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MS in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence
Drive innovation by unlocking the value of data with this 12-month graduate program located at our campus in downtown San Francisco. The Data Science and Artificial Intelligence program features courses in machine learning, data acquisition, statistical modeling, distributed computing, AI engineering, deep learning, and generative AI.
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$150,000
Median base salary for offers in California
Source: USF Graduating Student Survey 2025
- Nine Month Practicum (Internship) — Guaranteed placements provide nine months of work experience with a data science team in one of our partner companies. Projects are carefully curated and mentored by our faculty and industry experts.
- Job Placement — Over 90% of all graduates have received an offer of employment within six months of graduation at companies such as Google, Amazon, Pinterest, Meta, Reddit, Apple, and BlackRock.
- Our Faculty — They are teacher-scholars and practitioners, using their industry knowledge to bring the latest trends to their classes.
- Optional Concentration in Data Engineering — Want to build autonomous data pipelines or work on data infrastructure? With the additional coursework in Data Stream Processing, Data Lake, and Data Architecture you can add these skills to your toolkit in just one additional summer module (13.5 months total).
Salary figures are based on verified, self-reported data collected every year from graduate employment surveys. Compensation will vary based on geographic location. Not all graduates reported salary information.