M.Sc. in Computer Science 

at Bhaskar Waman Thakur College of Science, Yashvant Keshav Patil College of Commerce, Vidya Dayanand Patil College of Arts, Thane

Both are popular job roles, as per the World Economic Forum report. The key differences between the two are as follows:

• The Data Analyst collects relevant data from various sources to filter and analyze it. The data scientist gathers sizable amounts of structured and unstructured data while performing data mining.
• Education: To become a data analyst, you can apply with a Bachelor's degree in math, Statistics or a related field. Data scientists typically pursue a master's Diploma or degree in data Science.
• Salary: The salary of a data scientist is usually higher than that of a data analyst. According to global estimates, a data scientist can earn around $100,000 per year, whereas a data analyst can earn around $70,000.

Based on your skills and relevant experience in the industry, as an MSc IT postgraduate, you can become a Machine Learning Architect, IoT Solutions Architect, Cloud Engineer, Data Scientist, or Big Data Engineer. These are some of the top-paying job profiles nowadays in the IT sector, offering an average salary package of INR 15 LPA in India.

The flagship courses offered at Bhaskar Waman Thakur College of Science, Yashvant Keshav Patil College of Commerce, Vidya Dayanand Patil College of Arts are M.Sc, Certificate, M.A, M.Com, B.A, B.Com, B.Sc. The Institute has experienced faculty offering the best education to students. On the basis of Shiksha verified reviews, Bhaskar Waman Thakur College of Science, Yashvant Keshav Patil College of Commerce, Vidya Dayanand Patil College of Arts has a rating of 3.62 by students. The college's Campus Life, Placements, Faculty, and Infrastructure have been rated as 3.56, 3.27, 3.81 and 3.66 respectively.

Career paths in the IT industry can be broadly classified into the two main fields of hardware and software.

Under hardware, you have manufacturing, maintenance, research and development, and management.

Under software, you have manufacturing, development, programming, software testing, and maintenance and support. Among related areas are computer operations, database administration, sales/marketing, and data-centre management.

 Jobs directly related to your degree include:

Actuarial analyst, Application analyst, Business analyst, Data analyst, Database administrator, Information systems manager, IT consultant, IT technical support officer, Multimedia programmer, Network engineer, Systems analyst, Systems developer, UX analyst.

Also, many IT professionals working in Indian companies get a chance to work at customers work sites abroad, and this gives them exposure to international working conditions and work culture.

After completing an M.Sc. in computer science, several career opportunities are available to the students who pass out. Profiles in different areas are available based on the specialisation chosen. Some of the joint career opportunities after the course are listed as follows:

Business Manager Development	Data Scientist
Software Quality Analyst	Software Developer
Software Engineer	Software Validation Engineer
Software Test Engineer	Software Configuration Manager
Technical Support Engineer	Hardware Design Engineer
IT Security Specialist	IT Auditor

Note: The information is sourced from external sites and may vary. 

Salaries can vary depending on your experience and skill set. Also, they continue to grow with time as you gain more industrial knowledge and master some of the relevant skills required to survive in this industry. The highest Package offered to the candidates is estimated to be around INR 88 LPA. Salaries may also vary depending on whether you are working in India or Abroad.

Deloitte, Accenture, Wipro, Cognizant, Infosys, Capgemini, Coforge, Google, Microsoft etc. are some of the widely known recruiters in the field of IT. These companies offer the candidates a chance to learn from the practical world and work under experienced professionals which helps them learn the relevant skills and market trends necessary to survive in this field. Candidates are offered lucrative salaries and incentives to help them lead a stable life and make high incomes.