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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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • We are pleased to be offering a number of new special topics courses this summer and fall '25 semesters - checkout the flyers here! Graduate registrations begins April 7th! Link in our bio for full-size versions.
  • More snapshots from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York course! #ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
  • Just back from Rome! 🇮🇹✨ Students from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York, led by professor @cristinapattuelli, spent a week exploring art archives—from contemporary museums to family-run foundations. They gained international perspectives on preserving artists' legacies while examining original materials, artwork, and the creative networks that shaped artistic movements across continents. 

A huge thank you to all who warmly welcomed our students and shared their invaluable insights! @museomaxxi @archiviofrancoangeli @archivio_elisabettacatalano @iccdfotografie @zerynthia_contemporaryart

 Swipe through for highlights from their journey. ➡️ 📸. More to come.

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  • It's our last information session for prospective students until the fall this coming Tuesday at 6pm ET (March 25) at Pratt Manhattan Center or on Zoom. To join, please RSVP via the link in our bio.
  • With the spring upon us, take some time to get outside and enjoy the sunlight and water. The piers in Hudson River Park are the perfect place. Brought to you by the @prattischool Wellness Committee.
  • Visit @aamersofficial and @americanlibraryassociation for ways to respond to the gutting of @us_imls, the federal agency in charge of providing funding to libraries, archives and museums.  The @us_imls has provided fellowships/scholarships to dozens of @prattischool students over the last 20 years.
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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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.
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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We are pleased to be offering a number of new special topics courses this summer and fall '25 semesters - checkout the flyers here! Graduate registrations begins April 7th! Link in our bio for full-size versions.
We are pleased to be offering a number of new special topics courses this summer and fall '25 semesters - checkout the flyers here! Graduate registrations begins April 7th! Link in our bio for full-size versions.
We are pleased to be offering a number of new special topics courses this summer and fall '25 semesters - checkout the flyers here! Graduate registrations begins April 7th! Link in our bio for full-size versions.
We are pleased to be offering a number of new special topics courses this summer and fall '25 semesters - checkout the flyers here! Graduate registrations begins April 7th! Link in our bio for full-size versions.
We are pleased to be offering a number of new special topics courses this summer and fall '25 semesters - checkout the flyers here! Graduate registrations begins April 7th! Link in our bio for full-size versions.
We are pleased to be offering a number of new special topics courses this summer and fall '25 semesters - checkout the flyers here! Graduate registrations begins April 7th! Link in our bio for full-size versions.
We are pleased to be offering a number of new special topics courses this summer and fall '25 semesters - checkout the flyers here! Graduate registrations begins April 7th! Link in our bio for full-size versions.
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More snapshots from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York course! #ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
More snapshots from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York course! #ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
More snapshots from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York course! #ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
More snapshots from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York course! #ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
More snapshots from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York course! #ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
More snapshots from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York course! #ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
More snapshots from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York course! #ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
More snapshots from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York course! #ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
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Just back from Rome! 🇮🇹✨ Students from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York, led by professor @cristinapattuelli, spent a week exploring art archives—from contemporary museums to family-run foundations. They gained international perspectives on preserving artists' legacies while examining original materials, artwork, and the creative networks that shaped artistic movements across continents. 

A huge thank you to all who warmly welcomed our students and shared their invaluable insights! @museomaxxi @archiviofrancoangeli @archivio_elisabettacatalano @iccdfotografie @zerynthia_contemporaryart

 Swipe through for highlights from their journey. ➡️ 📸. More to come.

#ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
Just back from Rome! 🇮🇹✨ Students from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York, led by professor @cristinapattuelli, spent a week exploring art archives—from contemporary museums to family-run foundations. They gained international perspectives on preserving artists' legacies while examining original materials, artwork, and the creative networks that shaped artistic movements across continents. 

A huge thank you to all who warmly welcomed our students and shared their invaluable insights! @museomaxxi @archiviofrancoangeli @archivio_elisabettacatalano @iccdfotografie @zerynthia_contemporaryart

 Swipe through for highlights from their journey. ➡️ 📸. More to come.

#ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
Just back from Rome! 🇮🇹✨ Students from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York, led by professor @cristinapattuelli, spent a week exploring art archives—from contemporary museums to family-run foundations. They gained international perspectives on preserving artists' legacies while examining original materials, artwork, and the creative networks that shaped artistic movements across continents. 

A huge thank you to all who warmly welcomed our students and shared their invaluable insights! @museomaxxi @archiviofrancoangeli @archivio_elisabettacatalano @iccdfotografie @zerynthia_contemporaryart

 Swipe through for highlights from their journey. ➡️ 📸. More to come.

#ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
Just back from Rome! 🇮🇹✨ Students from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York, led by professor @cristinapattuelli, spent a week exploring art archives—from contemporary museums to family-run foundations. They gained international perspectives on preserving artists' legacies while examining original materials, artwork, and the creative networks that shaped artistic movements across continents. 

A huge thank you to all who warmly welcomed our students and shared their invaluable insights! @museomaxxi @archiviofrancoangeli @archivio_elisabettacatalano @iccdfotografie @zerynthia_contemporaryart

 Swipe through for highlights from their journey. ➡️ 📸. More to come.

#ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
Just back from Rome! 🇮🇹✨ Students from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York, led by professor @cristinapattuelli, spent a week exploring art archives—from contemporary museums to family-run foundations. They gained international perspectives on preserving artists' legacies while examining original materials, artwork, and the creative networks that shaped artistic movements across continents. 

A huge thank you to all who warmly welcomed our students and shared their invaluable insights! @museomaxxi @archiviofrancoangeli @archivio_elisabettacatalano @iccdfotografie @zerynthia_contemporaryart

 Swipe through for highlights from their journey. ➡️ 📸. More to come.

#ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
Just back from Rome! 🇮🇹✨ Students from @prattischool’s Artists’ Archives: Rome/New York, led by professor @cristinapattuelli, spent a week exploring art archives—from contemporary museums to family-run foundations. They gained international perspectives on preserving artists' legacies while examining original materials, artwork, and the creative networks that shaped artistic movements across continents. A huge thank you to all who warmly welcomed our students and shared their invaluable insights! @museomaxxi @archiviofrancoangeli @archivio_elisabettacatalano @iccdfotografie @zerynthia_contemporaryart Swipe through for highlights from their journey. ➡️ 📸. More to come. #ArtistsArchives #RomeNewYork #ArtPreservation #PrattiSchoolinRome #PrattInstitute
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It's our last information session for prospective students until the fall this coming Tuesday at 6pm ET (March 25) at Pratt Manhattan Center or on Zoom. To join, please RSVP via the link in our bio.
It's our last information session for prospective students until the fall this coming Tuesday at 6pm ET (March 25) at Pratt Manhattan Center or on Zoom. To join, please RSVP via the link in our bio.
It's our last information session for prospective students until the fall this coming Tuesday at 6pm ET (March 25) at Pratt Manhattan Center or on Zoom. To join, please RSVP via the link in our bio.
It's our last information session for prospective students until the fall this coming Tuesday at 6pm ET (March 25) at Pratt Manhattan Center or on Zoom. To join, please RSVP via the link in our bio.
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With the spring upon us, take some time to get outside and enjoy the sunlight and water. The piers in Hudson River Park are the perfect place. Brought to you by the @prattischool Wellness Committee.
With the spring upon us, take some time to get outside and enjoy the sunlight and water. The piers in Hudson River Park are the perfect place. Brought to you by the @prattischool Wellness Committee.
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Visit @aamersofficial and @americanlibraryassociation for ways to respond to the gutting of @us_imls, the federal agency in charge of providing funding to libraries, archives and museums.  The @us_imls has provided fellowships/scholarships to dozens of @prattischool students over the last 20 years.
Visit @aamersofficial and @americanlibraryassociation for ways to respond to the gutting of @us_imls, the federal agency in charge of providing funding to libraries, archives and museums.  The @us_imls has provided fellowships/scholarships to dozens of @prattischool students over the last 20 years.
Visit @aamersofficial and @americanlibraryassociation for ways to respond to the gutting of @us_imls, the federal agency in charge of providing funding to libraries, archives and museums. The @us_imls has provided fellowships/scholarships to dozens of @prattischool students over the last 20 years.
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