2024 Best Data Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Data Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in data science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

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 schools for data science students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Data Science Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Data Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

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 Southeast Region

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

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Data Science

1

William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA

8 Annual Graduates

William & Mary is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in data science. William & Mary is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from William & Mary

2

College of Charleston
Charleston, SC

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in data science needs to take a look at College of Charleston. C of C is a large public college located in the medium-sized city of Charleston.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from College of Charleston

Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	10
Tennessee	220	2
Virginia	213	8
South Carolina	195	0
Kentucky	187	7
Louisiana	171	0
Arkansas	167	0

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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	27

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	6,113
Interdisciplinary Studies	4,144
Biological & Physical Science	982
International Studies	970
Behavioral Science	598
Nutrition Science	562
Human Computer Interaction	385
Sustainability Science	259
Science, Technology & Society	228
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	215

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.