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MS in Applied Statistics for Social Science Research

Many graduates of the Applied Statistics for Social Science Research program have gone on to pursue successful careers in the field, or are currently studying as doctoral students.  All have a passion for using data to answer interesting questions.  

Here is a selection of some of our alumni placements:

  • Data Analyst, MDRC
  • Data Scientist, Bloomberg
  • Research Scientist, Amazon
  • Data Analyst, NYU Langone Health
  • Associate Research Scientist, NYU Global Public Health
  • PhD student, Harvard
  • PhD student, UC Berkeley
  • Research Associate, Guttmacher Institute
  • Data Scientist, Teachers Pay Teachers
  • PhD student, Stanford
  • Senior Data Scientist, Microsoft
  • Data Analyst, Center for Policing Equity
  • Technical Research Analyst, The Research Alliance for NYC Schools

Read ahead to learn more about several of our recent alumni:

Dorota Biedzio

Dorota Biedzio currently works as a Technical Research Analyst in the Post Secondary Education policy area at MDRC, a non-profit, nonpartisan policy research organization.

Jemar Bather

MS in Applied Statistics for Social Science Research graduate Jemar Bather is a first-year Biostatistics PhD student and a HIV/AIDS Training Grant Fellow at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

Clare Clingain

Clare Clingain works as a Research Coordinator in the Economic Recovery and Development unit at the International Rescue Committee (IRC).

Sarah Cox

Sarah Cox works on the Data Science team at Penguin Random House, where she is involved in the pricing strategy of the eBook library and matching readers to the books they’re going to love.

Chelsea Daniels

Chelsea Daniels is a 2nd year doctoral student in the Department of Sociology at NYU GSAS.

Diana Ma

Diana Ma is a Data Scientist for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kaushik Mohan

Kaushik Mohan works as a Data Scientist in the Data Clinic team at Two Sigma.

Martha Moreno

Martha Moreno currently works as a consultant in UNICEF's Programme Division. Starting a PhD degree in International Education at NYU in Fall of 2019.

Isaac Maddow-Zimet

Isaac Maddow-Zimet graduated from the Applied Statistics for Social Science Research program in 2017, and currently works as a Senior Research Associate at the Guttmacher Institute, a not-for-profit research organization whose primary focus is sexual and reproductive health.

Jing Xie

Jing Xie graduated from the Applied Statistics for Social Science Research program in 2017, and is currently working with Indellient, a consulting firm, as a Data Scientist.