MSc in AI or MSc in Statistics
I have a MSc in Comp Sci from Georgia Tech w/ concentration in ML. Working as a data scientist. YOE: 5 TC: $130k (LCOL) Choice 1: _______________ MSc in AI UT Austin Rank #8 $3000/yr Thoughts - Would enjoy the coursework. Less relevant to current job. Would be more relevant to AI Engineer or AI researcher roles which I would be interested in. Choice 2: _______________ MSc in Stats Texas A&M Rank #13 $10k/yr Description: Would allow me to work in more stats oriented jobs. More relevant to current role.
Would MS get you into research positions? Wouldn’t you need to be PhD candidate with publications to break into research?
I do have publications. Considered doing a PhD, but didn't want to sacrifice my salary for 5+ years.
Take the MSc in statistics and learn “AI” by yourself. There are tons of content online teaching what people consider AI today, but few people have the statistics knowledge to think deep.
If you're already working as a DS, why are you getting another MSc? Shouldn't you already have taken all the courses to get to where you are?
I honestly enjoy learning in a structured environment and want to do another masters haha
You already have a master at Georgia Tech? What more do you want? UIUC does have online MS for data science, but I don’t think you need to get another master. Learn on your own, at the end you already have a master degree
Because I enjoy learning in a structured environment on the side, and a masters in Stats would help me gain the math background to be the best of the best
Not sure if you can do it part time while still working full time though. I honestly think you don’t need to go back to school to get a second master degree. It is a waste of time. There definitely will be many things that you will need to learn on your own. Technology changes rapidly, and imagine everytime it changes, you want to go back to school to learn it? Self learning is one of the most important skill in life, much more than stats or cs or data science…
@jdsX48 shouldn't you already have a solid math background? You're already a DS.
I do, but GaTech's MSc also has practical applications, so the hard math gets watered down, imo. A masters in statistics, especially from TAMU, would have a lot of the theoretical math that I would enjoy, and it would be more mathematically dense.
Well it sounds like you've already made up your mind.
How is this a question? Choice 1. I would suggest to be forward looking.