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2023 Most Popular Schools in the New England Region

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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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region to see which 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Data Science Colleges.

#1

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Our 2023 rankings named University of Vermont the most popular school in the New England Region for data science students. UVM is a large public school located in the city of Burlington.

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#2

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

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#3

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

The excellent programs at Suffolk University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best data science schools in the New England Region . Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for data science students. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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The excellent programs at Southern Connecticut State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best data science schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Data Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 8
Connecticut 0
New Hampshire 1
Rhode Island 0
Vermont 10

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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