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2023 Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Data Science Master's Degree 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.

The Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 master's degree 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 - Eau Claire the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for data science students working on their master’s degree. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the small city of Eau Claire.

Of the 29 students majoring in data science at UW - Eau Claire, 66% are male and 34% are female.

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

Of the 29 students majoring in data science at UW - La Crosse, 79% are male and 21% are female.

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Out of the 9 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.

Of the 13 students majoring in data science at UW - Green Bay, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in data science at UW - Stevens Point, 73% are male and 27% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in data science at UW Oshkosh, 78% are male and 22% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Superior ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Superior is a small public school located in the suburb of Superior.

Of the 5 students majoring in data science at UW - Superior, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for data science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Saint Mary's College

Notre Dame, IN

Saint Mary’s College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for data science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. St. Mary's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

Of the 2 students majoring in data science at St. Mary's College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

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 9 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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