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 “Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 1,338 people earned their degree in data analytics, making the major the 236th most popular in the United States.
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 “Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in data analytics. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in data analytics.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s”.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. Ohio University - Athens Campus is a large school located in Athens, Ohio that handed out 108 masters’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Bowling Green, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified masters’s data analytics students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University landed the #3 spot on the list. Cincinnati, Ohio 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 12 students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. 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 Franklin University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Franklin University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Columbus, Ohio. It awarded 6 masters’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #5 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Marquette University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified masters’s data analytics students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, 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 88%.
DePaul University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #7. Chicago, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s data analytics degrees to 0 students 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%.
Walsh College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. Walsh College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Troy, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.0% 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%.
Butler University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. Butler is located in Indianapolis, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 masters’s data analytics degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.9% 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%.
Purdue University Global ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s list. 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.
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Data Analytics Major in the Great Lakes Region for a Master’s ranking. This small school is located in Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and it awarded 40 masters’s data analytics degrees in 2020-2021.
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