NJIT@JerseyCity Launches with Data Science Graduate Programs

NJIT @JerseyCity welcomed its first students on September 3, 2019.

With the start of the fall semester, dozens of students embarked on graduate-level academic programs in data science at NJIT’s new location, just steps from the Exchange Place PATH station in the Waterfront district of Jersey City.

NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing (YWCC) offers a Master’s Degree in Data Science as well as graduate certificates in Big Data and Data Mining at NJIT  @JerseyCity, with plans to add a graduate certificate in Data Visualization in spring 2020, all of which are part time programs. Non-credit data science accelerator programs will begin later this fall.

Jersey City was chosen for NJIT’s new location because of the strong demand for data scientists in New Jersey’s Hudson County and the nearby emerging tech hub of New York City. Most of the graduate students at NJIT @JerseyCity are working professionals attending the programs in the evenings, hailing from companies and organizations such as Microsoft, IBM, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Prudential, BNY Mellon, TD Ameritrade, NJ Transit, Con Edison and City National Bank.

Roberto Rivera, a business major working as a market research professional for New Jersey Transit, said he’s excited about the new program. “I do a lot of market analysis on the NJ Transit data using traditional tools. I will be pursuing the Certificate in Data Mining at NJIT @JerseyCity to enhance my skillset and match the recent initiative of NJ Transit investing in technology that makes our business smarter, faster and better. I am fortunate to have the strong support of my managers in this endeavor. They value a combination of quality education with practical skills.”

“My employer collects an enormous quantity of data from its customers on a daily basis, and we are constantly looking for ways to put it to good use and improve our service,” added Evo Yaset, an electrical engineer. Earning an MS in Data Science at NJIT @JerseyCity is a unique opportunity for me to obtain the skills I need to do precisely that. On top of that, the location is very convenient, since I live in Jersey City.”

For a number of years already, data scientist is ranked as one of the top jobs in the U.S. in terms of salary and market. “The demand is especially significant in the fast-growing New York/New Jersey metropolitan area, and this has reflected in the incredible interest we have witnessed in our Jersey City programs. It is our duty and our privilege to generate the tech talent to meet this demand,” said YWCC Dean Craig Gotsman. 

NJIT @JerseyCity is located at 101 Hudson Street on the Jersey City waterfront. Students will develop a deep knowledge of modern computer science and be active participants in projects involving artificial intelligence, big data, analytics, data mining, visualization and machine learning.

Beyond the academic degree programs that will continue to enroll new students in the spring semester, NJIT @JerseyCity will offer non-credit Data Science Accelerator programs later this fall. In contrast to the typical boot camps offered by others, these intense, deep-tech 5-week programs are designed for working professionals who want to dig deeper and hone their data science skills in a fast-changing marketplace.

The expansion to Jersey City enables NJIT’s Ying Wu College of Computing to continue growing its reputation as the largest producer of computing talent in the New Jersey/New York metro region, enrolling more than 3,000 students and graduating more than 800 computing professionals each year. NJIT is recognized by Forbes as #1 nationally for student economic upward mobility and by PayScale.com as top 2% nationally for return on investment.

For more information on all NJIT @JerseyCity programs, please visit jerseycity.njit.edu.