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271 Master's Degrees Annually
#189 in Popularity (Master's)

Types of Degrees Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many data science graduations there were in 2020-2021 for each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 271
Graduate Certificate 102

Who Is Getting a Master’s Degree in ?

271 Master's Degrees Annually
37% Percent Women
26% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This major tends to be male dominated. About 63% of recent graduates are men.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of data science majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 29
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 15
White 118
International Students 76
Other Races/Ethnicities 13

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Data Science. About 28.0% of those with this major are international students.

Online Programs

In 2020-2021, 107 schools offered a data science program of some type. The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 0 0
Certificate (2-4 Years) 1 0
Associate’s Degree 6 2
Bachelor’s Degree 19 4
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 31 13
Post-Master’s 2 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

You may also be interested in one of the following majors related to data science.

Major Number of Grads
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 2,491
Sustainability Science 1,547
Nutrition Science 1,496
Behavioral Science 1,358
Computational Science 1,063
International Studies 918
Human Computer Interaction 822
Data Analytics 793
Museum Studies 696
Gerontology 655
Biological & Physical Science 639
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 522
Systems Theory 461
Dispute Resolution 416
Interdisciplinary Studies 402
Mathematics & Computer Science 290
Historic Preservation 266
Science, Technology & Society 198
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 176
Cultural Studies & Analysis 161
Cognitive Science 123
Marine Science 104
Natural Sciences 76
Holocaust Studies 54
Medieval Studies 46
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature 28
Human Biology 18
Classical & Ancient Studies 17
Earth Systems Science 13
Maritime Studies 9
Accounting & Computer Science 8
Environmental Geosciences 6
Linguistics and Computer Science 6
Linguistics and Anthropology 2
Thanatology 0
Biopsychology 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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