2024 Best Data Science Schools in Massachusetts

Data Science degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #282 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Massachusetts 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 8 degrees in data science during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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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 Massachusetts list, to help you choose the best school for you. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Data Science in Massachusetts

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the data science degree levels they offer.

Top Massachusetts Schools in Data Science

1

Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Worcester, MA

Worcester Polytechnic Institute is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in data science. WPI is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Worcester.More information about a degree in data science from Worcester Polytechnic Institute

2

Mount Holyoke College
South Hadley, MA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

28.6% Growth in Graduates

It is hard to beat Mount Holyoke College if you want to pursue a degree in data science. Mt. Holyoke is a small private not-for-profit college located in the suburb of South Hadley.More information about a degree in data science from Mount Holyoke College

Best Data Science Colleges in the New England Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Connecticut	241	0
Rhode Island	200	0
Vermont	194	10

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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	7
Data Science, Other	1

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Majors Similar to Data Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	590
Nutrition Science	316
International Studies	311
Sustainability Science	204
Interdisciplinary Studies	161
Human Computer Interaction	149
Mathematics & Computer Science	148
Biological & Physical Science	110
Museum Studies	110
Cognitive Science	96

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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.