Our Students: Career and Placement Information

*Please note that the data aggregated and presented below are self-reported.
MS Internship Industry Placement
Below are the top industries our MS in Data Science students have interned at during the last few years.
Industry Placement

■ Technology: 32.97% | Example Companies: Quora, Microsoft, Google
■ Financial: 29.67% | Example Companies: Citadel, Prudential, Jefferies Group LLC
■ Media: 7.69% | Example Companies: Sony Music Entertainment, WarnerMedia, NBCUniversal
■ Consumer Goods: 5.49% | Example Companies: P&G, Newell Brands, Chewy
■ Other: 24.18% | Example Companies: PwC, Rockstar Games, Driveline Baseball
Industry 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
Industry 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
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.
PhD Internship Industry Placement

■ Technology: 71.43% | Example Companies: Adobe, Amazon, Google NVIDIA
■ BioTech & Health: 14.29% | Example Companies: Talkspace, Insitro
■ Research: 14.29% | Example Companies: Cold Spring Harbor Library, Microsoft Research
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.
Alumni Industry Placement
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
Alumni Industry Placement
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
Alumni Industry Placement
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
Alumni Industry Placement
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.
$110,000 – $125,000