by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 541 people earned their degree in data science, making the major the 282nd most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 35 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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 middle atlantic region data science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Saint Peter’s University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Saint Peter’s College is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 ’s data science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cabrini University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Radnor, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s data science degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Juniata College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Juniata College is located in Huntingdon, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 ’s data science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 85%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Siena College landed the #4 spot on the list. Siena is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loudonville, New York. It awarded 2 ’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
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%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount St Mary’s University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. The Mount is a small school located in Emmitsburg, Maryland that handed out 1 ’s data science degrees 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%.
Eastern University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Eastern University is a small school located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 ’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
Neumann University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Aston, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s data science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Salisbury University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Salisbury University is located in Salisbury, Maryland and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 ’s data science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University at Buffalo landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. University at Buffalo is a large school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 8 ’s data science degrees 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 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Bucks County Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Newtown, Pennsylvania is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s data science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #7, New Jersey Institute of Technology did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJIT is a public institution located in Newark, New Jersey. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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%.
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