2025 Best Data Science Master's Degree Schools in Michigan

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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Michigan to determine which ones were the best for data science students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 100 master's degrees in data science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 full 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

The data science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Data Science Master's Degree Schools in Michigan.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Data Science in Michigan

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

Top Michigan Schools for a Master's in Data Science

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

51 Annual Graduates

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in data science. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in data science from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

Grand Valley State University
Allendale, MI

33 Annual Graduates

Grand Valley State University is a good decision for individuals pursuing a master's degree in data science. GVSU is a very large public university located in the town of Allendale.More information about a master’s in data science from Grand Valley State University

Best Data Science Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Ohio	207	2
Indiana	191	2
Wisconsin	173	96

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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	100

Most Popular Majors Related to Data Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Sustainability Science	101
Data Analytics	95
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	64
Nutrition Science	57
Computational Science	50
Mathematics & Computer Science	27
Historic Preservation	12
Geography and Environmental Studies	12
Human Computer Interaction	11
Systems Theory	7

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.