2023 Best Value Schools
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Data Science School for You
In 2020-2021, 373 people earned a degree or certificate in data science, making the major the #196 most popular in the United States.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Schools ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for data science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
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2023 Best Value Data Science Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Data Science Colleges.
Top 10 Best Data Science Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bowling Green State University - Main Campus the best value school in the United States for data science students. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at BGSU are $21,050 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Texas Tech University is a great value for data science students. Located in the city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Texas Tech are $24,121 a year.
The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best data science schools in the United States. UW - Stevens Point is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Stevens Point.
UW - Stevens Point undergraduate students pay an average of $17,035 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 10 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Green Bay is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay.
UW - Green Bay undergraduate students pay an average of $16,091 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best data science schools in the United States. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $28,034 per year.
With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Superior did quite well on this year’s best value schools for data science students. Located in the midsize suburb of Superior, UW - Superior is a public college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Superior are $15,728 a year.
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With a ranking of #7, Western Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for data science students. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWU are $25,930 per year.
University of New Hampshire - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Schools list. UNH is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Durham.
UNH undergraduate students pay an average of $37,202 in tuition and fees each year.
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Middle Tennessee State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for data science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middle Tennessee State University are $28,264 per year.
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University of Kentucky came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Schools ranking. UK is a very large public school located in the city of Lexington.
UK undergraduate students pay an average of $31,608 in tuition and fees each year.
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Majors Related to Data Science
Data Science is one of 36 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 10 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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