SUNY Old Westbury to offer new graduate degrees

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The State University of New York at Old Westbury will offer three new graduate degrees beginning the fall of 2019.

This includes the university’s first online masters degree, which is in accounting. Additional new degrees include a masters in data analytics and a masters of science in students with disabilities.

With the new additions, the school now has 21 graduate programs, officials said.

“The growing need in each of these areas for highly trained professionals has driven our decision to develop these programs,” Calvin O. Butts, III, president of SUNY Old Westbury, said in a statement.

“Now even more students who want to advance in their careers, or perhaps start new ones, can take advantage of our affordable SUNY tuition, excellent instruction, and – for those in the accounting field – the convenience of online study,” he said.

The accounting program is available in two separate tracks: one for those with undergraduate degrees, and one for those without. The track for accounting majors can be completed online in two years.

“This latest offering makes it possible for the busy professionals of today to have access to our excellent faculty and their course offerings,” Raj Devasagayam, dean of the School of Business, said in a statement.

The masters in data analytics brings together a data science-based curriculum with preparation in industry-relevant skill sets. The program covers data management, statistics, pattern recognition, artificial intelligence, project management and machine learning.

“The ‘big data’ movement has accelerated the need for skilled analysts and data science professionals in an array of fields, including health care, finance, and informatics,” Barbara Hillery, dean of the School of Arts and Sciences, said in a statement.

The masters of science in students with disabilities in grades 1 through 6 combines theory and practice, and meets all relevant New York State Education Department professional certification requirements, including Common Core Learning Standards, and all certification workshops.

The program “was designed to meet the changing needs of this highly specialized discipline by combining the School’s collective experience with the latest information and research related to instruction in this area,” Nancy Brown, dean of the School of Education, said in a statement.