2024 Best Data Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you're seeking a Bachelor's Degree in data science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #271 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 3 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of data science. Combined, these schools handed out 17 bachelor's degrees in data science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Choosing a Great Data Science School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The data science bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we include a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a host of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to data science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other data science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for data science to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for data science students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Data Science Schools

The data science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Data Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Data Science in the New England Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for data science students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top New England Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Data Science

1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

It's hard to beat Worcester Polytechnic Institute if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in data science. Located in the city of Worcester, WPI is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2

Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA

7 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Mount Holyoke College if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in data science. Located in the suburb of South Hadley, Mt. Holyoke is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from Mount Holyoke College

3

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

10 Annual Graduates

University of Vermont is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in data science. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from University of Vermont

Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	238	7
Connecticut	183	0
Vermont	155	10

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Rankings in Majors Related to Data Science

Data Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Data Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Data Science, General	17

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	951
Interdisciplinary Studies	428
International Studies	358
Nutrition Science	302
Cognitive Science	152
Sustainability Science	77
Mathematics & Computer Science	75
Science, Technology & Society	72
Systems Theory	68
Biopsychology	57

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard). More about our data sources and methodologies.