2024 Best Data Science, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Data Science, General is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #574 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for data science, general students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in data science, general during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to data science, general students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of data science, general students who choose to seek a bachelor'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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data science, general related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for data science, general students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Data Science, General Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Data Science, General Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Data Science, General in the Plains States Region

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for data science, general students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Data Science, General

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

4 Annual Graduates

University of Iowa is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in data science, general. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in data science, general from University of Iowa

2

Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN

9 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in data science, general needs to take a look at Metropolitan State University. Metro State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a bachelor’s in data science, general from Metropolitan State University

Best Data Science, General Colleges by State

Explore the best data science, general schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	475	11
Minnesota	446	16
Iowa	403	4
Nebraska	331	1

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Data Science, General Related Rankings by Major

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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.