What Are Alternatives to Data Science Master's Programs?

August 12, 2017

Here is what I did instead of a Master’s Degree:

  1. Completed the Data Science Specialization on Coursera.
  2. Finished the Udacity Machine Learning Engineer Nanodegree.
  3. Competed in numerous Kaggle competitions to practice with real datasets, signal my dedication to the field, and prove my competence to potential employers.
  4. Applied to Data Science internships and full-time roles
  5. Work full-time as a Data Scientist.