2025 Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Data Analytics isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #146 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 146 master's degrees in data analytics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Data Analytics School for Your Master's Degree

The data analytics master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality data analytics program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on data analytics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of data analytics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt data analytics students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data analytics related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for data analytics students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Data Analytics Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Data Analytics in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in data analytics.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Master's in Data Analytics

1

Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA

45 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in data analytics has to take a look at Virginia Commonwealth University. VCU is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.More information about a master’s in data analytics from Virginia Commonwealth University

2

University of North Florida
Jacksonville, FL

31 Annual Graduates

University of North Florida is a good decision for students pursuing a master's degree in data analytics. UNF is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Jacksonville.More information about a master’s in data analytics from University of North Florida

3

University of Mississippi
University, MS

17 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in data analytics needs to look into University of Mississippi. Located in the town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in data analytics from University of Mississippi

4

University of North Carolina at Wilmington
Wilmington, NC

19 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Wilmington is a good choice for students interested in a master's degree in data analytics. UNCW is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Wilmington.More information about a master’s in data analytics from University of North Carolina at Wilmington

Best Data Analytics Colleges by State

Explore the best data analytics colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Virginia	182	14
Tennessee	166	0
Mississippi	145	0

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Data Analytics Related Rankings by Major

Data Analytics is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Data Analytics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Analytics	65
Data Analytics, General	62
Financial Analytics	19

Most Popular Majors Related to Data Analytics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Data Science	337
Nutrition Science	292
International Studies	241
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	227
Sustainability Science	163
Computational Science	133
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	131
Human Computer Interaction	117
Interdisciplinary Studies	100
Systems Theory	73

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.