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You’ll learn to transform raw data into meaningful information through a combination of statistics, technology, research, and design.
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Type
Graduate, MS
Start Term
Fall or Spring
Credits
36
Duration
2 years (typically)
Courses
Yield Curve

Data Analytics and Visualization, MS

The Master of Science in Data Analytics and Visualization (DAV) program addresses the growing need for analysts, researchers, developers, designers, mapmakers, usability experts, and other data professionals. Drawing on the School of Information’s strengths in information science and human-computer interaction, the program prepares students for work across the full life cycle of data, from data acquisition, manipulation, and storage to statistical analysis and interpretation, and dissemination of data artifacts through visual and narrative means.

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Our Faculty

Our faculty comprises full-time faculty, who are researchers and scholars holding doctoral degrees, and our part-time faculty, who are accomplished professionals holding a range of roles in New York City institutions and companies. Full-time faculty members act as advisors to students, help connect career goals with the program curriculum, and teach over half of the courses.

Faculty List and Bios

Select faculty teaching courses in the Data Analytics & Visualization program include:

John Lauermann

Associate Professor

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Chris Alen Sula

Associate Provost for Academic Affairs

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William Geary

Visiting Assistant Professor

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Armanda Lewis

Visiting Assistant Professor

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Student Work

ĢƵ’s School of Information

We reimagine information and technology to design more equitable, resilient and diverse futures. Motivated by our vision and mission, we are not only the oldest information school in North America, we are a forward-looking and data-driven school, committed to the success of our students and furthering diversity, equity and inclusion

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Location and Facilities

Located at the crossroads of the Greenwich Village and Chelsea neighborhoods, our home at ĢƵ Manhattan Center offers an excellent environment that provides easy access to all that New York City has to offer. Our specialized facilities facilitate our hands-on curriculum: from usability eye-tracking studies to archival reformatting projects and beyond.

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@ĢƵInstitute School of Information (iSchool) - We reimagine information and technology to design more equitable, resilient and diverse futures.
  • JUST GLUE IT: More great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
  • Great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
  • InfoShow25 program is now live--see you this Friday at 5pm--and Graduation is next week! This news and more in the School of Information May '25 newsletter - link available in our bio.
  • Congrats to alum Tomasz Kalata (MSLIS ‘07) - he is a Library Journal Mover & Shaker; his story available via the link in our bio.
  • We are pleased to invite you to InfoShow25, the annual showcase of School of Information student work, on Friday May 16th at ĢƵ Manhattan Center (144 W. 14th St.). Click link in bio to RSVP or visit pratt.edu/prattshows. 
Update: Program is now live! #InfoShow25 @prattinstitute
  • School of Information students make field trips this spring semester around NYC, including the NY Auto Show, Center for Book Arts, and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Read all about it in this new ĢƵ.edu news article; link available in our bio.
  • Profs. Craig MacDonald and Shruthi Chivukula unwind from their organizing and judging duties at the @amazonmusic Product Design Challenge. Read all about the challenge and the winning projects via the link available in our bio.
  • In the 100 years since @newyorkermag began publication, four School of Information alums have been featured in the New Yorker. Can you guess who they are? Answer in this ĢƵ news article; link available in our bio.
  • It's the School of Information April '25 newsletter with the winners of the annual Amazon Music Product Design Challenge, outcomes of the full-time faculty searches, and much more news; link available in our bio.
JUST GLUE IT: More great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
JUST GLUE IT: More great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
JUST GLUE IT: More great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
JUST GLUE IT: More great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
JUST GLUE IT: More great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
JUST GLUE IT: More great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
JUST GLUE IT: More great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
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JUST GLUE IT: More great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
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Great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
Great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
Great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
Great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
Great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
Great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
Great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
Great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
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Great shots from the Spring '25 INFO 634 Conservation Lab with Prof. Slava Polishchuk
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InfoShow25 program is now live--see you this Friday at 5pm--and Graduation is next week! This news and more in the School of Information May '25 newsletter - link available in our bio.
@prattischool
InfoShow25 program is now live--see you this Friday at 5pm--and Graduation is next week! This news and more in the School of Information May '25 newsletter - link available in our bio.
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Congrats to alum Tomasz Kalata (MSLIS ‘07) - he is a Library Journal Mover & Shaker; his story available via the link in our bio.
@prattischool
Congrats to alum Tomasz Kalata (MSLIS ‘07) - he is a Library Journal Mover & Shaker; his story available via the link in our bio.
2 weeks ago
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4/9
We are pleased to invite you to InfoShow25, the annual showcase of School of Information student work, on Friday May 16th at ĢƵ Manhattan Center (144 W. 14th St.). Click link in bio to RSVP or visit pratt.edu/prattshows. 
Update: Program is now live! #InfoShow25 @prattinstitute
@prattischool
We are pleased to invite you to InfoShow25, the annual showcase of School of Information student work, on Friday May 16th at ĢƵ Manhattan Center (144 W. 14th St.). Click link in bio to RSVP or visit pratt.edu/prattshows. Update: Program is now live! #InfoShow25 @prattinstitute
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School of Information students make field trips this spring semester around NYC, including the NY Auto Show, Center for Book Arts, and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Read all about it in this new ĢƵ.edu news article; link available in our bio.
School of Information students make field trips this spring semester around NYC, including the NY Auto Show, Center for Book Arts, and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Read all about it in this new ĢƵ.edu news article; link available in our bio.
School of Information students make field trips this spring semester around NYC, including the NY Auto Show, Center for Book Arts, and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Read all about it in this new ĢƵ.edu news article; link available in our bio.
@prattischool
School of Information students make field trips this spring semester around NYC, including the NY Auto Show, Center for Book Arts, and Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum. Read all about it in this new ĢƵ.edu news article; link available in our bio.
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Profs. Craig MacDonald and Shruthi Chivukula unwind from their organizing and judging duties at the @amazonmusic Product Design Challenge. Read all about the challenge and the winning projects via the link available in our bio.
@prattischool
Profs. Craig MacDonald and Shruthi Chivukula unwind from their organizing and judging duties at the @amazonmusic Product Design Challenge. Read all about the challenge and the winning projects via the link available in our bio.
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In the 100 years since @newyorkermag began publication, four School of Information alums have been featured in the New Yorker. Can you guess who they are? Answer in this ĢƵ news article; link available in our bio.
@prattischool
In the 100 years since @newyorkermag began publication, four School of Information alums have been featured in the New Yorker. Can you guess who they are? Answer in this ĢƵ news article; link available in our bio.
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It's the School of Information April '25 newsletter with the winners of the annual Amazon Music Product Design Challenge, outcomes of the full-time faculty searches, and much more news; link available in our bio.
@prattischool
It's the School of Information April '25 newsletter with the winners of the annual Amazon Music Product Design Challenge, outcomes of the full-time faculty searches, and much more news; link available in our bio.
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