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2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Data Analytics Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, data analytics was ranked #225 in the country. In fact 1,338 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Data Analytics Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management to be the most popular school for data analytics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public college with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in data analytics at the school are women while 75% are male.

Full Data Analytics at Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for data analytics students working on their graduate certificate. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

About 52% of the students majoring in data analytics at the school are women while 48% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Michigan Technological University is a great place for data analytics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in data analytics at the school are women while 40% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of St Francis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the suburb of Joliet, University of Saint Francis is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#4

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data analytics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

Full Data Analytics at Purdue University - Main Campus Report

#4

Calvin University

Grand Rapids, MI

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Calvin University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Grand Rapids, Calvin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Case Western Reserve University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data analytics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Cleveland, Case Western is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Data Analytics at Case Western Reserve University Report

#4

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Data Analytics Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 6
Ohio 479
Illinois 2
Indiana 0
Wisconsin 18

One of 44 majors within the area of study, data analytics has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 8 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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