2025 Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Data Analytics is about average in terms of popularity for master's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #146 out of the 343 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for data analytics students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 428 master's degrees in data analytics to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on data analytics students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of data analytics students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt data analytics students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data analytics related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for data analytics students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Data Analytics Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Data Analytics in Illinois

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in data analytics.

Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Data Analytics

1

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

96 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a master's degree in data analytics needs to take a look at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. UIUC is a very large public university located in the city of Champaign.More information about a master’s in data analytics from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

2

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

81 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat DePaul University if you want to pursue a master's degree in data analytics. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Chicago.More information about a master’s in data analytics from DePaul University

Best Data Analytics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Data Analytics Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	211	1
Ohio	207	149
Indiana	191	0
Wisconsin	173	1

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Data Analytics Related Rankings by Major

Data Analytics is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Data Analytics Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Data Analytics, General	251
Business Analytics	177

Majors Similar to Data Analytics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sustainability Science	204
Human Computer Interaction	108
Mathematics & Computer Science	58
Nutrition Science	39
Dispute Resolution	19
Behavioral Science	18
Museum Studies	17
Systems Theory	11
Gerontology	11
Geography and Environmental Studies	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.