2024 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Data Analytics Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 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

DePaul University
Chicago, IL

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

2

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Champaign, IL

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in data analytics needs to look into 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

Best Data Analytics Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Data Analytics Schools 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.

Majors Similar to Data Analytics

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Human Computer Interaction	155
Sustainability Science	133
Mathematics & Computer Science	75
Nutrition Science	41
Museum Studies	31
Gerontology	23
Dispute Resolution	14
Systems Theory	12
Multicultural & Diversity Studies	10
Interdisciplinary Studies	9

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.