2023 Most Popular Master's Degree Schools
Finding the Best Data Science Master's Degree 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Master's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 31 schools in the United States to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Data Science program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Data Science Master’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Data Science Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Most Popular Data Science Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Texas Tech University the most popular school in the United States for data science students working on their master’s degree. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.
Women make up 26% of the data science majors at the school.
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Out of the 31 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the Pacific landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 50 students majoring in data science at Pacific, 44% are male and 56% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - La Crosse. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small city of La Crosse, UW - La Crosse is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 29 students majoring in data science at UW - La Crosse, 79% are male and 21% are female.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire is a great place for data science students working on their master’s degree. UW - Eau Claire is a large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
Of the 29 students majoring in data science at UW - Eau Claire, 66% are male and 34% are female.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Maryville University of Saint Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools list. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.
Of the 27 students majoring in data science at Maryville U, 56% are male and 44% are female.
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Saint Peter’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree data science programs. Saint Peter's College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Jersey City.
Of the 14 students majoring in data science at Saint Peter's College, 14% are male and 86% are female.
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University of Wisconsin - Green Bay did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for data science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, UW - Green Bay is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 13 students majoring in data science at UW - Green Bay, 77% are male and 23% are female.
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University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for data science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the distant town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Of the 11 students majoring in data science at UW - Stevens Point, 73% are male and 27% are female.
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University of Wisconsin - Oshkosh did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for data science students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the small city of Oshkosh, UW Oshkosh is a public college with a large student population.
Of the 9 students majoring in data science at UW Oshkosh, 78% are male and 22% are female.
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Cabrini University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Master’s Degree Schools ranking. Cabrini University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Radnor.
About 17% of the students majoring in data science at the school are women while 83% are male.
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Data Science Related Majors
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 |
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| 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 31 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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