Our Students: Career and Placement Information
*Please note that the data aggregated and presented below are self-reported.
After Graduation Placement
Below is information on where our graduate alumni have worked or studied after graduating from the Center for Data Science.
*Please note that the following data presented is an aggregate of responses from CDS’ graduate exit survey.
$120,000
2022-2023 Graduate Salary Range:
$53,000 – $210,000
$100,000
2022-2023 Undergraduate Salary Range:
$60,000 – $110,000
66.67% reported having a full-time job at the time of graduation.
3.70% continued their education

■ Technology: 30%
■ Financial: 16.67%
■ Media & Entertainment; Health: 10%
■ Academia: 6.67%
■ Biotech & Health: 3.33%
■ Other: 33.33%
Example Companies
- Adobe
- NASA
- Paypal
- Major League Soccer
Example Job Titles
- Data Scientist
- Senior Machine Learning Engineer
- Scientific Programmer
- Data Analyst
- Machine Learning Engineer
Academia
- 2 students went on to a PhD program at the following institutions:
- University of Florida
- University of Edinburgh
74.58% REPORTED HAVING A FULL-TIME JOB AT THE TIME OF GRADUATION.

■ Technology: 56.82%
■ Financial: 17.05%
■ BioTech & Health: 6.82%
■ Other: 19.32%
Example Companies
- Spotify
- Meta
- NBCUniversal
- Walmart
Example Job Titles
- Data Scientist
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Applied Scientist
Academia
1 student went on to a PhD program at the following institution:
- University of Minnesota Twin Cities
70.18% HAD A FULL-TIME JOB AT THE TIME OF GRADUATION.
7.02% CONTINUED THEIR EDUCATION.

■ Technology: 51.61%
■ Financial: 22.58%
■ BioTech & Health: 6.45%
Example Companies
- Litre
- Didi Lab USA
- American Express
- Qualtrics XM
Example Job Titles
- Data Scientist
- Business Intelligence Engineer
- AI & Machine Learning Associate
Academia
4 students went on to PhD programs at the following institutions:
- Hong Kong University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Arizona University
- Technische Universitae Darmstadt
64.81% HAD A FULL-TIME JOB AT THE TIME OF GRADUATION.
7.41% CONTINUED THEIR EDUCATION.

■ Technology: 59.26%
■ Financial: 11.11%
■ Real Estate: 7.41%
Example Companies
- IBM
- Los Angeles Dodgers
- Lyft
- Zillow
Example Job Titles
- Data Scientist
- Machine Learning Engineer
Academia
4 students went on to PhD programs at the following institutions:
- New York University
- University of Washington
- John Hopkins University
76.47% HAD A FULL-TIME JOB AT THE TIME OF GRADUATION.
7.02% CONTINUED THEIR EDUCATION.

■ Technology: 52.38%
■ Financial: 28.57%
Example Companies
- Apple
- Amazon
- JP Morgan Chase
- Oracle
Example Job Titles
- Data Scientist
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Research Engineer
Academia
2 students went on to pursue the PhD in Data Science at CDS.
76.47% HAD A FULL-TIME JOB AT THE TIME OF GRADUATION.
7.02% CONTINUED THEIR EDUCATION.

■ Academia: 35.71%
■ Biotechnology: 14.29%
■ Entrepreneurship: 7.14%
■ Finance: 14.29%
■ Pharmaceutical: 7.14%
■ Technology: 21.43%
Example Companies / Institutions
- NYU Langone
- Stanford University
- Genentech
- Merck
- Meta
Example Job Titles
- Postdoctoral Researcher
- Assistant Professor
- Founder/CEO
- AI Research Engineer
- Applied Scientist

■ Academia: 1.63%
■ Energy: 0.81%
■ Finance: 4.88%
■ Government: 0.81%
■ Healthcare: 3.25%
■ Hospitality: 1.63%
■ Manufacturing: 0.81%
■ Media: 0.81%
■ Technology: 2.44%
■ Graduate School 13.82%
Companies by Sector
- Academia
- Energy
- Finance
- Government
- Healthcare
- Hospitality
- Manufacturing
- Media
- Technology
- Graduate School
Examples of Titles
- Analyst
- Customer Success Associate
- Data Engineer
- Data Scientist
- Software Engineer
- Systems Engineer
Internships by Sector
- Finance
- Technology
- Non-Profit
- Aerospace & Defense
- Media
- Cloud software
- E-commerce
- Fashion
- Healthcare
- Information Technology
- Market Research
- Social Media
- Telecommunications

■ Academia: 1.64%
■ Consumer Goods: 1.64%
■ Finance: 14.75%
■ Insurance: 1.64%
■ Marketing: 6.56%
■ Media: 1.64%
■ Not for Profit: 1.64%
■ Technology: 8.20%
■ Graduate School: 27.87%
Companies by Sector
- Academia
- Consumer Goods
- Finance
- Insurance
- Marketing
- Media
- Not for Profit
- Technology
- Graduate School
Examples of Titles
- Analyst (data or business)
- Consultant
- Associate Software Engineer
- Decision Scientist
- Financial Services Advisor
- Research Assistant
Internships by Sector
- Finance
- Technology
- Consumer Goods
- Media
- Aerospace
- Healthcare
- eCommerce
- Energy
- Fitness
- Government
- Marketing
- Not for Profit
MS Internship Industry Placement
Below are the top industries our MS in Data Science students have interned at during the last few years.
Internship Placement

