Data Visualization Minor

Get the in-demand skill set of data visualization

In an increasingly data-driven world, it is critical to communicate complex information to a wide and diverse audience in legible and accessible ways untouched by bias.

With a minor in data visualization, you will:

Acquire an array of technical skills needed for popular programming languages and industry-standard software applications and platforms
Become adapt at the use of data storytelling in order to solve problems at any scale—from major global efforts to individual concerns
Examine the ethical considerations of how we communicate data, trends, and interpretations

Student working on computer in background, next to a computer display with a graph, data. In front is a woman with a hajab. Business computer lab at Hamline University.

Explore data visualization minor courses

Data visualization minor

Learn to generate data visualizations using a broad array of software applications and programming languages, while exploring the ethical considerations.

Get course info

Explore career paths

Our innovative courses and one-on-one mentoring by faculty will give you the tools to succeed in a variety of jobs, such as:

Data scientist
Analyst (data, product, marketing, public health, social media, environmental)
Data engineer
UX/UI designer
Communications manager/director
Database specialist
Data journalist
Data translator
Business intelligence and communications
Data science and machine learning
Information technology
Financial analysis and investing
Public health and epidemiology
User experience design
Data journalism and reporting
Institutional research

Data visualization minor faculty

The data visualization minor is an interdisciplinary minor, which means that courses are taught by faculty across a number of departments. You’ll learn about other fields of study and work with faculty outside of your major, including faculty in the following areas:

Applied mathematics faculty

Business analytics and economics faculty

Computational data science faculty

Digital and studio art faculty

Add a data visualization minor to any major

A data visualization minor complements many of the majors that we offer here at Hamline. Explore the examples below of majors that could benefit from the knowledge and skills that you would gain through the minor.

Hamline University Economic Major students

Economics major + data visualization minor

With a minor in data visualization, you will have the ability to clearly articulate KPIs (key performance indicators) such as sales revenue, monthly recurring revenue, and net promoter score.

Explore Economics Major

English and Communications Studies student and professor in library

English and communication studies major + data visualization minor

An English and communication studies degree paired with a minor in data visualization will enable you to visually communicate data that complements the content that you’ve written.

Explore English and Communication Studies Major