2024 Best Data Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in data science. It is ranked #271 out of 363 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Data Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 24 bachelor's degrees in data science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on data science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of data science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt data science students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data science related body.

Our complete 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Data Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in Texas list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Data Science in Texas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in data science.

Top Texas Schools for a Bachelor's in Data Science

1

Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX

Southern Methodist University is a great option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in data science. Located in the large suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from Southern Methodist University

2

University of Houston - Downtown
Houston, TX

24 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in data science has to look into University of Houston - Downtown. UH Downtown is a large public university located in the large city of Houston.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from University of Houston - Downtown

Best Data Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Best Data Science Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Arizona	200	0
Oklahoma	190	1

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Data Science Related Rankings by Major

One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Data Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Data Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Data Science, General	24

Majors Similar to Data Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	8,655
International Studies	569
Interdisciplinary Studies	475
Nutrition Science	309
Sustainability Science	72
Behavioral Science	66
Cognitive Science	66
Biological & Physical Science	48
Natural Sciences	23
Computational Science	21

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.