2024 Best Data Science, General Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

a master's degree in data science, general is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #326 out of 1172 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Data Science, General Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 66 master's degrees in data science, general to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to data science, general students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other data science, general students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data science, general related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for data science, general students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Data Science, General Schools

The data science, general 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 the Best Data Science, General Master's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

 

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Data Science, General in the Southwest Region

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

Top Southwest Region Schools for a Master's in Data Science, General

1

Rice University
Houston, TX

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in data science, general has to take a look at Rice University. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in data science, general from Rice University

2

Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

66 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in data science, general has to look into Texas Tech University. Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in data science, general from Texas Tech University

Best Data Science, General Colleges by State

Explore the best data science, general colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	542	66
Arizona	322	0

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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.