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2024 Best Data Science Schools in the Southwest Region

6 Colleges in the Southwest Region
150 Data Science Degrees Awarded
If you're seeking a degree in data science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #282 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 6 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Data Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 150 degrees in data science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Data Science School

Best Data Science Schools in the Southwest Region The data science program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Data Science rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for data science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.

Data Science Rankings by Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Data Science
Master's Degrees in Data Science

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Data Science Schools in the Southwest Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Data Science in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the data science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southwest Region Schools in Data Science

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in data science needs to take a look at Rice University. Rice is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Houston. A Best Colleges rank of #16 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.More information about a degree in data science from Rice University

2
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

Southern Methodist University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in data science. Located in the suburb of Dallas, SMU is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #73 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means SMU is a great university overall.

There were roughly 16 data science students who graduated with this degree at SMU in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in data science from Southern Methodist University

3
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in data science. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #36 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were approximately 6 data science students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in data science from The University of Texas at Austin

4
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
69 Data Science Degrees Awarded

Texas Tech University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in data science. Texas Tech is a very large public university located in the city of Lubbock. This university ranks 9th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were roughly 69 data science students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in data science from Texas Tech University

5
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In AZ

ASU - Tempe is a very large public university located in the city of Tempe. This university ranks 2nd out of 26 schools for overall quality in the state of Arizona.

There were about 15 data science students who graduated with this degree at ASU - Tempe in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in data science from Arizona State University - Tempe

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

UH Downtown is a fairly large public university located in the city of Houston. This university ranks 45th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 19 data science students who graduated with this degree at UH Downtown in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in data science from University of Houston - Downtown

Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science schools for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

StateCollegesDegrees Awarded
Texas31790
Arizona2870
Oklahoma2571

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One of 51 majors within the Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies area of study, Data Science has other similar majors worth exploring.

Data Science Concentrations

MajorAnnual Graduates
Data Science, General150

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies8,895
Biological & Physical Science1,649
Interdisciplinary Studies1,365
Natural Sciences1,094
International Studies1,060
Nutrition Science952
Behavioral Science803
Data Analytics281
Sustainability Science222
Computational Science147

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