MSc in Data Science Programme at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen ranked the 2nd in the Asia-Pacific Region
At the end of September 2021, ChaseDream, a well-known business school application and career development exchange platform in China, released the highly anticipated 2021-2022 Master of Data Science Global Ranking. Different from other rankings, this ranking is based on the evaluation of each programme by mainland Chinese students, which is more authentic and more worthy of reference for those who are preparing to apply.
ChaseDream compared more than 200 similar programmes around the world, the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Master of Science in Data Science program won the 18th in the world and the 2nd in the Asia-Pacific region!
Since its establishment in 2017, the MSc in Data Science programme has been adhering to the concept of cultivating "application-oriented" talents, combining big data with business. In the context of global digital transformation, the application of big data and business analysis has penetrated into various fields such as Business, Government, Security, Medical care, Biology, Natural science, and the Environment. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Master of Science in Data Science programme relies on high-quality faculty, excellent teaching quality, close ties with the industry, and the regional advantage of the programme is located in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. In the past five years of development, the Master of Science in Data Science programme has been widely recognized by the industry and academia.
2021-2022 Master of Data Science Global Ranking Criteria
This ranking will comprehensively assess the Master of Data Science Programme from SIX dimensions:
1. Admission Difficulty（25%）
2. Courses - Required courses（10%）
3. Courses - Elective courses（10%）
4. Further study opportunities（10%）
5. Employment and career development（35%）
6. ChaseDream Committee Score（10%）
(The specific meaning of each indicator and the performance of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen Master of Science in Data Science programme.)
Ⅰ - ADMISSION DIFFICULTY（25%）
Main Factor - Admission Difficulty: Based on the number of admissions/application rate, the comprehensive admission difficulty and competition level of Chinese students
Floating Factor - Admission Diversity: During the admission process of the project, there is no limit to the undergraduate school and major of the student. Comprehensive consideration of the student's background, liberal arts or business efforts also have a chance, and a coefficient bonus of 1.05 or 1.1 will be obtained.
▶ The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen MSc in Data Science programme has two scores of 8 and 1.05 for this indicator, with a comprehensive score of 8.4. This indicator has improved significantly in 2021, which shows that the difficulty of applying is also increasing year by year.
Ⅱ - COURSE（20%）
① Required courses（10%）
Main Factor - Curriculum Breadth: Based on the comprehensiveness of the four curriculum groups of Data Structure and Mining, Predictive Analysis, Statistics, and Operations Research
Main Factor - Course Depth: Course Depth and System Rationality Based on the Four Dimensions of Data Structure and Mining, Predictive Analysis, Statistics, and Operations Research
② Elective courses（10%）
Main Factor - Data Structure and Mining (weight 30%)
Main Factor - Predictive analysis (including: machine learning, deep learning, natural language processing, unsupervised learning, etc., with a weight of 30%)
Main Factor - Statistics and Measurement Methods (weight 15%)
Main Factor - Optimization and Operations Research (weight 15%)
Main Factor - Scene application (weight 10%)
▶ The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen MSc in Data Science programme maintains a strong strength in terms of curriculum. The required course part continued to maintain the advantage of last year, with a comprehensive score of 9 points; the elective course part refreshed the score of last year, reaching a high score of 9.25.
Ⅲ - FURTHER STUDY OPPORTUNITIES（10%）
Main Factor - Teachers: According to the comprehensive strength of the project teaching team, if the teaching team is composed of multiple departments, it is mainly composed of a strong teaching team.
Main Factor - Ph.D.: If a student chooses to continue his Ph.D., the final application result
Floating Factor - Research Activities: If the project has other large research activities such as academic seminars, multiply by the 1.05 bonus factor
Floating Factor - Class size: if the number of the project is less than 40, multiply by the 1.1 bonus factor, if the project number is 40-70, multiply by the 1.05 bonus factor
▶ The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen MSc in Data Science programme is a cross-college cooperation programme with teachers from multiple colleges/research institutes. The international faculty team provides students with a natural advantage to pursue a doctoral degree, which is also reflected in the high score of 8.2. 12% of the 2020 graduates are pursuing doctoral degrees, and the schools are located in mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Australia, and the United States.
Ⅳ - EMPLOYMENT AND CAREER DEVELOPMENT（35%）
Main Factor - Geographical location
Main Factor - Career services
Main Factor - Local employment outcomes
Main Factor - Local employment policy and environment
Main Factor - Returned employment situation
Practical items: If there are practical items, multiply by a floating factor of 1.05
▶Employment and career development are undoubtedly the focus of everyone's attention. This indicator ranks the highest proportion of a single indicator with a proportion of 35%. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen MSc in Data Science programme once again proved the strength of the program with a total score of 10 (full score)!
▷ Other Asia Pacific Data Science Programme Rankings
Data science is an emerging interdisciplinary subject, and currently there are few schools in the mainland that offer such graduate programs. In terms of scale and time of establishment, the MSc in Data Science programme of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen is at the forefront in China.
