2024 Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

When it comes to popularity, a master's degree in data analytics sits in the middle of the road, ranking #146 out of 343 majors in the country. So, it might take a little more work to find colleges and universities that offer the degree program.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 42 master's degrees in data analytics during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Data Analytics School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of data analytics for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

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

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to data analytics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other data analytics students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for data analytics to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data analytics related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The data analytics 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 Analytics Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Data Analytics in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Data Analytics

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in data analytics needs to check out Columbia University in the City of New York. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in data analytics from Columbia University in the City of New York

2

University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus
Pittsburgh, PA

It is hard to beat University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus if you want to pursue a master's degree in data analytics. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in data analytics from University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus

3

Fordham University
Bronx, NY

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in data analytics has to look into Fordham University. Located in the city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in data analytics from Fordham University

4

University of Delaware
Newark, DE

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in data analytics needs to look into University of Delaware. UD is a very large public university located in the suburb of Newark.More information about a master’s in data analytics from University of Delaware

Best Data Analytics Colleges by State

Explore the best data analytics schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	261	36
Pennsylvania	248	0
New Jersey	188	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Data Analytics

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Data Analytics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Data Analytics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Data Analytics, General	34
Business Analytics	8

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	632
Computational Science	421
Behavioral Science	371
Sustainability Science	317
Museum Studies	274
Nutrition Science	274
Biological & Physical Science	225
Systems Theory	177
International Studies	118
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	110

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.