2025 Best Data Analytics Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Data Analytics isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #211 in popularity out of 363 majors in the country. 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 the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for data analytics students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 361 bachelor's degrees in data analytics to qualified students.

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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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to data analytics students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of data analytics students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt data analytics students go into to obtain their bachelor'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 full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for data analytics students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Data Analytics in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Data Analytics

1

Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI

25 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Western Michigan University if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in data analytics. Located in the small city of Kalamazoo, WMU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in data analytics from Western Michigan University

2

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI

12 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in data analytics. Located in the town of Stevens Point, UW - Stevens Point is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in data analytics from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Best Data Analytics Colleges by State

Explore the best data analytics schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	252	257
Illinois	241	0
Wisconsin	213	17

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Rankings in Majors Related to Data Analytics

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

Data Analytics Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Business Analytics	310
Data Analytics, General	30
Data Analytics, Other	21

Majors Similar to Data Analytics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,306
International Studies	718
Data Science	631
Sustainability Science	343
Interdisciplinary Studies	327
Mathematics & Computer Science	232
Cognitive Science	228
Nutrition Science	200
Biological & Physical Science	196
Human Biology	130

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.