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2022 Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

5 Ranked Colleges
84 Degrees Awarded
$13,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 294 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, data science, general is the most popular major in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 84 data science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 5 colleges that offer a degree in data science, general. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality data science, general programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the data science, general program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree data science, general students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 5 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Data Science, General (Income $0-$30k)

#1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - River Falls. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in River Falls, Wisconsin, and it awarded 11 bachelors’s data science, general degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also took the #1 spot in our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,366 for bachelor’s degree data science, general students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend UW - River Falls.

The low student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Full UW - River Falls Data Science, General Report

#2

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Holyoke College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. South Hadley, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data science, general degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Mt. Holyoke, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Mount Holyoke College is $12,063 for Bachelor’s Degree Data Science, General students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.

Read more about Data Science, General at Mt. Holyoke

#3

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s data science, general degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree data science, general students whose families make $0-$30k list, WMU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WMU is $13,021 for bachelor’s degree data science, general students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Data Science, General at WMU

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Case Western Reserve University landed the #4 spot on the list. Case Western is located in Cleveland, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s data science, general degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Case Western, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Case Western Reserve University is $18,708 for Bachelor’s Degree Data Science, General students whose families make $0-$30k.

The low student loan default rate of 1.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read full report on Data Science, General at Case Western Reserve University

#5

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Making $0-$30k list. Eastern Michigan is a fairly large school located in Ypsilanti, Michigan that handed out 1 bachelors’s data science, general degrees in 2019-2020.

Eastern Michigan also made our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $13,904 for bachelor’s degree data science, general students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Eastern Michigan.

Read full report on Data Science, General at Eastern Michigan University

Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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