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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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Schools ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for data science majors pursuing an online .

Our analysis found Naval Postgraduate School to be the most popular school for data science students who want to pursue an online degree in the United States. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Monterey, Naval Postgraduate School is a public school with a small student population.

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The excellent online programs at Maryville University of Saint Louis helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best data science schools in the United States. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 8 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent online programs at University of New Hampshire - Main Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best data science schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arkansas State University - Main Campus. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Schools list. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Schools list. FVTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize suburb of Appleton.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Advancing Technology is a great place for data science students pursuing an online degree. University of Advancing Technology is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania is a great place for data science students pursuing an online degree. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.

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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 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).

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