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Finding the Best Data Science School for You

Data Science is the #196 most popular major in the country with 373 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

Check out the data science programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - La Crosse the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for data science students. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a large student population.

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Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for data science students. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best data science schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public school with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Superior did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data science students. UW - Superior is a small public school located in the suburb of Superior.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.

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#7

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, IN

Saint Mary’s College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. St. Mary's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Notre Dame.

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With a ranking of #9, Western Michigan University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data science students. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Michigan Technological University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular data science programs. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Data Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 0
Ohio 2
Indiana 2
Wisconsin 96

One of 36 majors within the area of study, data science has other similar majors worth exploring.

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).

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