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2023 Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Data Analytics 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Ohio University - Athens Campus the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for data analytics students. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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#2

Xavier University

Cincinnati, OH

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Xavier University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Cincinnati, Xavier is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Air Force Institute of Technology - Graduate School of Engineering & Management landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Wright-Patterson AFB, AFIT Graduate School of Engineering & Management is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Bowling Green State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best data analytics schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point is a great place for data analytics students. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Youngstown State University

Youngstown, OH

Youngstown State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Youngstown State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Youngstown.

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#7

Franklin University

Columbus, OH

Franklin University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular data analytics programs. Located in the city of Columbus, Franklin University is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Michigan Technological University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for data analytics students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the remote town of Houghton, Michigan Tech is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Whitewater came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the distant town of Whitewater, UW - Whitewater is a public school with a large student population.

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#10

Marquette University

Milwaukee, WI

Marquette University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, Marquette is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Full Data Analytics at Marquette University Report

Best Data Analytics Colleges by State

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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 28 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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