Student Career Placement & Professional Development

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.


Median MS Salary
$120,000

2022-2023 Graduate Salary Range:
$53,000 – $210,000

Median Undergraduate Salary
$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

MS Placement After-Grad 22-23

■ 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.


2020-2021 MS Alumni placement statstics

■ 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.


2019-2020 MS Alumni placement statistics

■ 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.


2018-2019 MS Alumni placement statistics

■ 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.


Overall, PhD placement details after graduation

■ 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

2022-2023 Undergrad Placement Stats

■ 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
2021-2022 Undergrad Placement Stats

■ 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
After Graduation Undergraduate Placement Stats 2020-2021

■ Media: 20%

■ Supply Chain: 20%

■ Technology: 20%

■ Graduate School: 40%


Companies by Sector
  • Media
  • Supply Chain
  • Technology
  • Graduate School
Example of Titles
  • News Apps Intern
  • Data Scientist
  • Software Engineer
Internships by Sector
  • Finance
  • Technology
  • Telecom

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
MS Internship 2022-2023 placement stats

■ 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
placement 2021-2022

■ 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
2020-2021 MS Internship placement statistics

■ 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
2019-2020 MS Internship placement stats

■ 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
2018-2019 MS internship placement statistics

■ 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.

PhD internship placement stats

■ 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
2022-2023 Undergraduate Internship stats

■ 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
Undergraduate internship placement stats 2021-2022

■ 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

Internship Placement
Undergraduate internship placement stats 2020-2021

■ Finance: 25% | Example Companies: Klarity

■ Technology: 50% | Example Companies: Elucidate.ai, Incedo

■ Telecommunnications: 25% | Example Companies: SK Holdings