by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking.
Data Science is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 541 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 159 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 56 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,343 and $26,790 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in data science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in data science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region bachelor’s degree data science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Carroll University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in University Heights, Ohio, and it awarded 16 bachelors’s data science degrees 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%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - River Falls is located in River Falls, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 16 bachelors’s data science degrees to qualified students.
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%.
Out of the 16 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rose - Hulman Institute of Technology landed the #3 spot on the 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.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. 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.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Olivet Nazarene University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. Olivet Nazarene is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Bourbonnais, Illinois. It awarded 5 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Calvin University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.2% 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 school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 87%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Carthage College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. 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 #7, The College of Wooster did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Wooster, Ohio, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s data science 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Purdue University Fort Wayne came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. PFW is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 bachelors’s data science degrees to qualified students.
Case Western Reserve University landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Case Western is a private not-for-profit institution located in Cleveland, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 93%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Marquette University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Marquette is a fairly large school located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that handed out 2 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 88%.
With a ranking of #11, Eastern Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
Earlham College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Richmond, Indiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s data science students in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.3% 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%.
DePaul University ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This large school is located in Chicago, Illinois, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lawrence Technological University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Lawrence Technological University is a small school located in Southfield, Michigan that handed out 0 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%.
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With a ranking of #12, Western Michigan University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Knox College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Knox College is located in Galesburg, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 bachelors’s data science degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. 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.
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