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Data Science Intensive (Online)

UCLA Extension · Los Angeles, CA

Cost
$5,200
Length
10 weeks
Working 6 months later
9%

Program names, program descriptions and occupation titles appear here in English, because that is the only language the federal and state records publish them in. Everything else on this page is translated.

What happened to people who took this

People enrolled
761
Finished the program
100%Based on 290 peopleTypical California program: 85% of 1,951 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Working 6 months later
9%Typical California program: 69% of 1,690 reportingThat median pools every California program that reported this measure, whatever its length, credential, or field, and leaves out the ones that reported nothing. It is a reference point, not a rating of this program.
Earnings in one quarter after
Not reported

The jobs this trains for

This describes the jobs people do, not the classes this program teaches. It comes from the U.S. Department of Labor, which asks people already doing the work. The Department publishes it in English only, so the job names and the sentences below stay in English on this page.

Trains for more than one job. The outlook shown is the weakest of them.

Where California publishes a separate figure for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County), it appears beneath the statewide one. Statewide stays the headline: people who train here do not necessarily work here.

Computer and Information Systems Managers

Job ads may call this: Data Processing Manager · Technical Services Manager · Computing Services Director · Application Development Director

Some of what people in this job do. The Department rates how important each one is, and they appear in that order.

  • Manage backup, security and user help systems.
  • Direct daily operations of department, analyzing workflow, establishing priorities, developing standards and setting deadlines.
  • Meet with department heads, managers, supervisors, vendors, and others, to solicit cooperation and resolve problems.
  • Review project plans to plan and coordinate project activity.

What this pays in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)

Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.

AreaThe lowest-paid tenth earn underHalf earn underThe highest-paid tenth earn over
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$126,412$205,234$305,884
Across California$132,150$221,952$331,439

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.

Typical pay in California
$221,952per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $193,732
Projected openings
82,270Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 14,490
Projected change
+16.5%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
5 years or more in a related job
Training after you are hired
None

Most people hired for this job have already spent 5 years or more in a related one. Finishing this program may not be enough on its own. Ask the provider who hires their graduates, and what those people did before.

These are the federal government's answers for the occupation, not rules this provider sets. California publishes the same two answers for every one of these jobs.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 46% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 26% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
0.6%
High school diploma
4%
Started college, no degree
13%
Two-year degree
8%
Four-year degree
46%
Master's degree
25%
Doctorate or professional degree
3%

This counts people already doing this job, across the whole United States. Every other figure on this page is California's, and the federal government publishes no state version of this one. It is what people happen to have, not a rule about who gets hired. A small row does not mean you would be turned away, and a large one is not a promise of a job.

Database Administrators

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Database Analyst · Database Manager · Database Engineer · Database Coordinator

  • Modify existing databases and database management systems or direct programmers and analysts to make changes.
  • Plan, coordinate, and implement security measures to safeguard information in computer files against accidental or unauthorized damage, modification or disclosure.
  • Plan and install upgrades of database management system software to enhance database performance.
  • Specify users and user access levels for each segment of database.
  • Test changes to database applications or systems.

What this pays in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)

Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.

AreaThe lowest-paid tenth earn underHalf earn underThe highest-paid tenth earn over
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$63,596$117,992$171,228
Across California$64,157$116,225$183,301

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.

Typical pay in California
$116,225per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $108,848
Projected openings
3,800Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 1,210
Projected change
+1.4%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
None
Training after you are hired
None

No earlier job experience is expected, and new hires are not put through a long training period. For work like this, a program is usually the way in.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 49% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 22% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
0.3%
High school diploma
5%
Started college, no degree
10%
Two-year degree
7%
Four-year degree
49%
Master's degree
26%
Doctorate or professional degree
3%

Database Architects

Pay, hiring, and what people studied

Job ads may call this: Data Officer · Data Engineer · Data Architect · Database Analyst

  • Develop and document database architectures.
  • Collaborate with system architects, software architects, design analysts, and others to understand business or industry requirements.
  • Develop database architectural strategies at the modeling, design and implementation stages to address business or industry requirements.
  • Design databases to support business applications, ensuring system scalability, security, performance, and reliability.
Show 2 more things this job involves
  • Design database applications, such as interfaces, data transfer mechanisms, global temporary tables, data partitions, and function-based indexes to enable efficient access of the generic database structure.
  • Develop data models for applications, metadata tables, views or related database structures.

