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2023 Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Data Science in the Southeast Region

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Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor's

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Data Science is the 282nd most popular major in the country with 541 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across the Southeast region, there were 53 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 27 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,400 and $27,180 respectively.

For this year’s “Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in data science. To top this list, a school must have a successful data science program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.

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Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s

The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region bachelor’s degree data science students.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida Polytechnic University landed the #1 spot on the list. Florida Polytechnic University is located in Lakeland, Florida and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s data science degrees to qualified students.

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William & Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. Located in Williamsburg, Virginia, this medium-sized public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified bachelors’s data science students 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 low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.7% 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%.

Full William & Mary Data Science Report

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Centre College
Danville, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Centre College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Centre College is a small school located in Danville, Kentucky that handed out 7 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.

With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%.

Read full report on Data Science at Centre College of Kentucky

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Fisk University
Nashville, Tennessee

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fisk University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. This small school is located in Nashville, Tennessee, and it awarded 2 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Data Science at Fisk University

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Roanoke College
Salem, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roanoke College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Located in Salem, Virginia, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s data science students in 2020-2021.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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%.

Read full report on Data Science at Roanoke College

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Winthrop University
Rock Hill, South Carolina

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Winthrop University landed the #5 spot on the list. Winthrop is a medium-sized public school situated in Rock Hill, South Carolina. It awarded 0 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Data Science at Winthrop

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Lyon College
Batesville, Arkansas

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lyon College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s list. Batesville, Arkansas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data science degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.

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Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Xavier University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 0 bachelors’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Data Science at Xavier University of Louisiana

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Bellarmine University
Louisville, Kentucky

Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Southeast Region for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Bellarmine University landed the #5 spot on the list. Bellarmine U is a small school located in Louisville, Kentucky 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 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

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