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2023 Most Popular Schools in the Rocky Mountains 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.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for data science majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Colorado School of Mines to be the most popular school for data science students who want to pursue a degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . Mines is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Golden.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Colorado State University - Fort Collins. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Fort Collins.

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Out of the 4 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Boise State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Boise State is a very large public school located in the city of Boise.

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The excellent programs at Montana State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best data science schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the remote town of Bozeman, MSU Bozeman is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Data Science Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 6
Idaho 0
Montana 0

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 4 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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