Career Outcomes

Career Growth and Salary

Even at the entry-level, data analysts often command impressive salaries, sometimes as high as $125,000. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) projects job opportunities for many types of data analysts to increase by at least 19% from 2016 to 2026.

According to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics (2021), the job outlook for data scientists and those in related fields is projected to increase by 15 percent between 2019 and 2029—a growth rate that is much faster than the average growth rate of four percent for all other occupations.

According to Glassdoor (2021), data scientists have a median base salary of $113,736 per year, one of the highest in the nation. Machine learning engineers have a median salary of $104,837. These salaries are for all individuals—most being master’s degrees prepared. Those with an undergraduate degree are likely to enter this market boom and have a successful career growth.

Skills Recommended to Succeed

• Data analysis 
• Computer science 
• Critical thinking 
• Data interpretation and visualization 
• Statistics 
• Communication 

Given data scientists are directly involved in solving business problems, they get to interact with the “who’s who” in the company they work for. In industry, data scientists often work together with C-level professionals, requiring strong communication, teamwork and presentation skills.  Our coursework and curriculum focuses on innovation and new knowledge (“where there is data you are involved”) and leads to a mindset of lifelong learning that encourages the culture of learning. 

Graduates of the Data Science program will have career options that range from Data Analyst to Academic positions in any organization. This program will also allow graduates to seek job market entry into the desired domain and kick start their career.

Graduates will be equipped with the skills and knowledge acquired, and have a wide range of potential career paths: