Data miners are statisticians who analyze massive data sets to uncover trends and associations, and make theoretically sound decisions on, for example, business, social, and health subjects. Data miners have one of the most coveted jobs, as the demand for them far exceeds the existing number of qualified persons in this area. Currently, the work force in the data mining industry consists mainly of individuals with trained post college education. To date, very few college degree programs exist for training students for such a large and growing industry in the United States.

The Data Mining track of the Master of Science degree program in Statistical Computing provides a sound foundation in data mining and its application to business, social, and health neededproblems. The program is particularly well suited for those individuals who have completed an undergraduate program in mathematics, statistics, economics, business, or other related fields, and wish to pursue a career in data mining.