Tryna become a data scientist- worth?

[El Rizzidente]

Currently enrolled in a masters in data science, which admittedly is a piece of shit curriculum (all remote learning, course material seems wholly recycled from year's past)

i'm think of transferring to another uni to obtain this MSDS, but perhaps somebody with expertise in this field can give me insight as to whether it's a worthy a pursuit at all (given factors like the high tuition cost, tech job market, AI taking away jobs, etc.)

appreciate any feedback 

[Staples]

Data science is a great field. So many job paths to pursue.

Up to you whether you need to change university.

You need to be able to teach yourself and come up with new solutions on your own, don't expect university to prepare you for your whole career. Maybe stick with this course and teach yourself the good stuff in your own time.

I hope you don't write your resume and emails like you wrote this post.

[PsychedelicEagle]

I did a masters by research in data science and machine learning back in 2018, after working for a couple years with web development. After I graduated, I joined a big company as a data scientist, and then I transitioned to become a machine learning engineer within a couple more years. Currently, I have a well paying job that I quite enjoy. Plus, the statistical knowledge you gain is beneficial for your own reasoning and understanding  of scientific research (especially becoming aware of its limitations).

I think what's most important for your own development is to learn and practice by yourself, ultimately developing the rare skills that the market will value, paraphrasing "So Good They Can't Ignore You" from Cal Newport (the deliberate practice concept is crucial - approach your career like a professional athlete approaches their training).

Data science is a very complex field and even after years studying it you may go tackle a real-life problem and commit silly mistakes. Due to this complexity, it's not uncommon to see beginners exhibit the Dunning-Kruger effect (I've come across some people like this in my career, some of which were difficult to deal with), thinking they knew everything while in reality they were committing crucial mistakes in their modeling.

As far as how AI will affect the job market, I don't have big insights or opinions to share. What I would say is, if you're interested in the field, having the knowledge of how to create existing models won't hurt you get jobs in the future, even if your future job will not be as a data science as we know today.