by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 541 people earned their degree in data science, making the major the 282nd most popular in the United States.
At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 165 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,682 and $26,217 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major” ranking analyzed 55 colleges that offered a degree in data science. That schools that top this list have a program in data science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree data science students.
Out of the 55 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Polytechnic University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Polytechnic University is a public institution located in Lakeland, Florida. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fisk University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major list. Fisk University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s data science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centre College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major list. Centre College of Kentucky is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Danville, Kentucky. It awarded 7 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend John Carroll University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major. Located in University Heights, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 16 degrees to qualified bachelors’s data science students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 55 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major that were part of this year’s ranking, William Jewell College landed the #5 spot on the list. William Jewell College is located in Liberty, Missouri and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 bachelors’s data science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.9% 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
University of Wisconsin - River Falls did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking, coming in at #6. UW - River Falls is a medium-sized public school situated in River Falls, Wisconsin. It awarded 16 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Mount Holyoke College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. This small school is located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Juniata College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. Juniata College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
University of Houston - Downtown landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. University of Houston - Downtown is a fairly large school located in Houston, Texas that handed out 24 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Metropolitan State University landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #11, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major list. Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology is a private not-for-profit institution located in Terre Haute, Indiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology Data Science Report
Olivet Nazarene University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. Olivet Nazarene University is located in Bourbonnais, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 bachelors’s data science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
University of Vermont did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking, coming in at #13. UVM is a fairly large school located in Burlington, Vermont that handed out 10 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Calvin University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major list. Grand Rapids, Michigan is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Carthage College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. Kenosha, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #16, Maryville University of Saint Louis did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in Saint Louis, Missouri. It awarded 8 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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St Catherine University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. This small school is located in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
William & Mary ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major list. William & Mary is a medium-sized school located in Williamsburg, Virginia that handed out 8 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Bethel University Minnesota did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking, coming in at #19. Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit institution located in Saint Paul, Minnesota. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 bachelors’s degrees 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 1.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #20, Siena College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major list. Loudonville, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
The College of Wooster came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. The College of Wooster is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Wooster, Ohio. It awarded 1 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Mount St Mary’s University landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. Emmitsburg, Maryland is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data science degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Purdue University Fort Wayne landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. Fort Wayne, Indiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s data science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Case Western Reserve University landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Cleveland, Ohio, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
Eastern University landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major ranking. This small school is located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
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