2024 Best Data Science Schools in the Far Western US Region

If you're seeking a degree in data science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #282 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Data Science Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 112 degrees in data science to qualified students.

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Data Science Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Data Science in the Far Western US Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the data science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Far Western US Region Schools in Data Science

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

It's hard to beat University of Oregon if you wish to pursue a degree in data science. UO is a fairly large public university located in the city of Eugene.More information about a degree in data science from University of Oregon

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Every student who is interested in data science needs to check out University of California - Santa Barbara. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in data science from University of California - Santa Barbara

Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	330	50
Washington	300	0
Oregon	266	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	99
Data Science, Other	13

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Most Popular Majors Related to Data Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Science	19,724
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	5,729
International Studies	1,870
Cognitive Science	1,775
Nutrition Science	1,498
Human Biology	830
Behavioral Science	682
Interdisciplinary Studies	576
Mathematics & Computer Science	540
Sustainability Science	388

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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.