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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
Plan of Study
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

Pratt’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

More about Pratt’s iSchool

Location and Facilities

Located at the crossroads of the Greenwich Village and Chelsea neighborhoods, our home at Pratt 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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@PrattInstitute School of Information (iSchool) - We reimagine information and technology to design more equitable, resilient and diverse futures.
  • Congratulations to Award Winners at InfoShow25 last Friday night!  They were:

Best Individual Project – $500
School shootings and the manosphere: spatially correlated or moral panic?
Jocelyn Fung

Best Group Project – $1,000 divided evenly
Internet of Things (IoT) Class project demos
Jeffrey Delacruz, Chieh Lei, Qasim Malik, Yuri Minami, Indrani Thool and Pete Wise

Best Poster – $500
Beyond the Western Gaze
Simran Kaur

People’s Choice Award – $500
Visualizing Cognitive Health: Data Viz in Healthcare
Shreedhar Verma

For more information on their projects, please see the link in our bio.
  • 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 Pratt 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 Pratt.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 Pratt news article; link available in our bio.
Congratulations to Award Winners at InfoShow25 last Friday night!  They were:

Best Individual Project – $500
School shootings and the manosphere: spatially correlated or moral panic?
Jocelyn Fung

Best Group Project – $1,000 divided evenly
Internet of Things (IoT) Class project demos
Jeffrey Delacruz, Chieh Lei, Qasim Malik, Yuri Minami, Indrani Thool and Pete Wise

Best Poster – $500
Beyond the Western Gaze
Simran Kaur

People’s Choice Award – $500
Visualizing Cognitive Health: Data Viz in Healthcare
Shreedhar Verma

For more information on their projects, please see the link in our bio.
Congratulations to Award Winners at InfoShow25 last Friday night! They were: Best Individual Project – $500 School shootings and the manosphere: spatially correlated or moral panic? Jocelyn Fung Best Group Project – $1,000 divided evenly Internet of Things (IoT) Class project demos Jeffrey Delacruz, Chieh Lei, Qasim Malik, Yuri Minami, Indrani Thool and Pete Wise Best Poster – $500 Beyond the Western Gaze Simran Kaur People’s Choice Award – $500 Visualizing Cognitive Health: Data Viz in Healthcare Shreedhar Verma For more information on their projects, please see the link in our bio.
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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
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
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.
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.
Congrats to alum Tomasz Kalata (MSLIS ‘07) - he is a Library Journal Mover & Shaker; his story available via the link in our bio.
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We are pleased to invite you to InfoShow25, the annual showcase of School of Information student work, on Friday May 16th at Pratt Manhattan Center (144 W. 14th St.). Click link in bio to RSVP or visit pratt.edu/prattshows. 
Update: Program is now live! #InfoShow25 @prattinstitute
We are pleased to invite you to InfoShow25, the annual showcase of School of Information student work, on Friday May 16th at Pratt 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 Pratt.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 Pratt.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 Pratt.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 Pratt.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.
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 Pratt news article; 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 Pratt news article; link available in our bio.
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