2025 Best Data Science Schools in New York

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in data science. It is ranked #282 out of 395 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Data Science Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 198 degrees in data science to qualified students.

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Data Science Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Data Science Schools in New York ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Data Science in New York

The schools below may not offer all types of data science degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top New York Schools in Data Science

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Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

158 Data Science Degrees Awarded

It is difficult to beat Columbia University in the City of New York if you want to pursue a degree in data science. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in data science from Columbia University in the City of New York

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Fordham University
Bronx, NY

Every student who is interested in data science needs to take a look at Fordham University. Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a degree in data science from Fordham University

Best Data Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Data Science Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	334	9
Maryland	279	1
New Jersey	273	14

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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	190
Data Science, Other	8

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Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	899
Human Biology	635
Sustainability Science	432
Nutrition Science	366
Biological & Physical Science	364
Data Analytics	349
Behavioral Science	324
Science, Technology & Society	309
Interdisciplinary Studies	280
Systems Theory	197

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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.