The university, which with 74, 000 students currently tops Ohio State in their perennial jockeying for the largest university in the country, is starting a data scientist program, a master of science in business analytics (MS-BA) program in the fall.

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Ms. Burns earned a Bachelor of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Polytechnic Institute of NYU and a Master of Science degree in mechanical engineering from Columbia University.

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