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In 2020-2021, 793 people earned a degree or certificate in data analytics, making the major the #151 most popular in the United States.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Online Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the United States to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for data analytics majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management to be the most popular school for data analytics students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.

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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Colorado State University - Fort Collins landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Kennesaw State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Virginia Tech

Blacksburg, VA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Virginia Tech is a great place for data analytics students pursuing an online degree. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Blacksburg.

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#5

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandman University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Schools list. Located in the city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for data analytics students. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Park University

Parkville, MO

Park University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Online Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #8, American InterContinental University - Online did quite well on this year’s best schools for data analytics students. AIU Online is a large private for-profit school located in the rural area of Schaumburg.

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Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Schools ranking. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

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#10

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

Purdue University - Main Campus landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best data analytics programs. Located in the city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public school with a very large student population.

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Data Analytics is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.

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Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.

  • 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).

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