About the MEDS Career Data
All information presented here draw from initial job placement data collected on the MEDS graduating classes of 2022 & 2023. Data for the graduating class of 2024 will be added in Spring of 2025.
Please note that data represent alumni employment six months after graduation, rather than current employment.
To learn more about Bren Career Services, please visit the Bren website.
About the MESM Career Data
All information presented here draw from initial job placement data collected on the MESM graduating classes of 2021 - 2023. Data for the graduating class of 2024 will be added in Spring of 2025. All visuals, charts, and statistics combine MESM 2021-2023 data except for visuals that specify select years.
Please note that data represent alumni employment six months after graduation, rather than current employment.
To learn more about Bren Career Services, please visit the Bren website.
Learn more about students at Bren!
The Bren School of Environmental Science & Management has three graduate programs:
Master of Environmental Data Science (MEDS), a 1-year long professional masters program
Master of Environmental Science & Management (MESM), a two-year long professional masters program
PhD in Environmental Science and Management
Information presented here are based on Bren admissions data from UCSB Graduate Division, collected at the time of admission/enrollment (i.e. incoming year). MESM and PhD information reflects data collected on the 2020-2024 incoming cohorts. MEDS information reflects data collected on the 2021 - 2024 incoming cohorts.
Where are students coming from?
In the last 5 years, students have attended Bren from 173 U.S. universities across 38 states, and 43 international universities from 19 countries. See international tab to view table of international universities.
Race and Background Reporting Defintions
There are two definitions used when reporting on race and ethnicity: URM and IPEDS.
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URM (Underrepresented Minority) is defined as a U.S. citizen who identifies as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian. A person is still considered a URM if they identify as multiple races, and at least one of those racial groups is a URM.
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The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) first designates ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino or Not Hispanic or Latino. Second, a person will indicate one or more of the following racial categories: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White. Definitions for these categories can be found on the IPEDS website.
For ALL Race / Category plots: Students are counted in every race/ethnicity group in which they have self-identified; therefore, the race/ethnicity percentages may exceed 100%.
Race / Category
*URM or Underrepresented Minority is defined as a U.S. citizen who identifies as Black/African American, Hispanic/Latino, or American Indian, which is consistent with the UC definition of URM.
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) defines race by first designating ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino or Not Hispanic or Latino. Then, an individual can apply one or more of the following categories: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White.
IPEDS Backgrounds and Distribution of Selected Race / Category
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) defines race by first designating ethnicity as Hispanic or Latino or Not Hispanic or Latino. Then, an individual can apply one or more of the following categories: American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander, White.
Learn about students at the Bren School
This interactive data explorer was built to visualize admissions and career outcome data of current students and recent graduates. It includes demographics of all Bren students and career outcomes for master’s students (MEDS & MESM).
We developed this explorer with the intention of supporting:
- Prospective students in their decision-making as they explore different Bren School degree programs ( )
- Bren staff across all units to offer relevant information for strategic planning and reporting requirements
- All Bren communities and stakeholders from past, present, and future by creating data transparency and data integrity through an accessible application
About the data
The visualizations and statistics presented on the Student Demographics and Career Outcomes tabs (to the left) are generated using data from the following sources:
- Bren admissions data from UCSB Graduate Division (2019-2023)
- Bren Career Team (2021-2023)
This dashboard was developed by MEDS 2022 Alum, Halina Do-Linh, and will be updated annually. Source code is available on GitHub. If you see mistakes or want to suggest changes, please submit an issue on the source repository.