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

Data Sciencebachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #271 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for data science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 58 bachelor's degrees in data science to qualified students.

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor'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

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on data science students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of data science students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt data science students go into to obtain their bachelor'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 schools for data science students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Data Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list to help you make the college decision.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

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

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in data science.

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

1

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

19 Annual Graduates

University of Oregon is a good decision for students interested in a bachelor's degree in data science. UO is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Eugene.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from University of Oregon

2

Portland State University
Portland, OR

12 Annual Graduates

Portland State University is a great decision for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in data science. Portland State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Portland.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from Portland State University

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	262	0
Washington	226	0
Oregon	185	0

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Data Science Related Rankings by Major

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

Data Science Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Data Science, General	58

Most Popular Majors Related to Data Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Cognitive Science	1,789
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,486
International Studies	1,298
Nutrition Science	1,083
Human Biology	897
Mathematics & Computer Science	645
Biological & Physical Science	492
Interdisciplinary Studies	357
Behavioral Science	307
Sustainability Science	157

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.