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2023 Best Value Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$23,111 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Data Science School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, data science was ranked #276 in the country. In fact 541 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for data science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Data Science Schools in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Data Science Colleges.

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality in

$9,394 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Metropolitan State University to be the best value school for data science students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Saint Paul.

Metro State undergraduate students pay an average of $9,394 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$28,034 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best data science schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at KU are $28,034 per year.

Full Data Science at University of Kansas Report

#3

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $31,905 per year.

Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Read full report on Data Science at University of Iowa

Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 38
Minnesota 19
Kansas 4
Iowa 4
Nebraska 1

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

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 3 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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