Employment Statistics

Data scientist is one of the top three fastest growing jobs, according to LinkedIn’s 2020 Emerging Jobs Report. To reinforce the projected job growth, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that the demand for data science skills will drive a 27.9 percent rise in employment in the field through 2026. 

By working with experts in diverse domains, applying data science to real-world issues, and learning both the practical application of data science and the principles behind it, our students are poised to become leaders and pioneers in the field.Alumni First Destination Map of USA, Employment 2015-2022

B.S. in Data Science

The B.S. in Data Science is a new program and does not have any employment statistics at this time.

M.S. in Data Science, Residential

From machine learning engineering in San Francisco to data analysis in Washington, D.C., our M.S. in Data Science graduates build on the foundational academic and experiential education to further their careers in the fields of business, culture, medicine, politics, and more.  

2022 MSDS Residential Employment Statistics

2021 MSDS Residential Employment Statistics

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Sample Job Titles

  • AI/Autonomy Engineer
  • Business Analyst
  • Business Intelligence Analyst
  • Consultant
  • Corporate Rotational Analyst
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Engineer
  • Data Journalist
  • Data Science Associate
  • Data Scientist
  • Deployment Strategist
  • Director of Data Science
  • Engagement Manager
  • Financial Engineering
  • Machine Learning Consultant
  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Modeling & Simulation Specialist
  • Management Analyst
  • Product Data Analyst
  • Research Associate/Analyst
  • Research Data Engineer
  • Senior Associate Data Scientist
  • Senior Statistician
  • Software Engineer
  • Systems Engineer

Sample Hiring Companies

  • Accenture
  • Alright Solutions
  • Amazon
  • American Express
  • Apple
  • APT 
  • Argus
  • Azimuth1
  • Bain & Company
  • Beth Israel Deconess Medical Center
  • Bluestone Analytics
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • CACI International
  • Capital One
  • CCRi
  • Center for Naval Analyses
  • Chewy
  • Cisco
  • Cognizant
  • ComScore
  • Deloitte
  • Department of Defense
  • Detroit Lions
  • EY
  • Facebook
  • FanDuel Group
  • Fannie Mae
  • Federal Reserve Board
  • Finch Computing
  • GDIT
  • Global Risk Intelligence
  • Green Bay Packers
  • Hamilton Beach Brands, Inc.
  • Health IQ
  • Hilton
  • Human Geo
  • IBM
  • Kaleo
  • Kennedy & Company Education Strategies
  • Kimley Horn
  • KPMG
  • Los Angeles Chargers
  • LMI
  • Luck Companies
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
  • Merkle
  • Metis Machine
  • Minnesota Twins
  • MITRE
  • Morgan Stanley
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Neuron23
  • Nielsen
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Notch
  • Opex Analytics
  • Oracle
  • Palantir
  • Procter & Gamble
  • PwC
  • RedHat
  • Riskspan
  • RS Energy
  • S&P Global Market Intelligence
  • Springbok
  • Synchronoss Technologies, Inc.
  • Tempo Music
  • Thomson Reuters
  • TwinThread
  • Trinity Life Sciences
  • United Network for Organ Sharing
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • U.S. Bank
  • Vanguard
  • Verisk Analytics
  • Viacom
  • Washington Post
  • Wells Fargo
  • West Creek Financial
  • Yale School of Medicine

M.S. in Data Science, Online

Many of the M.S. in Data Science, Online students pursue the part-time program while fully employed. They complete the program across five terms, or 20 months. The graduating cohorts in 2022 reported strong employment statistics, including more than half transitioning or pivoting into a new career.

2022 MSDS Online Employment Statistics

2021 MSDS Online Employment Statistics

Sample Job Descriptions

  • Advanced Analytics Product Manager
  • Assistant Professor
  • Associate Data Scientist
  • Biomedical Data Scientist
  • Biomedical Engineer
  • Branch Chief, Program Analysis & Evaluation
  • Business Intelligence Manager
  • Business System Analyst
  • Catastrophic Risk Modeler
  • Consultant
  • Cost and Value Engineer
  • Data Analyst
  • Data Engineer
  • Data Insight Analyst
  • Data Scientist
  • Data Systems Programmer II
  • Deputy CFO
  • Director of Analytics
  • Director of Business Intelligence
  • EVP
  • Financial Engineer
  • Head of American Football Analysis
  • Healthcare Data Analyst
  • Investment Portfolio Manager
  • Junior Data Scientist
  • Lab Technician
  • Lead Data Scientist
  • Machine Learning Engineer
  • Management Consultant
  • Metallurgical Engineer
  • Nuclear Engineer
  • Operations Research Analyst
  • Product Data Analyst
  • Security Analyst
  • Senior Data Analyst
  • Senior Data Engineer
  • Senior Data Scientist
  • Senior Manager, Data Science
  • Senior Research Associate
  • Senior Quantitative Analytics and Model Analyst
  • Senior Software Engineer
  • Software Developer
  • Software Engineer
  • STEM Scientist
  • System Architect
  • Vice President
  • Web Application

Sample Hiring Companies

  • Accenture
  • APT
  • Argus
  • Arimo
  • Aquatic Capital Management
  • Atlas
  • Bain & Company
  • Bank of America
  • Beth Isreal Deconess Medical Center
  • Black Hills Information Security
  • Booz Allen Hamilton
  • Boyd Caton Group
  • Bridgetree
  • CACI International
  • Carecentric
  • Carmax
  • Capital One
  • CCRi
  • Central Intelligence Agency
  • Chewy
  • Comscore
  • Crutchfield
  • Deloitte
  • Department of Defense
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Enverus
  • EY
  • EY Data & Analytics Group
  • FanDuel
  • Fannie Mae
  • Federal Reserve Board
  • Global Risk Intelligence
  • Green Bay Packers
  • Health IQ
  • HumanGeo
  • IBM
  • Ignite Digital Services
  • Insight Global
  • ITG
  • Kaléo
  • KPMG
  • KPMG Lighthouse
  • LMI
  • Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Luck Companies
  • ManTech
  • Mars
  • McKinsey & Company
  • Meetup
  • Merkle
  • MITRE
  • Morgan Lewis
  • Morgan Stanley
  • National Institutes of Health
  • Navy Federal Credit Union
  • Naval Supply Systems Command
  • Naval Surface Warfare Center
  • Nielsen
  • Nor1 (Oracle)
  • Norfolk Southern Corp.
  • Northrop Grumman
  • Notch (Capital One)
  • NYU Langone Reproductive Specialists of New York
  • Opex Analytics (Llamasoft)
  • Oracle
  • Otter.ai
  • Palantir
  • Procter & Gamble
  • PwC
  • Radius
  • Red Hat
  • Relevantz
  • RiskSpan
  • Riviera Partners
  • S&P Global Market Intelligence
  • Sacramento Kings
  • Sila
  • Skafos
  • Spectrum
  • Springbok Analytics
  • StatsBomb
  • Summitworks
  • Swiss Re Group
  • Teqqa
  • Thomson Reuters
  • Tranzlogic
  • U.S. Bank
  • University of Virginia Health System
  • University of Virginia, Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy
  • USA Today
  • VDOT
  • Verisk
  • Viacom
  • Wells Fargo
  • Workday
  • Zipline

Ph.D. in Data Science

The Ph.D. in Data Science at the University of Virginia launched in 2022 and there currently is no employment data for doctoral graduates. The program is designed to open career paths in academic, industry, or government.