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2023 Most Popular Schools in the Plains States 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. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Plains States 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 analysis found Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota to be the most popular school for data analytics students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Data Analytics at Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota Report

#2

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Drake University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines, Drake is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Full Data Analytics at Drake University Report

#3

Park University

Parkville, MO

The excellent programs at Park University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best data analytics schools in the Plains States Region . Park University is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Parkville.

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Out of the 6 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

Full Data Analytics at University of Missouri - Kansas City Report

#4

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loras College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Dubuque, Loras is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best data analytics schools in the Plains States Region . Maryville U is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

Read full report on Data Analytics at Maryville University of Saint Louis

Best Data Analytics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 4
Minnesota 67
Iowa 12

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 6 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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