MS-DS on Coursera Program Data
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Who Are Our Students?
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76% Male Gender Identity
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24% Female Gender Identity
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35.2 Average Age
Full Time • 75.3%
Part Time • 9.5%
UnemployedÌý• 14%
Retired • <1%
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0–1 yearÌý• 64.25%
2–5 years • 26.42%
6–10 years • 5.28%
11–19 yearsÌý• 2.77%
20+ years • 1.27%
Bachelor's DegreeÌý• 70.88%
Master's Degree • 18.20%
College CourseworkÌý• 5.16%
Doctorate • 2.51%
Associate DegreeÌý• 1.80%
High School • 1.10%
Technical CertificateÌý• <1%
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Top 5 Bachelor's degrees held
Computer Science
Economics
Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
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Top Industries of Employment (Current Students)
Professional / scientific /Ìýtechnical
Information
Finance or insurance
Health care or social assistance
Educational services
Manufacturing
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Top 5 Employers (Current Students)
Amazon
Google
Microsoft
Lockheed Martin
Salesforce
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Top 5 Job Titles (Current Students)
Data Analyst
Data Scientist
Software Engineer
Data Engineer
Business Analyst
Where our Students Enroll From
Program Student Data Points
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2Ìý
Average # of courses taken per session
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2.5Ìý
Average years to degree completion
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577
Total number of graduates
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2,235
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."