Data Science Masters degree for Accounting undergrad?

Question

Hey folks, I have an undergrad degree in Finance and Accounting. Followed by 10 years of meandering work experience in Salesforce, analytics (mostly Excel/VBA/Python/SQL stuff) and sales operations (mostly running reporting/analytics/projects to grow sales).I have a keen interest in data science and would like to do an 1yr/2yr online master's degree to fill the big gaps I have in knowledge and also earn credibility (important to land interviews in India where I'm based). But I find that good Master's program require a Bachelor's degree in something more technical than accounting. Has anyone in this situation found any good solutions?PS: Can't afford the opportunity cost of a full-time in-person Master's program.PPS: Looking for a math/stats/programming heavy program, not one of those "data science management" ones.Thanks in advance!

brudgers · Accepted Answer

If this is a career move, then prioritize programs that give you the credentials for interviews. Prioritizing intellectual development changes the opportunity cost model. Or it changes the course of education...if you want something math heavy, mathematics is probably a better degree than data science. Mathematics emphasis is also a point where data science might look different from data engineering. Good luck.

Jugurtha · Answer

>(important to land interviews in India where I'm based)Not discarding your goal, but have you thought of working remotely to escape conditions that are important in your geographic location?