SEATTLE, Dec. 1, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Tableau today
released a report that reveals how American institutions of higher
education are adapting to train the next generation of data workers
required by industry. The report, titled "The State of Data
Education in 2016," found that approximately 20 percent of
four-year universities in the U.S. now offer analytics programs.
That figure is driven largely by highly-ranked institutions, nearly
all of which offer analytics-focused programs to their students.
The report also found that just two percent of two-year
institutions offer such programs, indicating a significant gap in
the availability of analytics education.
Overall, institutions have begun offering more analytics
programs with the goal of preparing more students to work with data
in a diverse range of jobs. Programs focused on business analytics
accounted for much of this growth in analytics education, as
universities adapt to meet the needs of industry for data-literate
talent. Tableau's research also suggests that universities are
increasingly offering interdisciplinary education in analytics,
embedding basic data literacy into other fields ranging from public
health to the sciences to business schools.
"Data literacy is now a baseline expectation in jobs of all
kinds," said Christian Chabot,
Co-founder and Chairman of Tableau. "Perhaps the greatest challenge
we face as an industry is training and nurturing the next
generation of data talent. These are the people who will go on to
change schools, doctor's offices, businesses, governments, and
more, thanks to data. Our hope is that this report will help spur
further investment and interest from academia and industry to train
the next generation of data workers."
More than five years ago, global business consultancy McKinsey
predicted a shortage of as many as 1.5 million managers and workers
with analytics know-how by 2018, noting that data skills were
becoming a pervasive need in all kinds of jobs. This trend has
continued, as organizations in all industries clamor to hire more
data-proficient talent.
Administrators at American universities echoed this, and noted
that they are moving to address this need.
"We will continue to invest in analytics-focused programs, and
expect that other universities will do the same," said Dr.
Michael Hasler, Senior Lecturer and
MS in Business Analytics Program Director at the University of Texas at Austin Red McCombs School of
Business. "Students entering the workforce today are at a
disadvantage if they do not possess at least basic data skills. Our
investments in analytics programs are a direct response to the
needs from industry to hire people with basic and advanced data
skills alike."
Other findings of the report include:
- Analytics programs tend to cluster geographically near the
locations of analytics jobs. The top markets in the United States for analytics programs are
New York City, NY; Seattle, Wash.; Pittsburgh, Penn.; Boston, Mass.; Chicago, Ill.; and Los Angeles, Calif.
- Statistics and informatics programs are the most
commonly-offered analytics programs, making up about 65 percent of
the total.
- More than half (52 percent) of all analytics programs were
created after 2010, with business analytics programs in particular
growing the fastest. Thirty-two percent of programs focused
on business intelligence and business analytics were created after
2010.
- The majority of analytics programs are offered as majors,
rather than minors or certificate programs. However, instructors
indicated that analytics certificate diplomas have seen the largest
growth in recent years.
To read entire report, visit
tableau.com/data-education-2016.
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