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2023 Most Popular Schools in Missouri

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Finding the Best Data Science School for You

Data Science is the #177 most popular major in Missouri with 38 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Missouri 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 2023 rankings named Maryville University of Saint Louis the most popular school in Missouri for data science students. Maryville U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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#2

William Jewell College

Liberty, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William Jewell College is a great place for data science students. William Jewell is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Liberty.

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Out of the 4 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great place for data science students. Mizzou is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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Best Data Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 19
Kansas 4
Iowa 4
Nebraska 1

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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