UMSI's Master of Science in Information (MSI) is a professional, interdisciplinary degree that prepares students for a range of information-related careers. The residential program's curricular strengths are in digital archives and library science, human computer interaction (HCI) and user experience (UX), and data science and analytics, but the program is flexible and allows students to customize their coursework to have other focuses as well. Several things contribute to our high-caliber program: an emphasis on practical, experiential learning, courses taught by renowned faculty, professional curricular advising toward exciting careers, access to courses and dual degrees at 96 highly ranked University of Michigan programs, a culture that fosters social impact, and an environment consistently rated one of America's most livable cities.<br><br>Data is everywhere and growing. Organizations are eager to hire professionals who know how to manage, process and analyze large amounts of quantitative information. MSI students who focus on data science, data analytics and/or computational social science learn a range of advanced computational skills along with the means to apply those skills toward understanding complex phenomena.