MS-DS on Coursera Program Data
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Who Are Our Students?
76% Male Gender Identity
24% Female Gender Identity
35.2 Average Age
Full Time • 84%
Part Time • 1%
Unemployed • 14%
0–1 year • 61.67%
2–5 years • 24.47%
6–10 years • 4.90%
11–19 years • 2.70%
20+ years • 1.37%
Bachelor's Degree • 69%
Master's Degree • 17%
Ph.D. • <1%
Associates Degree • <1%
Technical Certificate • <1%
Some College • <1%
High School • <1%
Top 5 Bachelor's degrees held
Computer Science
Economics
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Biology
Top Industries of Employment (Current Students)
Professional / scientific / technical
Information
Finance or insurance
Health care or social assistance
Educational services
Manufacturing
Top 5 Employers (Current Students)
Amazon
Microsoft
Lockheed Martin
Salesforce
Google
Top 5 Job Titles (Current Students)
Software Engineer
Data Scientist
Data Analyst
Data Engineer
Software Developer
Where our Students Enroll From
Program Student Data Points
2
Average # of courses taken per session
2.5
Average years to degree completion
137
Total number of graduates
1,348
Total Admits
What Our Students Are Saying
"It was important to me to find a program in a situation for me where it was flexible enough so I could take on more or scale back. That led me to online learning"
"The computer science pathway gave me lots of skills and knowledge"
"Even people from non-science backgrounds can undertake this program."