va731

Hey y'all - After 6 years in the private sector, contemplating taking a mid-career break and pivoting to public sector / non-profit role. I dont have much of a quant background - some basic SQL knowledge - absolutely no programming intermediate Excel user and want to start acquiring analytics skills. A lot of these terms "Machine Learning" etc. can be quite daunting. I did take a grad level stats class back in college and did OK - not averse to math - its just the programming part that I am concerned about - i feel an ideal school should have a good combination of resources and a support system to help me through it. Location is somewhat of a preference - prefer an urban campus. Here are my choices and first impressions - please challenge my biases Chicago's MSCAPP - 2 years seems like a heavy lift - way too much commitment I feel and seems like ALL-programming. Johns Hopkins - Government Analytics - 1 year program - but DC focus seems too federal CMU Heinz - looks interesting - 2 yrs and not a dedicated degree program. Pitt / DC - meh NYU Wagner - NYC! They appear to be quite involved in the NYC policy - doing smart cities in a big way through CUSP ? Michigan Ford - strong public policy but weak in quant ? Also Ann Arbor ? Harvard Kennedy - Harvard Berkeley Goldman - SF area - cool school Georgetown - M.S. in Analytics with a concentration in Data Science - sounds great but good faculty ? Any others Im missing here ? Thank You!!! - your opinions may shape my academic life!