2027 Best Value Data Visualization Master’s Degree Schools
[Data Visualization](/majors/multi-interdisciplinary-studies/data-analytics/data-visualization/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong data visualization education at a price that pays off.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for data visualization students.
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2027 Best Value Data Visualization Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the data visualization degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Data Visualization Schools
Leading the list is University Of South Carolina Columbia, our #1 best value for data visualization in the United States. Located in the city of Columbia, University Of South Carolina Columbia is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $12,688 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $36,298. Students borrow a median of $24,537 to complete the data visualization program here. Early-career data visualization graduates make about $53,623. That is a strong return on a $24,537 median debt. University Of South Carolina Columbia admits about 60% of applicants.
Carnegie Mellon University came in at #2 on our 2027 list of the best value data visualization schools. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Carnegie Mellon University is a large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $65,636. Data Visualization graduates carry a median of $23,529 in student loans. Soon after graduation, data visualization degree recipients from Carnegie Mellon University generally make around $89,327. Set against $23,529 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Carnegie Mellon University admits about 12% of applicants.
Other Data Visualization Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.
- 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 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).
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