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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Science, General

5 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$30,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Master's

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Master’s” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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 master’s degree level specifically, there were 160 data science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $56,398 and $43,194 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Master’s” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in data science, general. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent data science, general programs, but they also 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Master’s

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Science, General

#1

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 9 masters’s data science, general degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW - Stevens Point, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Data Science, General Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point are $19,178.

Full UW - Stevens Point Data Science, General Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Alabama at Birmingham landed the #2 spot on the list. UAB is a large school located in Birmingham, Alabama that handed out 7 masters’s data science, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Data Science, General Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Data Science, General at University of Alabama at Birmingham

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Master’s list. UW - Green Bay is a medium-sized public school situated in Green Bay, Wisconsin. It awarded 18 masters’s data science, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Green Bay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Data Science, General Master’s Degree Schools” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Green Bay are $19,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Data Science, General at UW - Green Bay

#4

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s data science, general degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree data science, general students list, WMU has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Data Science, General Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355.

Read more about Data Science, General at WMU

#5

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the #5 spot on the list. Brown is a medium-sized school located in Providence, Rhode Island that handed out 32 masters’s data science, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree data science, general students list, Brown has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Data Science, General Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown are $60,363.

Full Brown University Data Science, General Report

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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