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2023 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Science in the Great Lakes Region

9 Ranked Colleges
100 Degrees Awarded
$22,200 Avg Cost*
Schools for a Master's Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” 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.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 159 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 100 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,892 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 9 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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Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region”.

Top 9 Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Science in the Great Lakes Region

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. La Crosse, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s data science degrees to 29 students in 2020-2021.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full UW - La Crosse Data Science Report

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire landed the #2 spot on the list. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school situated in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. It awarded 29 masters’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Superior landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - Superior is a small school located in Superior, Wisconsin that handed out 5 masters’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.

Full UW - Superior Data Science Report

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #4 spot on the list. UW - Green Bay is located in Green Bay, Wisconsin and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 masters’s data science degrees to qualified students.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #5 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a medium-sized school located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin that handed out 11 masters’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.

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Saint Mary's College
Notre Dame, Indiana

Saint Mary’s College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Saint Mary’s College is a small school located in Notre Dame, Indiana that handed out 2 masters’s data science degrees 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%. 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. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 85%.

Full St. Mary’s College Data Science Report

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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Oshkosh, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s data science degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.

Full UW Oshkosh Data Science Report

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Bowling Green, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s data science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Data Science at BGSU

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Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, Michigan

Western Michigan University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified masters’s data science students in 2020-2021.

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