Data Science and Data Analytics in Europe
Best Courses in Germany, UK, Switzerland and France for Data Science & Analytics
Data has been spreading like wildfire in this digital modern world. With its insurmountable generation has come the need for experts to manage and comprehend the resource that is hidden within its 0s and 1s. Hence the birth of a relatively new field of Data Science/Data Analytics and its professionals called Data Scientists (For the interested, here are some advanced insights on data science and related fields of Artificial Intelligence Vs Machine Learning Vs Data Science Vs Deep learning).
Almost every country, in the world, has begun their own means to provide requisite training to individuals interested in making a career out of deciphering the meaning of Big Data. Europe, with some of the world’s leading universities, has professional degree programs catering to the needs of Data training and research.
In this article, we have collated some of the known Data Science Masters/Research/Certification programs from Germany, UK, Switzerland and France. The tabulated lists, below, are not comprehensive or in any particular ranking order.
The curious reader is recommended to use this article as a helpful resource and follow up with his/her own research. Here’s the list, divided by the individual countries.
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Data Science and Data Analytics programs in Germany
| School | Degree/Certification/Research Area |
|---|---|
| Technische Universität Munchen | Department of Mathematics: Master’s Mathematics in Data Science |
| Georg-August-Universität Gottingen | Summer School in Data Science
(Withheld during Covid19 Pandemic) |
| Technische Universität Dortmund | M.Sc in Data Science |
| Frankfurt School of Finance and Management | Master in Applied Data Science |
| Goethe University Frankfurt | Databases and Information Systems (DBIS): Frankfurt Big Data Laboratory |
| Friedrich Schiller Universität | M.Sc Computational and Data Science |
| Heinrich Heine Universität Dusseldorf | Computer Sciences at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences |
| Humboldt University | Business Analytics and Data Science |
| Johannes Gutenberg Universität, Mainz | Institute of Computer Science |
| Otto Von Guericke Universität Magdeburg | Data and Knowledge Engineering |
| Hochschule Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences | Master of Science in Data Science |
| Technische Universität Berlin | Electrical Engineering and Computer Science |
| Technische Universität Chemnitz | Master Business Intelligence and Analytics |
| Ludwig Maximilians Universität Munchen | Master’s in Data Science |
| Universität Bayreuth | Data Science Certificate |
| Univeristat Bielefeld | Bielefeld Center for Data Science |
| Jacobs University | M.Sc Data Engineering |
| University of Manheim | Manheim Master in Data Science |
| Stiftung Universität Hildesheim | International Master’s Program in Data Analytics |
| Universität Hamburg | Department of Informatics
Research:Computing Sciences (CIS) in Machine Learning, Bioinformatics and Big Data |
| Karlsruher Institute of Technology | Institute of Information Systems and Marketing |
| Universität Rostock | Data Management for Data Science |
| Hochschule Der Medein Stuttgart | Master’s in Data Science and Business Analytics |
| Universität Marburg | Master of Data Science |
Data Science and Data Analytics programs in United Kingdom
| School | Degree/Certification/Research Area |
|---|---|
| University of Oxford | Applied Data Science |
| Data Science for the Internet of Things | |
| University of Cambridge | MPhil and PhD programs in Cambridge Big Data |
| Imperial College London | Data Science Institute |
| University College London | M.Sc Data Science (Department of Statistical Science) |
| London School of Economics | M.Sc Data Science |
| University of Edinburgh | M.Sc Data Science |
| King’s College London | M.Sc Data Science |
| University of Manchester | MSc Data Science |
| University of Bristol | MSc Data Science |
| University of Warwick | M.Sc Data Analytics |
| Warwick Data Science Institute | |
| University of Glasgow | M.Sc Data Science |
| Durham University | MSc Data Science |
| University of Sheffield | M.Sc Data Science |
| Queen Mary University of London | M.Sc Big Data Science |
| University of South Hampton | M.Sc Data Science |
| University of Exeter | Data Science and Analytics – Post Graduate Study and Research |
| University of Leeds | Data Science and Analytics M.Sc |
| Lancaster University | M.Sc Data Science |
| University of Sussex | M.Sc Data Science |
| Cardiff University | Data Science and Analytics (M.Sc) |
| University of Dundee | M.Sc Data Science & Engineering |
| Royal Holloway University of London | Masters in Big Data |
| Robert Gordon University of Aberdeen | M.Sc Data Science |
| University of Bath | M.Sc Data Science |
| Brunel University London | M.Sc Data Science and Analytics |
| University of Essex | M.Sc Data Science |
| Goldsmiths University of London | M.Sc Data Science |
| University of Kent | Data Science Research Group |
| Loughborough University | Centre for Data Science |
| Swansea University | M.Sc Data Science |
| City University of London | M.Sc Data Science |
| Plymouth University | M.Sc Data Science and Business Analytics |
| Heriot Watt University | M.Sc Data Science |
| Middlesex University | M.Sc Data Science by Research |
| Bournemouth University | M.Sc Applied Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
| University of Bradford | Big Data Science and Technology M.Sc |
| University of Strathclyde | M.Sc Data Analytics |
| University of Brighton | Data Analytics M.Sc (PGCert PGDip) |
| Coventry University | Data Science and Computational Intelligence MSc |
| De Montfort University | Data Analytics MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert |
| University of East London | MSc Data Science |
| Edinburgh Napier University | MSc Data Science |
| University of Greenwich | Big Data and Business Intelligence MSc |
| London Metropolitan University | MSc Data Analytics |
| Northumbria University Newcastle | MSc Data Science |
| University of Salford, Manchester | Data Science MSc |
| University of West Scotland | MSc Big Data |
| London South Bank University | Data Science MSc |
| Sheffield Hallam University | MSc Big Data Analytics |
Data Science and Data Analytics programs in Switzerland
| Institute | Degree |
|---|---|
| ETH Zurich – Swiss Federal Institute of Technology | Master in Data Science |
| Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne (EPFL) | Master in Data Science |
| University of Zurich | Master of Science UZH in Informatics with major in Data Science |
Data Science and Data Analytics programs in France
| School | Degree |
|---|---|
| University of Paris Saclay | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
| CentraleSupélec
with ESSEC Business School |
MSc in Data Sciences and Business Analytics |
| Paris Descartes University | Research in Machine Learning for Data Science (MLDS) |
| Paris Diderot University | Master in Statistics with course in Data Science |
| Telecom Paris Tech | Data Science and Artificial Intelligence |
| Universite De Lyon | Master in Data Science |
| Institute Polytechnique Paris | MS Data Science |
| Panthéon-Sorbonne University – Paris 1 | Education and Training in AI |
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