by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Middle Atlantic Region” 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 35 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in data science. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in data science.
See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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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 Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Saint Peter’s University is a small school located in Jersey City, New Jersey that handed out 14 ’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrini University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cabrini University is a small school located in Radnor, Pennsylvania that handed out 6 ’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Siena College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. Siena College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Loudonville, New York. It awarded 2 ’s data science 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 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Juniata College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended 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 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 Eastern University. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. EU is a small school located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania that handed out 1 ’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
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 Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region. The Mount is a private not-for-profit institution located in Emmitsburg, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 ’s 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Neumann University did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Neumann is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Aston, Pennsylvania. It awarded 0 ’s data science degrees in 2020-2021.
Bucks County Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified ’s data science students in 2020-2021.
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University at Buffalo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. University at Buffalo is located in Buffalo, New York and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 ’s data science degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Salisbury University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Salisbury is a medium-sized public school situated in Salisbury, Maryland. It awarded 0 ’s data science degrees 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%.
New Jersey Institute of Technology came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Data Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. 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.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
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