MSBA Career Paths
The MSBA program at Cal Poly is positioned at the crossroads of statistical modeling, machine learning & AI, and actionable business insights. We prepare our students to enter the job market with advanced technical skills without losing sight of the business purpose behind the analysis.
This purpose is emphasized in our unique analytics consulting projects, which are part of the curriculum.
Graduate Outcomes
Job Titles
- Machine Learning Engineer
- Applied Data Scientist (AI/ML)
- MLOps Engineer
- AI Product Manager
- AI Solutions Architect
- Data Scientist
- AI Research Scientist
- ML Platform Engineer
- Analytics Engineer
- Data Engineer for ML Pipelines
- Business Intelligence Analyst
- Product Analytics Manager
- Marketing Analytics and AI Specialist
- People Analytics Data Scientist
- Risk and Financial Analytics Analyst
- Pricing and Revenue Optimization Analyst
- Strategy and AI Transformation Analyst
- Operations Research and Optimization Scientist
- Data Quality and Governance Analyst
- Responsible AI and Model Risk Analyst
Salary Report
- $95,375 - Median Salary
*Based on 13 respondents from the 2025 Graduate Status Report - 60 days after graduation.
Hiring Companies
Consumer, Media, and Retail
- Amazon
- Apple
- eBay
- Meta
- Uber
- Williams-Sonoma
Consulting Firms
- Accenture
- Booz Allen Hamilton
- Deloitte
- EY
- KPMG
- PwC
- Slalom
- Urban Science
Enterprise, Cloud, and Hard Tech
- Adobe
- AMD
- Autodesk
- Microsoft
- Oracle
- Salesforce
- ServiceNow
- SpaceX
- Workday
Healthcare and Biotechnology
- California Department of Health
- Covered California
- Family HealthCare Network
- Intuitive Surgical
- Kaiser Permanente
- PROCEPT BioRobotics
- Stanford Health
Sports
- Callaway Golf
- New York Jets
- NFL
- Seattle Seahawks
- Tennis Warehouse
- UCLA Events
Read about recent graduates and their educational and professional journeys
