Mid-level professionals
Certificate in Data Science

Certificate Program
Live Online Format
Gain the practical data science skills needed to address real-world problems using machine learning.
Apply Now Request InformationGeorgetown’s Certificate in Data Science prepares you with the technical and analytical skills required to collect, clean, model, and present data. As a student, you’ll use the Python programming language and industry standard tools to help create and present data analytics, predictive models, and visualizations. Throughout the program, you’ll also hone your communications skills and learn strategies for effective data presentation.
Led by academics and professionals within the data science community, our program incorporates hands-on coursework as well as group work focused on real-world data science projects. By the time you complete the program, you’ll have the well-rounded expertise that enables you to tell powerful stories with data and create an impact on organizational decisions.
- Ideal for: Mid-level professionals
Ideal for
- Duration: 8 courses over 6 months
Duration
8 courses over 6 months
- Tuition: $7,496
Tuition
$7,496
- Format: Live Online
Format
Live Online
- Enrollment: Friday evenings & Saturdays
Enrollment
Friday evenings & Saturdays
- Semester of Entry: Fall, spring, summer
Semester of Entry
Fall, spring, summer
What Is Live Online Learning?
Georgetown faculty deliver exceptional educational experiences based on a human-centered approach that integrates the needs of professional learners and the possibilities of technology. Live online classes are kept small to support interactive engaged learning and collaboration.
Upon successful completion of the certificate, you’ll be able to:
- Apply the data science pipeline to analytical workflows
- Express effective programming practices for analytics
- Utilize and query relational and NoSQL databases
- Ingest and wrangle data for deeper insights
- Organize statistical hypothesis testing and analysis
- Create predictive models that learn from data
- Visualize data and models to communicate solutions
- Explain the ethical implications of data science
XBUS-490 Python Basics for Data Analysis is now a free optional course for all accepted and registered Data Science students.
Testimonials from current students and alumni.
Georgetown is a proud partner of District Data Labs, a data science research institute, data product incubator, and open source collaborative founded by two of our faculty members.