Ph.D. Career Outcomes

Ph.D. graduates from the Berkeley School of Information go on tenure-track faculty positions at the world’s leading universities, as well as leading research positions in industry, academia, and public-interest organizations.

Recent Ph.D. graduates (2012–2023)

Tenure track
Postdocs
Other academic ^*
Industry
Public interest ^**

* Other academic positions include research professorships and positions at university-based research institutes.

** Public interest positions include roles in government, at NGOs, and at at public-interest non-profits.

Recent Ph.D graduates currently hold tenure-track faculty positions at:

Georgetown University University of Washington Kings College London UC San Diego Georgia Tech UC Berkeley University of Colorado, Boulder University of Cape Town University of North Carolina, Ashville University of Wisconsin University of Southern Denmark American University, Washington, DC University of Michigan - Flint Barnard College Universitaet Wien (University of Vienna)

* Ph.D. graduates 2012–present

Other recent Ph.D graduates are leaders at:

	Galen Panger (Ph.D. 2017) Staff UX Researcher Google Labs
	Jeremy Gordon (Ph.D. 2023) Co-founder and CTO Olli Health
	Daniel Griffin (Ph.D. 2022) Co-founder and CEO Hypandra
	danah boyd (Ph.D. 2008) Founder and President Data & Society Research Institute
	Elizabeth Goodman (Ph.D. 2013) Director of Business Strategy, Tech Delivery A1M Solutions

Employment data as of Summer 2026. "Person" icon by ngamlerdlek.design from the Noun Project.

Last updated: October 8, 2026