MS-DS on Coursera Program Data
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Who are our Students?
73% Male Gender Identity
27% Female Gender Identity
35 Average Age
Employed Full Time • 75.3%
Employed Part Time • 9.5%
Students • 14.6%
Retired • 0.6%
0 to 1 Years • 64.25%
2 to 5 Years • 26.42%
6 to 10 Years • 5.28%
11 to 19 Years • 2.77%
20+ Years • 1.27%
Bachelor's • 70.88%
Master's • 18.20%
College Coursework • 5.16%
Doctorate • 2.51%
Associate • 1.80%
High School • 1.10%
Tech Certifications • 0.35%
Current Students' Data
Top 5 Prior Bachelor's Majors
Computer Science
Economics/Mathematics
Mechanical Engineering
Physics
Psychology
Top Industries of Employment
Professional, scientific or technical
Information
FinTech
Healthcare
Education and Research
Notable Employers
Amazon
Google
Microsoft
Salesforce
Lockheed Martin
Top 5 Job Roles
Data Analyst
Data Scientist
Software Engineer
Data Engineer
Business Analyst
Where our Students Enroll From
Program Student Data Points
2
Average Courses taken per Session
2.5
Average Years to Degree Completion
616
Total number of Graduates
2324
Total Admits
Program Features
30+ Courses Offered
20+ Electives (including outside electives)
100% CU Boulder Affiliated Faculty
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."