2024 Best Data Science Schools in Michigan

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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for data science students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 degrees in data science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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• Best Overall Data Science Schools List

Data Science Rankings by Degree Level

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 Schools in Michigan. 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 Michigan

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 Michigan Schools in Data Science

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Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in data science has to check out Eastern Michigan University. Eastern Michigan is a large public university located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti. This university ranks 20th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Michigan.More information about a degree in data science from Eastern Michigan University

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in data science. U-M is a very large public university located in the city of Ann Arbor. A Best Colleges rank of #29 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.More information about a degree in data science from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

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Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

Grand Valley State University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in data science. GVSU is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Allendale. This university ranks 9th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Michigan.More information about a degree in data science from Grand Valley State University

Best Data Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Data Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	314	24
Illinois	304	5
Indiana	294	6
Wisconsin	273	117

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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	5

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Most Popular Majors Related to Data Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	608
International Studies	339
Cognitive Science	149
Nutrition Science	118
Sustainability Science	101
Biological & Physical Science	87
Computational Science	69
Mathematics & Computer Science	37
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics	37
Gerontology	22

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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.