2023 Best Value Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Data Science School for You
In 2020-2021, 541 people earned a degree or certificate in data science, making the major the #276 most popular in the United States.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Schools ranking. This report analyzed 19 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value programs for data science students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Data Science Schools
Our analysis found Metropolitan State University to be the best value school for data science students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Metro State is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Schools list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bowling Green State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public school with a large student population.
BGSU undergraduate students pay an average of $21,050 in tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Texas Tech University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Schools list. Texas Tech is a very large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Texas Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $24,121 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Texas Tech also did well on our Best Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Schools list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Stevens Point are $17,035 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Stevens Point also did well on our Best Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a great value for data science students. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Green Bay are $16,091 a year.
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University of Houston - Downtown landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value data science programs. UH Downtown is a large public school located in the city of Houston.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UH Downtown are $17,196 per year.
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University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for data science students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
KU undergraduate students pay an average of $28,034 in tuition and fees each year.
KU also claimed a spot on our Best Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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University of Wisconsin - Superior came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Schools ranking. UW - Superior is a small public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Superior.
UW - Superior undergraduate students pay an average of $15,728 in tuition and fees each year.
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Eastern Michigan University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for data science students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.
Eastern Michigan undergraduate students pay an average of $15,500 in tuition and fees each year.
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Western Washington University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value data science programs. WWU is a large public school located in the small city of Bellingham.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WWU are $25,930 per year.
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Data Science Related Majors for Data Science
One of 44 majors within the area of study, data science has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Data Science
| 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 19 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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