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Most Popular Data Science Schools in Illinois

8 Ranked Colleges
270 Data Science Graduations

Data Science is a popular field of study at colleges across the country. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most data science students each year.

College Factual ranked the 8 data science schools in Illinois by the number of degrees they award each year.

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Below are the schools that graduate the most data science students in Illinois.

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Lewis University
Romeoville, IL

Leading the list of the most popular data science schools is Lewis University. Lewis University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Romeoville. Lewis University graduated around 127 data science students in the most recent data year. See more about data science at Lewis University

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Bradley University is one of the most popular data science schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Bradley University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria. Bradley University graduated around 63 data science students in the most recent data year. See more about data science at Bradley University

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University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign ranks #3 for data science by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Champaign, University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 41 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign

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Northwestern University is one of the most popular data science schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Set in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 21 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for Northwestern University

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Loyola University Chicago ranks #5 for data science by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 13 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for Loyola University Chicago

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Knox College
Galesburg, IL

Knox College ranked #6 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Located in the town of Galesburg, Knox College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 2 data science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full data science details for Knox College

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Olivet Nazarene University ranked #7 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Olivet Nazarene University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bourbonnais. This school awarded about 2 data science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full data science details for Olivet Nazarene University

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Millikin University landed the #8 spot among the most popular data science schools. Millikin University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Decatur. Millikin University graduated around 1 data science students in the most recent data year. Get the full data science details for Millikin University

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).

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