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Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Data Analytics Bachelor's Degree School for You

Data Analytics is the #225 most popular major in the country with 1,338 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Data Analytics program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for data analytics majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Our 2023 rankings named Drake University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for data analytics students working on their bachelor’s degree. Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Des Moines.

About 44% of the students majoring in data analytics at the school are women while 56% are male.

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#2

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Northern Iowa is a great place for data analytics students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNI is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

Of the 23 students majoring in data analytics at UNI, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Winona.

Of the 21 students majoring in data analytics at SMU MN, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data analytics schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Data Analytics Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 4
Minnesota 88
Iowa 78

Data Analytics is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Data Analytics

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
International Studies 7,368
Nutrition Science 5,330

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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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