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Data Analytics Major

Data Analytics

455 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
530 Master's Degrees Annually
#211 in Popularity

Types of Degrees Data Analytics Majors Are Getting

The following table lists how many data analytics graduations there were for each degree level during the last year for which data was available.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 4,609
Bachelor’s Degree 1,517
Graduate Certificate 664
Basic Certificate 458
Undergraduate Certificate 24
Associate Degree 18
Doctor’s Degree 4

Who Is Getting a Bachelor’s Degree in Data Analytics?

1,517 Bachelor's Degrees Annually
35% Percent Women
26% Percent Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This is a less frequently chosen undergraduate major. Only 455 students graduated with a bachelor’s degree in data analytics in 2021, making it rank #211 in popularity. This major attracts more men than women. About 65% of the graduates in this field are male.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the countrywide level, the racial-ethnic distribution of data analytics majors is as follows:

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 163
Black or African American 71
Hispanic or Latino 121
White 848
International Students 235
Other Races/Ethnicities 79

Geographic Diversity

Americans aren’t the only ones with an interest in Data Analytics. About 15.5% of those with this major are international students.

Online Data Analytics Programs

The following table lists the number of programs by degree level, along with how many schools offered online courses in the field.

Degree Level Colleges Offering Programs Colleges Offering Online Classes
Certificate (Less Than 1 Year) 0 0
Certificate (1-2 years) 5 2
Certificate (2-4 Years) 2 1
Associate’s Degree 13 2
Bachelor’s Degree 87 38
Post-Baccalaureate 0 0
Master’s Degree 121 37
Post-Master’s 7 0
Doctor’s Degree (Research) 3 1
Doctor’s Degree (Professional Practice) 0 0
Doctor’s Degree (Other) 0 0

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Major Number of Grads
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 29,596
Biological & Physical Science 28,469
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,341
International Studies 6,458
Nutrition Science 5,514
Behavioral Science 4,777
Data Science 4,416
Sustainability Science 4,382
Cognitive Science 2,959
Human Computer Interaction 2,324
Natural Sciences 2,275
Computational Science 2,167
Human Biology 2,016
Mathematics & Computer Science 1,489
Systems Theory 1,080
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution 1,074
Gerontology 951
Museum Studies 892
Geography and Environmental Studies 809
Science, Technology & Society 805
Dispute Resolution 652
Multicultural & Diversity Studies 584
Marine Science 436
Historic Preservation 423
Cultural Studies & Analysis 375
Classical & Ancient Studies 290
Biopsychology 208
Philosophy, Politics, and Economics 153
Mathematical Economics 139
Climate Science 110
Medieval Studies 105
Environmental Geosciences 102
Economics and Computer Science 89
History and Political Science 68
Maritime Studies 68
Holocaust Studies 67
Accounting & Computer Science 55
Digital Humanities and Textual Studies 54
Anthrozoology 47
Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature 40
Earth Systems Science 25
Economics and Foreign Language/Literature 12
Thanatology 8
Linguistics and Computer Science 4
Linguistics and Anthropology 1
History and Language/Literature 1
Geoarcheaology 1
Geobiology 0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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