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

If you're seeking a Bachelor's Degree in data science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #271 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

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 students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 32 bachelor's degrees in data science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

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 students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other data science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for data science to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data science related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Data Science Schools

The data science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Data Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

 

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

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

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

1

University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA

4 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in data science needs to look into University of Iowa. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from University of Iowa

2

Metropolitan State University
Saint Paul, MN

9 Annual Graduates

Metropolitan State University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in data science. Metro State is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Saint Paul.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from Metropolitan State University

Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Missouri	228	11
Minnesota	215	16
Iowa	197	4
Nebraska	180	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Data Science

Data Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Data Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Data Science, General	32

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,805
International Studies	418
Nutrition Science	244
Natural Sciences	145
Behavioral Science	118
Human Biology	115
Interdisciplinary Studies	107
Biological & Physical Science	87
Data Analytics	87
Gerontology	79

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.