by our College Data Analytics Team
Data Science draws students to programs nationwide, with many schools offering the program in a mostly-online format. The online schools below award the most data science degrees of any in the United States.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in data science at each of the 17 schools in the United States that offer the program.
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These are the online schools that award the most master’s degree degrees in data science.
Leading the list of the most popular data science schools is Columbia University In The City Of New York. 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. See more about data science at Columbia University In The City Of New York
New Jersey Institute Of Technology came in at #2 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Located in the city of Newark, New Jersey Institute Of Technology is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 201 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Read the full data science report for New Jersey Institute Of Technology
Saint Peters College is one of the most popular data science schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Jersey City, Saint Peters College is a private not-for-profit institution. Saint Peters College graduated around 154 data science students in the most recent data year. See more about data science at Saint Peters College
A rank of #4 makes University Of California San Diego one of the most popular schools for data science. University Of California San Diego is a public school located in the city of La Jolla. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 73 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Get the full data science details for University Of California San Diego
Maryville University Of Saint Louis is one of the most popular data science schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville University Of Saint Louis is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 71 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at Maryville University Of Saint Louis
Florida Atlantic University comes in at #6 for data science this year. Set in the city of Boca Raton, Florida Atlantic University is a public institution. This school awarded about 66 data science degrees in the most recent year. See more about data science at Florida Atlantic University
Drexel University ranked #7 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Set in the city of Philadelphia, Drexel University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 57 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for Drexel University
Rice University ranked #8 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Rice University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Houston. This school awarded about 52 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for Rice University
University Of Arizona placed #9 for data science by yearly graduations. University Of Arizona is a public school located in the city of Tucson. This school awarded about 43 data science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full data science details for University Of Arizona
American University ranked #10 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Located in the city of Washington, American University is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 31 data science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full data science details for American University
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities landed the #11 spot among the most popular data science schools. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public school located in the city of Minneapolis. This school awarded about 26 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
Tufts University ranked #12 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. Read the full data science report for Tufts University
Colorado School Of Mines comes in at #13 for data science this year. Located in the suburb of Golden, Colorado School Of Mines is a public university. This school awarded about 20 data science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full data science details for Colorado School Of Mines
South Dakota State University placed #14 for data science by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State University is a public university. South Dakota State University graduated around 20 data science students in the most recent data year. Get the full data science details for South Dakota State University
Utica College ranked #15 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Set in the city of Utica, Utica College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 12 data science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full data science details for Utica College
University Of North Dakota ranked #16 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Located in the city of Grand Forks, University Of North Dakota is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Get the full data science details for University Of North Dakota
Walden University comes in at #17 for data science this year. Walden University is a private for-profit school located in the city of Minneapolis. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at Walden University
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This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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