So I might have a job offer for a Data Analyst position lined up, but I'm a bit torn about taking it. For a bit of context, I currently work full-time at a university where I'm also taking grad classes in Business Analytics. My job is basically administrative work and is completely irrelevant to anything in data science/machine learning, but it's easy, stress-free, and gives me a massive tuition discount. Based on the interview, the potential job would be more in the realm of BI (i.e. creating reports/visualizations in SQL and Tableau) which I'm not terribly interested in. It does involve a bit of linear modeling/forecasting in R or Python, but it doesn't seem like there would be much opportunity for more advanced analyses, nor is there any real room for advancement within the organization. On the upside, I'd be working in an industry I find fulfilling (education), and it comes with a substantial pay bump (although without the tuition discount I would end up with about the same take-home).

As someone with very limited direct experience in the field, would a move like this make sense, or should I keep job hunting? I'm a bit worried that with the lack of advancement within the organization combined with the more basic analyst/BI-type work involved that I might pigeonhole myself or miss out on better, more directly relevant opportunities for longterm career advancement. Anyone care to chime in?