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It is a shared program between the school of public affairs and the college of arts and sciences, so the program does have a solid chunk of policy courses, especially if you do the applied public affairs track. Do you think that the fact that it's just called a Data Science program as opposed to a data science/public policy program would have a negative impact on future jobs, even if it does provide experience and knowledge in public policy?

Does anyone know anything about American University's MSDS program and how it compares to these two?

Do you have any sense of the Georgetown MS-DSPP program and how this one compares to it? Also, what is the general culture like within the Heinz school and the people in the MSPPM-DA program?

Thanks, that's really helpful. In what senses does it come through that the program underinvested in community and career support? Are there not a lot of career services/do people find it difficult to get jobs?

I was wondering if anyone had any input about deciding between Georgetown and Carnegie Mellon's data science/public policy programs. I've gotten into both and am having a hard time deciding between the two - it seems like the Heinz program is more intense which could be either a positive or negative - I know I want to best prepare myself for a career but also want to be able to have time for a job/social life. I've seen that McCourt is a little lower ranked than Heinz but has the benefit of being in D.C., which appeals to me. Does anyone have any thoughts?

I was wondering if anyone had any input about deciding between Georgetown and Carnegie Mellon's data science/public policy programs. I've gotten into both and am having a hard time deciding between the two - it seems like the Heinz program is more intense which could be either a positive or negative - I know I want to best prepare myself for a career but also want to be able to have time for a job/social life. I've seen that McCourt is a little lower ranked than Heinz but has the benefit of being in D.C., which appeals to me. Does anyone have any thoughts?

What is the workload like for the MSPPM-DA program? It seems like it's a fair amount more than other grad schools that I've seen that seem to be more like 2-3 courses a semester as opposed to the 4-5 courses at Heinz. Is there still able to be a decent classwork/job/social life balance with that amount of work?