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Data Scientist is the best job in America, according to data from Glassdoor, which found that the role has a significant amount of job openings and that data scientists earn an average salary of more than $116,000. According to its data, the job of data scientist rated a 4.1 out of 5 for career opportunity and it earned a 4.7 for job satisfaction. But, as the role of data scientist grows in demand, traditional schools aren't churning out qualified candidates fast enough to fill the open positions. There's also no clear path for those who have been in the tech industry for years and want to take advantage lucrative job opportunity. Enter the boot camp, a trend that has quickly grown in popularity as a way to train workers for in-demand tech skills. Here are 10 data science boot camps designed to help you brush up on your data skills, with courses for anyone from beginners to experienced data scientists.
Bit Bootcamp
Located in New Jersey, Bit Bootcamp offers both part-time and full-time courses in data analytics that last four weeks. It has a rolling start date and courses cost between $1,500 - $6,500, according to data from Course Report. It's a great option for students who already have a background in SQL, as well as object-oriented programming skills such as Java, C# or C++. Attendees can expect to work on real problems they might face in the workplace, whether it's at a startup or a large corporation. The course completes with a Hadoop certification exam using the skills learned over the past four weeks.
Price: $1500 - $6500
NYC Data Science Academy
The NYC Data Science Academy offers 12-week courses in data science that offer a combination of "intensive lectures and real world project work," according to Course Report. It's aimed at more experienced data scientists, who have a masters or Ph.D. degree. Courses include training in R, Python, Hadoop, Github and SQL with a focus on real-world application. Participants will walk away with a portfolio of five projects to show to potential employers as well as a Capstone Project that spans the last two weeks...