by our College Data Analytics Team
Data Science is offered at a wide range of schools, and a growing number of schools deliver it largely online. To top this list, a school graduates more data science students than other online colleges offering the major.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in data science at each of the 28 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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Below are the online schools that graduate the most data science students in the United States.
No school graduates more data science students than Columbia University In The City Of New York this year. Set in the city of New York, Columbia University In The City Of New York is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 203 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for Columbia University In The City Of New York
New Jersey Institute Of Technology ranks #2 for data science by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Newark, New Jersey Institute Of Technology is a public university. This school awarded about 201 data science degrees in the most recent year. See more about data science at New Jersey Institute Of Technology
Saint Peters College came in at #3 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Located in the city of Jersey City, Saint Peters College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 154 data science degrees in the most recent year. See more about data science at Saint Peters College
Maryville University Of Saint Louis came in at #4 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville University Of Saint Louis is a private not-for-profit university. Maryville University Of Saint Louis graduated around 88 data science students in the most recent data year. Read the full data science report for Maryville University Of Saint Louis
University Of California San Diego is one of the most popular data science schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the city of La Jolla, University Of California San Diego is a public university. University Of California San Diego graduated around 73 data science students in the most recent data year. Get the full data science details for University Of California San Diego
Florida Atlantic University landed the #6 spot among the most popular data science schools. Florida Atlantic University is a public school located in the city of Boca Raton. This school awarded about 66 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for Florida Atlantic University
Drexel University comes in at #7 for data science this year. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 59 data science degrees in the most recent year. See more about data science at Drexel University
Arizona State University Skysong comes in at #8 for data science this year. Located in the city of Scottsdale, Arizona State University Skysong is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 57 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Read the full data science report for Arizona State University Skysong
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities landed the #9 spot among the most popular data science schools. Located in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 54 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Get the full data science details for University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
Rice University placed #10 for data science by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Houston, Rice University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 52 data science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full data science details for Rice University
University Of Arizona landed the #11 spot among the most popular data science schools. Set in the city of Tucson, University Of Arizona is a public institution. This school awarded about 45 data science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full data science details for University Of Arizona
American University comes in at #12 for data science this year. Located in the city of Washington, American University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 31 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Read the full data science report for American University
South Dakota State University ranked #13 on our list of the most popular data science schools. South Dakota State University is a public school located in the town of Brookings. This school awarded about 27 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for South Dakota State University
Colorado School Of Mines ranked #14 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Located in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 23 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Get the full data science details for Colorado School Of Mines
Tufts University ranked #15 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 21 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at Tufts University
Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus landed the #16 spot among the most popular data science schools. Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus is a public school located in the city of Atlanta. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 15 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Read the full data science report for Georgia Institute Of Technology Main Campus
Mississippi State University landed the #17 spot among the most popular data science schools. Set in the town of Mississippi State, Mississippi State University is a public institution. Mississippi State University graduated around 13 data science students in the most recent data year. Read the full data science report for Mississippi State University
Montgomery College placed #18 for data science by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public institution. Montgomery College graduated around 12 data science students in the most recent data year. See more about data science at Montgomery College
Utica College placed #19 for data science by yearly graduations. Utica College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Utica. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at Utica College
University Of North Dakota comes in at #20 for data science this year. Set in the city of Grand Forks, University Of North Dakota is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at University Of North Dakota
Carroll Community College comes in at #21 for data science this year. Located in the town of Westminster, Carroll Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Read the full data science report for Carroll Community College
Walden University landed the #22 spot among the most popular data science schools. Located in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit university. Walden University graduated around 3 data science students in the most recent data year. Get the full data science details for Walden University
Minot State University placed #23 for data science by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Minot, Minot State University is a public institution. This school awarded about 2 data science degrees in the most recent year. See more about data science at Minot State University
Florida State College At Jacksonville ranked #24 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Set in the city of Jacksonville, Florida State College At Jacksonville is a public institution. This school awarded about 1 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for Florida State College At Jacksonville
La Salle University ranked #25 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 1 data science degrees in the most recent year. See more about data science at La Salle University
These schools rounded out the top of this year’s most popular data science list:
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). This online edition is limited to schools that deliver the program primarily through online or distance education.
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