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2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Data Analytics Graduate Certificate 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.

The Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Plains States 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.

Check out the data analytics graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

#1

Park University

Parkville, MO

Our 2023 rankings named Park University the most popular school in the Plains States Region for data analytics students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Parkville, Park University is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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

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#1

Drake University

Des Moines, IA

Our analysis found Drake University to be the most popular school for data analytics students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Drake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Des Moines.

Women make up 75% of the data analytics majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. SMU MN is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Winona.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular data analytics schools in the Plains States Region . UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Maryville University of Saint 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 suburb of Saint Louis, Maryville U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#4

Loras College

Dubuque, IA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loras College is a great place for data analytics students working on their graduate certificate. Loras is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Dubuque.

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Best Data Analytics Colleges by State

Explore the best data analytics schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

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 6 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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