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2023 Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Data Analytics School for You

Data Analytics is the #151 most popular major in the country with 793 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Data Analytics Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for data analytics students. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Bowling Green State University - Main Campus is a great place for data analytics students. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Xavier University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

The excellent programs at Franklin University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best data analytics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, Michigan Technological University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data analytics students. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#7

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Eastern Michigan University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Case Western Reserve University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular data analytics programs. Located in the large city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#9

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Best Data Analytics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 6
Illinois 2
Ohio 222
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 1

One of 36 majors within the area of study, data analytics has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Data Analytics

Related Major Annual Graduates
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 16 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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