2025 Best Data Science Schools in the Plains States Region

If you're seeking a degree in data science, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #282 one in the country in terms of popularity.While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Data Science Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 326 degrees in data science to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Data Science Schools List

Pick Your Data Science Degree Level

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 Schools in the Plains States Region. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Data Science in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the data science degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Plains States Region Schools in Data Science

1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
Minneapolis, MN

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Data Science Degrees Awarded

Every student who is interested in data science needs to look into University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Minneapolis.More information about a degree in data science from University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

2

Winona State University
Winona, MN

Winona State University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in data science. Located in the distant town of Winona, Winona State is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a degree in data science from Winona State University

Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	284	19
Missouri	283	38
Iowa	264	4
Nebraska	238	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Data Science

Data Science is one of 51 different types of Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies programs to choose from.

Data Science Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Data Science, General	326

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Most Popular Majors Related to Data Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	2,037
Behavioral Science	564
Data Analytics	431
International Studies	418
Nutrition Science	397
Interdisciplinary Studies	312
Sustainability Science	189
Natural Sciences	164
Human Computer Interaction	163
Gerontology	158

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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.