2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Data Analytics Graduate Certificate School for You
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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 33 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Data Analytics program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Data Analytics Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for data analytics majors pursuing a graduate certificate.
Top 10 Most Popular Data Analytics Graduate Certificate Schools
Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management
Our 2023 rankings named Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management the most popular school in the United States for data analytics students working on their graduate certificate. AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a small public school located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB.
Of the 40 students majoring in data analytics at AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management, 75% are male and 25% are female.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Colorado State University - Fort Collins is a great place for data analytics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Of the 38 students majoring in data analytics at Colorado State, 50% are male and 50% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Siena College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data analytics schools in the United States. Located in the large suburb of Loudonville, Siena is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 42% of the students majoring in data analytics at the school are women while 58% are male.
Out of the 33 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 33 students majoring in data analytics at OHIO Athens, 48% are male and 52% are female.
The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Kennesaw State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data analytics schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Kennesaw, KSU Georgia is a public college with a very large student population.
Women make up 71% of the data analytics majors at the school.
Colorado School of Mines ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Golden, Mines is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 20 students majoring in data analytics at Mines, 75% are male and 25% are female.
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Naval Postgraduate School came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.
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With a ranking of #8, Virginia Tech did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data analytics students working on their graduate certificate. Virginia Tech is a very large public school located in the small city of Blacksburg.
With a ranking of #9, Brandman University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data analytics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Irvine, Brandman is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Women make up 71% of the data analytics majors at the school.
University of North Florida landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate data analytics programs. Located in the large city of Jacksonville, UNF is a public school with a large student population.
Of the 6 students majoring in data analytics at UNF, 17% are male and 83% are female.
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Majors Related to Data Analytics
Data Analytics is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Data Analytics
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 33 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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