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Finding the Best Data Analytics Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 31 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular master's degree 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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the most popular school in the United States for data analytics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in data analytics at the school are women while 67% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at San Antonio. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a very large student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in data analytics at the school are women while 65% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great place for data analytics students working on their master’s degree. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

Of the 66 students majoring in data analytics at SMU MN, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Houston - Downtown is a great place for data analytics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in data analytics at the school are women while 54% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a great place for data analytics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Edinburg, UT Rio Grande Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 35% of the data analytics majors at the school.

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#6

University of San Diego

San Diego, CA

University of San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for data analytics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, USD is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 25 students majoring in data analytics at USD, 72% are male and 28% are female.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for data analytics students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

About 43% of the students majoring in data analytics at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#8

LIU Post

Brookville, NY

With a ranking of #8, LIU Post did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data analytics students working on their master’s degree. Located in the suburb of Brookville, LIU Post is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in data analytics at LIU Post, 62% are male and 38% are female.

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#9

Buffalo State

Buffalo, NY

Buffalo State came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Buffalo State is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Buffalo.

About 23% of the students majoring in data analytics at the school are women while 77% are male.

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#10

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

Xavier University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools list. Xavier is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

Of the 12 students majoring in data analytics at Xavier, 92% are male and 8% are female.

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

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 31 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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