■ Technology: 34.34% | Example Companies: Medidata, Panasonic, Hewlett Packard
■ Financial: 20.20% | Example Companies: Paypal, Citigroup, American Express
■ BioTech & Health: 7.07% | Example Companies: CVS Health/Aetna, AstraZeneca, Massachusetts General Hospital
■ Media: 6.06% | Example Companies: Spotify, NBCUniversal
■ Other: 32.33% | Example Companies: Nike, McKinsey & Co., Expedia Group
Internship Placement

■ Technology: 28.17% | Example Companies: IBM, Rendered AI, Adobe
■ Financial: 22.54% | Example Companies: 7 Chord, Fidelity, Neuberger Berman
■ Marketing: 8.45% | Example Companies: Bombora
■ Education: 7.04% | Example Companies: Coursera, University of Wisconsin Foundation
■ E-Commerce: 5.63% | Example Companies: Boxed, eBay, Fartech
Internship Placement

■ Technology: 28.17% | Example Companies: IBM, Rendered AI, Adobe
■ Financial: 22.54% | Example Companies: 7 Chord, Fidelity, Neuberger Berman
■ Marketing: 8.45% | Example Companies: Bombora
■ Education: 7.04% | Example Companies: Coursera, University of Wisconsin Foundation
■ E-Commerce: 5.63% | Example Companies: Boxed, eBay, Fartech
Internship Placement

■ Technology: 25% | Example Companies: AI Cure, Amazon, Spectrum Labs
■ Media: 19.44% | Example Companies: NBC Universal, Piano.io
■ Financial: 19.44% | Example Companies: Kepos Capital, JP Morgan, Fidelity
■ Insurance & Risk Management: 8.33% | Example Companies: Prudential, Travelers, Swiss Re
■ Marketing: 4.17% | Example Companies: Bombora
Industry Placement

■ Technology: 21.78% | Example Companies: Mongo DB, Benevolent AI, Apple
■ Media: 17.82% | Example Companies: NBC Universal, Viacom Inc., Vox Media
■ Financial: 15.84% | Example Companies: Blackrock, Capital One, Sofi
■ Travel: 7.92% | Example Companies: Rocket Miles, Expedia, Trip Advisor
■ BioTech & Health: 6.93% | Example Companies: Medical College Of Wisconsin, NYU Langone, Rubicon MD
PhD Internship Industry Placement
A majority of our PhD students continue their research during the summer semester; however, there are some that take on industry internships. Below are the industries these students have interned at since the program was launched in 2017.

■ Technology: 26.09% | Example Companies: Meta, Google, NVIDIA, Grammarly, Uber
■ BioTech & Health: 4.35% | Example Companies: Insitro, Philips Research North America
■ Research: 4.35% | Example Companies: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Brookhaven Lab
■ Talent Services: 4.35% | Example Companies: Aquent, Insight Global LLC
■ Finance: 2.17% | Example Companies: Balyasny Asset Management
■ Media: 2.17% | Example Companies: Netflix
Internship Placement

■ Finance: 30.77% | Example Companies: American Express, China Securities Co.Ltd, Goldman Sachs, Hudson River Trading, International Data Corporation, J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., KPMG, Mercer, Morningstar, RMDS Lab, South Street Securities
■ Technology: 28.21% | Example Companies: Accenture, Alibaba Group, Amazon, Crestron Electronics, Endless Frontier Labs, Feels App, GoDaddy, Lexisnexis risk solutions, Meta Platforms, Inc., Microsoft, Samsung, ThoughtWorks, TikTok (ByteDance Inc.)
■ Non-Profit: 10.26% | Example Companies: Clooney Foundation for Justice, Creative Time, International Studio and Curatorial Program, Whitney Museum of American Art
■ Aerospace & Defense: 5.13% | Example Companies: Northrop Grumman, Triple Canopy
■ Media: 5.13% | Example Companies: Rappler News, Warner Music Group
■ Cloud software: 2.56% | Example Companies: Braze Inc.
■ E-commerce: 2.56% | Example Companies: eBay
■ Fashion: 2.56% | Example Companies: ALLISON New York
■ Healthcare: 2.56% | Example Companies: Gyeongsang National University Hospital
■ Information Technology: 2.56% | Example Companies: Statista
■ Market Research: 2.56% | Example Companies: Ipsos
■ Social Media: 2.56% | Example Companies: The Scene NY
■ Telecommunications: 2.56% | Example Companies: Taiwan Mobile x NVIDIA
Internship Placement

■ Finance: 41.51% | Example Companies: AlixPartners LLP, Bain, KPMG, EY, First Light Capital Partners, Stifel, Brookstone Partners, MUCFC, Noah, Goldman Sachs, JD digit FinTech, Linden Asset Group, Meketa Investment Group, Petal Inc., Zip Co., China Merchants Securities, Deloitte, Cerberus Capital Management, Quake Capital Partners, Isomer Partners
■ Technology; Health: 26.42% | Example Companies: Kasisto, Tegger Inc, Graphen, HireBeat, Tencent, Philips, MUCFC, Alibaba Group, Accenture, X-Sell Technologies, Motorola Solutions Inc., ToYou Technology, Amazon Web Services, Gooroo
■ Consumer Goods: 5.66% | Example Companies: PepsiCo, Unilever, Intrinsic Brands
■ Media: 5.66% |
■ Aerospace: 3.77% | Example Companies: Hubble, Final Frontier Design ■ Healthcare: 5.66% | Example Companies: Zhongda Hospital, NYU Langone Health ■ eCommerce: 1.89% | Example Companies: eBay ■ Energy: 1.89% | Example Companies: PetroEd ■ Fitness: 1.89% | Example Companies: Peloton Interactive ■ Government: 1.89% | Example Companies: Institute if World Politics ■ Marketing: 1.89% | Example Companies: Epsilon ■ Nonprofit: 1.89% | Example Companies: Upward Bound