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2022 Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
160 Degrees Awarded
$28,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master'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. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 294 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, data science is the most popular major in the United States.

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

This year’s “Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in data science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent data science 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 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The data science 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 “Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Science (With Aid)

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Green Bay. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid list. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Green Bay did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Data Science Master’s Degree Schools” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay are $19,126.

Read full report on Data Science at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

#2

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s data science students in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point also took the #4 spot in our “Best Data Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UW - Stevens Point are $19,178.

Read full report on Data Science at UW - Stevens Point

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also made our “Best Data Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAB are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Data Science at University of Alabama at Birmingham

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Superior landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Superior is a small public school situated in Superior, Wisconsin. It awarded 2 masters’s data science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our master’s degree data science students with aid list, UW - Superior has also earned the #0 rank in our “Best Data Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Superior are $18,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Data Science at University of Wisconsin - Superior

#5

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid 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 degrees in 2019-2020.

Brown also made our “Best Data Science Master’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Brown University are $60,363.

Full Brown University Data Science Report

#6

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

Western Michigan University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kalamazoo, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s data science degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Data Science Master’s Degree Schools” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at WMU are $31,355, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Western Michigan University Data Science Report

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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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