Join our Data Science graduates in success
94% of the class of 2023 reported landing a job within six months of graduation.

Contact Information
Marie Josephitis
Business, Finance, and Data Science Career Pathway Leader
mjosephitis@lakeforest.edu
847-735-6102

One Major, Multiple Paths
A degree in Data Science can open up a variety of opportunities. Here's a sample of job titles our newest graduates have held in the last five years:
- Accountant
- Analyst
- Assistant Data Scientist
- Associate Quantitative Analyst
- Build/Release Engineer
- Catastrophe Modeling Analyst
- Compliance Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Programmer Analyst
- Research Scholar
- Software Engineer
Where our graduates land
Our students have completed an internship or landed a job with high-profile organizations in and beyond Chicago.
Our most recent graduates have interned at or joined the ranks of these companies in the last five years:
- Aon
- Baxter
- Capital One
- CIBC
- Fitch Ratings
- Goldman Sachs
- Grainger
- Microsoft
- Morningstar
- Riddell
- Tegus
- Zebra Technologies
Advancing their studies
Data Science graduates have also furthered their studies through graduate programs across the country. We set our students up for success so they can enroll in diverse programs such as this sample of degrees pursued by recent graduates:
- MAcc (College of William and Mary, University of Notre Dame, University of Texas at Austin)
- MS in Analytics/Business Analytics (Georgia Institute of Technology, University of Southern California)
- MS in Applied Physics (University of Oregon)
- MS in Computer Science (University of Manitoba)
- PharmD (Rosalind Franklin University of Science and Medicine)
- PhD in Chemistry/Analytical Chemistry (Purdue University, University of Minnesota)
- PhD in Statistics (North Carolina State University)

A Lake Forest College education is built for the future. All students are equipped with the most sought-after professional skills: writing, speaking, critical thinking, and an understanding of human society and cultures. Our interdisciplinary curriculum sets our graduates apart as competitive and uniquely qualified candidates who are eager to take on the challenges presented in today's professional world. Learn more about how our students turn their passions into a career on our Success Stories and Outcomes page.

Oratile's journey isn't the only way to make it at Lake Forest College. Our career pathways offer a multitude of different ways to take advantage of the education here as well as the opportunities after graduation.
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Contact the Gorter Family Career Center
Pathway Leader
Marie Josephitis
Business, Finance, and Data Science Career Pathway Leader
mjosephitis@lakeforest.edu
847-735-6102
General Contact
Gorter Family Career Advancement Center
256 Brown Hall, Middle Campus
847-735-5235
careers@lakeforest.edu