Data Science studies at the University of Basel open up an enormous range of careers in business and industry and provide the foundational theoretical knowledge for a career in research and academia – data scientists are currently the most sought-after and best paid professionals in practically any line of work.

With the qualification of a Master of Science in Data Science – and potentially a subsequent doc­torate – you acquire an excellent foundation for a broad range of occupational fields. Data science professionals are in high demand in pharmaceuti­cal, chemical, and health industries, all of great regional and international importance. Banks, hedge funds, insurance companies, and the auto­motive industry are fiercely competing for the li­mited number of highly-educated data professio­nals. As a trained data scientist with strong fundamental knowledge you are thus ideally qua­lified for research and leadership positions in a broad range of industries as well as in government and administration.