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Finding the Best Data Science Graduate Certificate 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Data Science program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Data Science Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Naval Postgraduate School the most popular school in the United States for data science students working on their graduate certificate. Naval Postgraduate School is a small public school located in the suburb of Monterey.

About 40% of the students majoring in data science at the school are women while 60% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Middle Tennessee State University is a great place for data science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Murfreesboro, Middle Tennessee State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 58% of the data science majors at the school.

Full Data Science at Middle Tennessee State University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Western Washington University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data science schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Bellingham, WWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the data science majors at the school.

Full Data Science at Western Washington University Report

#4

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Buffalo. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools list. University at Buffalo is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Buffalo.

Women make up 25% of the data science majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wichita State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools list. WSU is a large public school located in the city of Wichita.

Full Data Science at Wichita State University Report

#5

Marymount University

Arlington, VA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marymount University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools list. Marymount is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Arlington.

Women make up 33% of the data science majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Alabama in Huntsville is a great place for data science students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Huntsville, UAH is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 67% of the data science majors at the school.

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#8

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #8, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data science students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Full Data Science at University of Kansas Report

University of New Hampshire - Main Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UNH is a large public school located in the suburb of Durham.

Full Data Science at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus Report

#8

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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Data Science 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 20 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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