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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Analytics

8 Ranked Colleges
346 Degrees Awarded
$25,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master's

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 787 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, data analytics is the most popular major in the United States.

At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 346 data analytics graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in data analytics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality data analytics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the data analytics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s”.

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Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Analytics

#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified masters’s data analytics students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree data analytics students list, BGSU has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Data Analytics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at BGSU are $15,823.

Read more about Data Analytics at BGSU

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s data analytics degrees to 61 students in 2019-2020.

UTSA also took the #3 spot in our “Best Data Analytics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UTSA are $25,807.

Read more about Data Analytics at UTSA

#4 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #3 spot on the list. UT Arlington is a public institution located in Arlington, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 21 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UT Arlington also made our “Best Data Analytics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The University of Texas at Arlington are $23,376.

Read more about Data Analytics at UT Arlington

#4

University of San Diego

San Diego, California
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of San Diego. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s. San Diego, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s data analytics degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USD, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Data Analytics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of San Diego are $28,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Data Analytics at USD

#5

Texas State University

San Marcos, Texas
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Texas State University. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s. Texas State is a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Texas State also made our “Best Data Analytics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Texas State are $17,040.

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#6

LIU Post

Brookville, New York
#6 in overall quality

LIU Post ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s list. Located in Brookville, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s data analytics students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LIU Post, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Data Analytics Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479.

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#7

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s list. Ypsilanti, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s data analytics degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Data Analytics Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern Michigan University are $26,552.

Full Eastern Michigan University Data Analytics Report

#8

Bentley University

Waltham, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

Bentley University landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Data Analytics Schools for a Master’s ranking. Bentley University is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 94 masters’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.

Bentley also made our “Best Data Analytics Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Bentley are $40,992.

Full Bentley University Data Analytics Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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