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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Data Science, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

4 Ranked Colleges
33 Degrees Awarded
$13,500 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor's in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Data Science, General is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 294 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 139 data science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 33 data science, general graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,075 and $25,381 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in data science, general. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great data science, general programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the data science, general program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 4 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Data Science, General (Income $0-$30k) in the Great Lakes Region

#1

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

River Falls, Wisconsin
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - River Falls landed the #1 spot on the list. River Falls, Wisconsin is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s data science, general degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.

UW - River Falls also took the #1 spot in our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. It costs about $8,366 for Great Lakes Region 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 University of Wisconsin - River Falls Data Science, General Report

#2

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Western Michigan University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Western Michigan University is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Western Michigan University is $13,021 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Data Science, General students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Data Science, General at Western Michigan University

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Case Western Reserve University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Cleveland, Ohio is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s data science, general degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Case Western also made our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list, coming in at #2. It costs about $18,708 for Great Lakes Region Bachelor’s Degree Data Science, General students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Case Western.

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.

Full Case Western Data Science, General Report

#4

Eastern Michigan University

Ypsilanti, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Data Science, General Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. Eastern Michigan University is located in Ypsilanti, Michigan 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 Eastern Michigan, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Data Science, General Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Eastern Michigan is $13,904 for great lakes region bachelor’s degree data science, general students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Eastern Michigan Data Science, General Report

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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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