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

Data Analytics is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #146 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 206 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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

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

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 Analytics Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list to help you make the college decision.

 

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in data analytics.

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Data Analytics

1

The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX

84 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at San Antonio is a wonderful decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in data analytics. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in data analytics from The University of Texas at San Antonio

2

University of Houston - Downtown
Houston, TX

65 Annual Graduates

University of Houston - Downtown is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in data analytics. UH Downtown is a large public university located in the city of Houston.More information about a master’s in data analytics from University of Houston - Downtown

3

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX

57 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a good decision for students interested in a master's degree in data analytics. Located in the medium-sized city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in data analytics from The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Best Data Analytics Colleges by State

Explore the best data analytics colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	235	206

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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	149
Business Analytics	57

Majors Similar to Data Analytics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	305
International Studies	202
Nutrition Science	169
Computational Science	86
Data Science	66
Sustainability Science	65
Interdisciplinary Studies	54
Biological & Physical Science	51
Human Computer Interaction	42
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	27

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.