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2022 Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

5 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$22,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

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 “Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Data Science, General is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 294 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 data science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in data science, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great data science, general programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the data science, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree data science, general students with aid.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Data Science, General (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in River Falls, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 11 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s data science, general students in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also made our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls is $13,748 for bachelor’s degree data science, general students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full University of Wisconsin - River Falls Data Science, General Report

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #2 spot on the list. WMU is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s data science, general degrees to qualified students.

WMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $19,433 for Bachelor’s Degree Data Science, General students with aid per year to attend WMU.

Read more about Data Science, General at WMU

#3

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s data science, general degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree data science, general students with aid list, Eastern Michigan has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan is $15,924 for bachelor’s degree data science, general students with aid.

Full Eastern Michigan Data Science, General Report

#4

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Holyoke College landed the #4 spot on the list. Mt. Holyoke is a small school located in South Hadley, Massachusetts that handed out 5 bachelors’s data science, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree data science, general students with aid list, Mt. Holyoke has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $27,149 for bachelor’s degree data science, general students with aid per year to attend Mt. Holyoke.

The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Mt. Holyoke Data Science, General Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s data science, general students in 2019-2020.

Case Western also took the #3 spot in our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Case Western Reserve University is $35,428 for Bachelor’s Degree Data Science, General students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 1.4% 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%.

Read more about Data Science, General at Case Western Reserve University

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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