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Egor Howell
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I often get asked, “Do I need a degree to break into data science?”
Short answer: no, but it certainly helps.
Let me explain exactly what I mean by this in this article. Hopefully, it will shed some light on this question or give you some examples backed by data and studies.
As a disclaimer, everything in this article is my opinion, and it is not professional advice.
The question, “Is university or college worth it anymore?” has been answered and peddled to death.
The same response is always given: “It is not worth it unless you need it for the job you want to do, like a doctor or lawyer.”
I agree with that statement, as it is technically correct, but it is way more nuanced than that.
According to this article from Coursera, based on a study from Zippia, 51% of data scientists have bachelor’s degrees, 34% have…
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Top Writer: DS, ML, AI , Statistics & Optimization. 🎬 https://www.youtube.com/@egorhowell. —- All opinions here are my own.
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