fraudulent credit card transactions so that the end customers are not charged for items that they did not purchase

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  • Project 9

    Rating Prediction for Apps on Google Play Store

    Make a model to predict the app rating, with other information about the app provided to boost its visibility.

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  • Project 10

    Demand Forecast for Walmart

    Predict store sales and demand, factoring in economic conditions for the retail giant Walmart’s stores across the United States.

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  • Project 11

    Designing a Sales dashboard in Excel

    Explore Excel to analyze sales based on various product categories.

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  • Project 12

    Comparison of Regions Based on Sales

    Build a dashboard to visualize the region-wise sales performance and suggest the necessary improvements.

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  • Project 13

    Rating prediction for apps on Google Play store

    Rating prediction for apps on the Google Play store Make a model to predict the app rating, with other information about the app provided to boost its visibility.

    Rating prediction for apps on Google Play storeView Program
  • Project 14

    Attrition modeling for IBM

    Attrition modeling for IBM Help the US-based multinational corporation IBM identify factors that influence the attrition of their employees across the enterprise.

    Attrition modeling for IBMView Program
  • Project 15

    Exploratory data analysis and visualization for Zomato

    Exploratory data analysis and visualization for Zomato Determine the key metrics to identify the star restaurants

    Exploratory data analysis and visualization for ZomatoView Program
  • Project 16

    Sales Analysis

    Utilize Python to analyze a clothing company’s sales data for Australia, and state by state help the company make data-driven decisions for the coming year.

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  • Project 17

    Employee performance Analysis

    Create ML programs to understand different factors for employee turnover. Perform different machine learning techniques for performance, and suggest employee retention strategies.

    View Program
  • Project 18

    Creation of an Interactive Sales Dashboard

    Create an interactive Sales Dashboard for an apparel OEM in Tableau for the Sales department to use for ad-hoc analysis and reporting.

    View Program
  • Project 19

    Marketing Strategies with Exploratory Data Analysis

    Perform exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing. The goal is to gain a better understanding of the various factors that contribute to customer acquisition.

    View Program
  • Project 20

    Develop Ecommerce app with Python

    Develop an e-commerce app on the Python platform that could categorize, add or remove items from the cart and support different payment options

    View Program
  • Project 21

    Marketing Strategies with EDA

    Use exploratory data analysis and hypothesis testing to help a marketing department build more effective customer acquisition strategies.

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  • Project 22

    Retail Sales Analysis

    Analyze the company’s sales data for the fourth quarter across Australia, state by state, and help the company make data-driven decisions for the coming year.

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  • Project 23

    Loan Repayment Prediction

    Create a Deep Learning model that can predict the ability of loan applicants to repay the loan.

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  • Project 24

    Identify Credit Card Fraudulent Transactions

    Analyze the dataset provided and build a mode to identify fraudulent credit card transactions from legitimate ones.

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Data Science & Business Analytics FAQs

  • What is Data Science and Business Analytics?

    Data Science: Data Science refers to the extraction of insights from the data gathered using different methodologies. The process involves identifying the problem, performing an exploratory study on the data, modeling the data using various algorithms, and finally visualizing the results through graphs, dashboards, and more. 

    Business Analytics: Business Analytics is a field that involves building simulations and analysis models to understand realities, create scenarios, and predict future states of business. In simpler words, it’s a practice of combining key data about organizational performance to improve the planning and performance of a business

  • What are the best Data Science and Business Analytics courses for beginners?

    Here are some of the best Data Science courses for beginners:

  • What are the best courses in Data Science and Business Analytics for intermediates?

    Here are some of the best courses in Data Science and Business Analytics for intermediates:

  • What are the advanced level courses in Data Science and Business Analytics?

    Here are some of the best advanced-level courses in Data Science and Business Analytics:

  • Do you offer any university partnered data science programs?

    Yes, Simplilearn provides you with multiple Professional Certificate Programs and Bootcamps in collaboration with universities

  • What are the top industries suitable for professionals in this field?

    Data-driven decisions have helped companies achieve higher ROI and various sectors across industries are hiring data scientists and business analytics professionals now. Information technology, retail, eCommerce, BFSI, manufacturing, biotechnology, and telecommunication are some of the top industries seeking data science and business analytics professionals

  • What are the top companies hiring professionals in this field?

    Here are some of the top companies hiring professionals in this field:

    • Oracle
    • Salesforce
    • JP Morgan Chase
    • Intuit
    • Amazon.com
    • Amazon Web Services
    • Lenovo

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