Education Data Analyst: Rankings & Insights (Hybrid)

AAJA24; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid vacation time

Medical benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Training

Job summary

U.S. News & World Report is seeking a meticulous Data Analyst for the Education team to safeguard data integrity and transform raw data into actionable insights for our trusted education rankings.

You will work within a collaborative team to ensure analytical defensibility and support millions of students and families making informed decisions. You will contribute to data architecture, automate data workflows, and validate outputs while partnering with technical, product, and editorial teams to

Qualifications

• At least three years of professional experience using statistical programming to ingest, merge, clean, validate, and analyze large datasets.
• Experience using version-control systems such as Git and ticket-management systems to document and track work.
• Demonstrated ability to identify anomalies, validate analytical outputs, document work, and maintain accuracy across complex processes.
• A bachelor’s degree with coursework in a quantitative field (e.g., statistical economics, data science, or a related social science).

Responsibilities

• Develop, refine, and execute code to process complex datasets for education rankings.
• Contribute to refinement and validation of ranking methodologies to ensure consistency year over year.
• Streamline data workflows and automate survey universe creation for production efficiency.
• Perform rigorous audits of code, data inputs, and outputs to ensure data quality.
• Collaborate with technical, product, and editorial teams on website and guidebook presentation of rankings and data.

Skills

Statistical programming

Version control

Data quality

Analytical mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field

Tools

Stata

Python

Job description

U.S. News & World Report is seeking a meticulous Data Analyst for the Education team to safeguard data integrity and transform raw data into actionable insights for our trusted education rankings.

You will work within a collaborative team to ensure analytical defensibility and support millions of students and families making informed decisions. You will contribute to data architecture, automate data workflows, and validate outputs while partnering with technical, product, and editorial teams to