by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Data Analytics is the 236th most popular major in the country with 1,338 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 455 data analytics graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major” ranking looked at 45 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in data analytics. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their data analytics program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major”.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Polytechnic University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Polytechnic University is a small public school situated in Lakeland, Florida. It awarded 14 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Drake University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Des Moines, Iowa. It awarded 43 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 224 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 45 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #4 spot on the list. Xavier University is located in Cincinnati, Ohio and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. This small school is located in Winona, Minnesota, and it awarded 21 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #6, University of Northern Iowa did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. UNI is a medium-sized public school situated in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It awarded 23 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
University of North Texas at Dallas came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. Dallas, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s data analytics degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 5.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 13 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
Lebanon Valley College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. LVC is located in Annville, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Maryville College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. Maryville College is located in Maryville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
Brigham Young University - Idaho landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. BYU - I is located in Rexburg, Idaho and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 32 bachelors’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Joseph’s University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data analytics degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, Lynn University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. Lynn University Fighting Knights is a private not-for-profit institution located in Boca Raton, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Jacksonville University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking, coming in at #14. JU is located in Jacksonville, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 bachelors’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
Fairfield University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking, coming in at #15. Fairfield University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 3 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Christian Brothers University landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. Christian Brothers University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Memphis, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Boise State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. Boise State is a large public school situated in Boise, Idaho. It awarded 10 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. Whitewater, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s data analytics degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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Wilmington University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. Wilmington University is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Castle, Delaware. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Regent University came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. Regent is a fairly large school located in Virginia Beach, Virginia that handed out 2 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
Ashland University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. Located in Ashland, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s data analytics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
California Baptist University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking, coming in at #22. This fairly large school is located in Riverside, California, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Elizabethtown College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. Elizabethtown College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.
With a ranking of #23, Ohio University - Eastern Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. Located in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s data analytics students in 2020-2021.
Averett University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking, coming in at #23. AU is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Virginia. It awarded 4 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
Stephen F Austin State University landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. SFASU is a fairly large school located in Nacogdoches, Texas that handed out 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Data Analytics at Stephen F Austin State University
Columbia College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking, coming in at #23. Columbia College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Columbia, South Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is located in Troy, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Juniata College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking, coming in at #23. This small school is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.
New York City College of Technology did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking, coming in at #23. New York City College of Technology is a fairly large school located in Brooklyn, New York that handed out 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
Ohio University - Southern Campus landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. Located in Ironton, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s data analytics students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #23, Southern Adventist University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. Collegedale, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data analytics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, Johnson & Wales University - Providence did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. JWU Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
Norwich University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. Norwich is a private not-for-profit institution located in Northfield, Vermont. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Saint Norbert College ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. This small school is located in De Pere, Wisconsin, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Ohio University - Chillicothe Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Chillicothe, Ohio, this small public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s data analytics students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Quincy University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. Quincy U is a small school located in Quincy, Illinois that handed out 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
Central Washington University ranked #23 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. CWU is a public institution located in Ellensburg, Washington. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Missouri - St Louis landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. University of Missouri - St Louis is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Ohio University - Lancaster Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking, coming in at #23. Located in Lancaster, Ohio, this small public school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s data analytics students in 2020-2021.
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Manor College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking, coming in at #23. Jenkintown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data analytics degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Bryan College - Dayton landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking. Bryan College - Dayton is located in Dayton, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #23, Ohio Northern University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major list. Ohio Northern University is located in Ada, Ohio and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Ohio University - Zanesville Campus did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major ranking, coming in at #23. Ohio University - Zanesville Campus is a public institution located in Zanesville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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