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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]With respect to major, consider data science. The many branches of career opportunities available from this major can be explored as this student progresses through his undergraduate studies.[/quote]

I have been told that just having a Bachelor's degree in data science won't cut it. Kids need to have at the very least a Master's degree. Not in the field so I don't know if it's true. Anyone cares to weigh in?[/quote]

I think that's fair but the other issue is that someone with a masters or phd in physics or computational biology can likely do everything a data scientist can do and more. You don't have to have a data scientist-specific background for data science jobs, at least not now. [/quote]
You definitely do need a background in the current job market. No one will choose to hire a PhD without prior experience who arrogantly believes they're a higher being who this doesn't need specific skills over someone who has the skills and experience you're looking for.

There's also no reason to assume data scientists are vastly dumber than physics/comp bio grad students - indeed, CS programs are more competitive at every level, and CS is the typical data science degree.[/quote]

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