What this pays in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)

Each bar runs from the lowest-paid tenth to the highest-paid tenth. The darker middle is where half the people are, and the line is the median.

AreaThe lowest-paid tenth earn underHalf earn underThe highest-paid tenth earn over
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County)$71,096$159,506$212,453
Across California$104,033$174,923$234,280

The federal Bureau of Labor Statistics' 2026 figures for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD (Los Angeles County) beside the same figures for the whole state. A region can sit well below or above the statewide spread, and the statewide number is the one most often quoted — so where they differ, the local row is the one that describes the work near this program.

Typical pay in California
$174,923per yearLos Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: $149,740
Projected openings
3,880Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale MD: 770
Projected change
+9.5%
Usually needs
Bachelor's degree

Getting in

Experience needed first
Under 5 years in a related job
Training after you are hired
None

Employers usually expect some time in a related job as well as the training. Ask the provider what their graduates did before they were hired.

What people in this job actually studied

Most common: Four-year degree — 49% of the people doing this work.

California says this job usually needs: Bachelor's degree. 22% of the people doing it went less far than that.

No high school diploma
0.3%
High school diploma
5%
Started college, no degree
10%
Two-year degree
7%
Four-year degree
49%
Master's degree
26%
Doctorate or professional degree
3%

Program details

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Today's data scientist is a data-driven problem solver who must not only have the business acumen and customer service insights to ask the right question, but also the skills to then answer it correctly. Part, art, part science, you'll combine skills in data management, programming, statistics and machine learning to extract, analyze, and communicate your findings. With our intensive program, you can earn your Data Science Certificate in just 10 weeks. Required courses are taken together as a bundle, but offer the same rigor and credentials as our standard format option. Classes are located in Westwood and are held in person 3x a week.

Someone else may be able to pay for this

This program was on California's Eligible Training Provider List when the state last reported it to the U.S. Department of Labor (2026-08-04). Programs on that list can be paid for through an Individual Training Account. Listings are renewed periodically and can lapse, so a program listed when the state last reported may not be listed today. Ask before you rely on it.

The place to ask is an America's Job Center of California

  • West LA WorkSource Center/ AJCCComprehensive center

    Phone: 310-309-6000

    5446 Sepulveda BoulevardCulver City, CA 90230about 5 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

    Has a veterans' representative

  • West Adams WorkSource CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 323-293-6284

    2900 Crenshaw Blvd.AADAPLos Angeles, CA 90016about 5.9 miles away

    Hours: 9:00am-6:00pm Monday-Friday

  • South Los Angeles - WorkSource CenterComprehensive center

    Phone: 562-445-3673

    5343 Crenshaw BlvdLos Angeles, CA 90043about 7.3 miles away

    Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm

Distances are straight-line, so the drive is longer. Call before you travel: opening hours here are as the federal directory published them, and the state notes its own staff are not present at every location.

Find a center anywhere in California, and check what is on the list today:
CareerOneStop — American Job Center Finder (U.S. DOL) · California EDD — Office Locator · California EDD — Eligible Training Provider List

How this gets paid for, and what to ask

Whether a person can have a program paid for is decided by their local workforce development board and the America's Job Center staff who interview them — not by this site, and not by the training provider. California has 45 local workforce development areas and each sets its own policies, so the answer can differ between two people in neighboring counties. Nothing here is a promise of funding or a determination of eligibility.

The rules cited here, and the state and federal sites linked to, are published in English.

How this site gets its figures, and what they do not tell you