2025 Best Data Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Data Science isn't the most popular master's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #189 in popularity out of 343 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Data Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 136 master's degrees in data science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Master’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their master's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your master's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to data science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of data science 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 science 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 science related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Data Science Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Data Science Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Data Science in the Far Western US Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for data science students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Master's in Data Science

1

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

31 Annual Graduates

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in data science. UCSB is a very large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a master’s in data science from University of California - Santa Barbara

2

University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA

31 Annual Graduates

University of the Pacific is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in data science. Located in the city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in data science from University of the Pacific

Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	253	50
Washington	183	0
Oregon	158	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Data Science

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

Data Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Data Science, General	136

Most Popular Majors Related to Data Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Dispute Resolution	183
Sustainability Science	181
Nutrition Science	178
Human Computer Interaction	177
Data Analytics	143
Gerontology	139
Biological & Physical Science	88
Peace Studies & Conflict Resolution	87
International Studies	87
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	84

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.