UCLA’S NEW MASTER OF APPLIED STATISTICS & DATA SCIENCE PROGRAM

We are pleased to congratulate our 8th graduating class of the MASDS program! This Fall 2025, we are happy to welcome our tenth cohort to UCLA. The Master of Applied Statistics (MAS) program was created in the Fall of 2016 in response to the increasingly high demand from students seeking a master’s degree in data science and quantitative analytics. The program evolved from MAS to Master of Applied Statistics & Data Science (MASDS) in Spring 2023 to accurately reflect the program and department’s mission to develop data scientists. The MASDS program now has the highest job placement rate of any UCLA Self-Supporting Program, and is also the most exclusive (highest applicant to enrollment ratio)!

The rapidly growing reliance of businesses and government agencies on data and AI have created an increased demand for workers who can manage data and produce informative visualizations of data, and are guided by fundamental statistical principles. The UCLA MASDS Program meets this need by educating students about the state of the art in data science and AI, and providing them the tools to become industry leaders of the future.

The UCLA MASDS Program offers all of its courses in person in the evenings, in order to accomodate working professionals to complete the degree while working. The program is perfect for those who wish to transition to a more quantitatively focused career. All classes are taught by UCLA faculty who are experts in their areas of instruction. The Department has various business, industry and government partners to provide internships, thesis topics, support for their employees, and job prospects for graduating students.