by our College Data Analytics TeamData Science draws students to programs nationwide. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most data science students each year.
College Factual ranked the 28 data science schools in the The Plains States Region by the number of degrees they award each year.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for data science majors in the The Plains States Region, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Maryville University Of Saint Louis tops our list of the most popular data science schools. Set in the suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville University Of Saint Louis is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 130 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at Maryville University Of Saint Louis
Bellevue University is one of the most popular data science schools, landing the #2 spot this year. Bellevue University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Bellevue. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 121 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at Bellevue University
University Of Minnesota Twin Cities came in at #3 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Set in the city of Minneapolis, University Of Minnesota Twin Cities is a public institution. University Of Minnesota Twin Cities graduated around 54 data science students in the most recent data year. Get the full data science details for University Of Minnesota Twin Cities
South Dakota State University came in at #4 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Set in the town of Brookings, South Dakota State University is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 49 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at South Dakota State University
A rank of #5 makes Wichita State University one of the most popular schools for data science. Wichita State University is a public school located in the city of Wichita. This school awarded about 42 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for Wichita State University
Truman State University landed the #6 spot among the most popular data science schools. Set in the town of Kirksville, Truman State University is a public institution. Truman State University graduated around 21 data science students in the most recent data year. Get the full data science details for Truman State University
University Of Iowa comes in at #7 for data science this year. University Of Iowa is a public school located in the city of Iowa City. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Get the full data science details for University Of Iowa
University Of Missouri Kansas City landed the #8 spot among the most popular data science schools. Located in the city of Kansas City, University Of Missouri Kansas City is a public university. University Of Missouri Kansas City graduated around 17 data science students in the most recent data year. Get the full data science details for University Of Missouri Kansas City
Winona State University comes in at #9 for data science this year. Winona State University is a public school located in the town of Winona. This school awarded about 16 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for Winona State University
Metropolitan State University placed #10 for data science by yearly graduations. Metropolitan State University is a public school located in the city of Saint Paul. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Read the full data science report for Metropolitan State University
University Of North Dakota placed #11 for data science by yearly graduations. University Of North Dakota is a public school located in the city of Grand Forks. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Get the full data science details for University Of North Dakota
Saint Louis University Main Campus comes in at #12 for data science this year. Set in the city of Saint Louis, Saint Louis University Main Campus is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 6 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at Saint Louis University Main Campus
Westminster College Missouri placed #13 for data science by yearly graduations. Westminster College Missouri is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Fulton. 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 Westminster College Missouri
Coe College comes in at #14 for data science this year. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Coe College is a private not-for-profit university. Coe College graduated around 4 data science students in the most recent data year. Get the full data science details for Coe College
University Of Kansas landed the #15 spot among the most popular data science schools. Located in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Read the full data science report for University Of Kansas
William Jewell College placed #16 for data science by yearly graduations. William Jewell College is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Liberty. This school awarded about 4 data science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full data science details for William Jewell College
Augsburg College landed the #17 spot among the most popular data science schools. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Augsburg College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 3 data science degrees in the most recent year. Get the full data science details for Augsburg College
Bethel University Minnesota comes in at #18 for data science this year. Set in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Get the full data science details for Bethel University Minnesota
Dordt College comes in at #19 for data science this year. Set in the town of Sioux Center, Dordt College is a private not-for-profit institution. 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 Dordt College
Walden University comes in at #20 for data science this year. Set in the city of Minneapolis, Walden University is a private for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 3 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at Walden University
Minot State University ranked #21 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Located in the city of Minot, Minot State University is a public university. This school awarded about 2 data science degrees in the most recent year. See more about data science at Minot State University
Saint Ambrose University placed #22 for data science by yearly graduations. Located in the city of Davenport, Saint Ambrose University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in data science from this school. Read the full data science report for Saint Ambrose University
St Catherine University ranked #23 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Set in the city of Saint Paul, St Catherine University is a private not-for-profit institution. 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 St Catherine University
Loras College ranked #24 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Located in the city of Dubuque, Loras College is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 1 data science degrees in the most recent year. Read the full data science report for Loras College
Newman University ranked #25 on our list of the most popular data science schools. Newman University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Wichita. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in data science from this school. See more about data science at Newman University
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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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