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2023 Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Data Science Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, data science was ranked #196 in the country. In fact 373 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which master's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for data science majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

Saint Peter's University

Jersey City, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Saint Peter’s University the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for data science students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Jersey City, Saint Peter's College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 86% of the data science majors at the school.

Full Data Science at Saint Peter’s University Report

#2

Cabrini University

Radnor, PA

Out of the 5 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrini University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Radnor, Cabrini University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in data science at Cabrini University, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New Jersey Institute of Technology. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. NJIT is a fairly large public school located in the city of Newark.

Full Data Science at New Jersey Institute of Technology Report

#3

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University at Buffalo is a great place for data science students working on their master’s degree. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

Full Data Science at University at Buffalo Report

#3

Juniata College

Huntingdon, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Juniata College is a great place for data science students working on their master’s degree. Juniata is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Huntingdon.

Read full report on Data Science at Juniata College

Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 8
Pennsylvania 6
New Jersey 15

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 5 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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