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Finding the Best Data Science School for You

In 2020-2021, 10 degrees and certificates were awarded to data science students who went to a New York college or university. This makes it the #298 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New York to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Data Science program at each school on the list.

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

#1

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

Our analysis found University at Buffalo to be the most popular school for data science students who want to pursue a degree in New York. University at Buffalo is a very large public school located in the suburb of Buffalo.

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#2

Siena College

Loudonville, NY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Siena College is a great place for data science students. Located in the large suburb of Loudonville, Siena is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means New York University is a great place for data science students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 9
Maryland 1
New Jersey 15

Data Science is one of 44 different types of programs to choose from.

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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