by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Data Analytics is the 236th most popular major in the country with 1,338 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 516 data analytics graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 151 data analytics graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in data analytics. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in data analytics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a public institution located in Athens, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 108 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Cincinnati, Ohio, and it awarded 12 masters’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 85%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. 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%.
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 #3 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region. Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is located in Bowling Green, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 masters’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franklin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Columbus, Ohio, and it awarded 6 masters’s data analytics degrees 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 1 masters’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 88%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Eastern Michigan University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #6. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 1 masters’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
Walsh College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Troy, Michigan, and it awarded 0 masters’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%.
Butler University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Butler University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Indianapolis, Indiana. It awarded 0 masters’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
DePaul University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Chicago, Illinois. It awarded 0 masters’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University Global came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Indianapolis, Indiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s data analytics degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #7, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s data analytics degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
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