2022 Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 294 data science students received their degree, making the major the most popular in the country.

Across the Southeast region, there were 7 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great data science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the data science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Birmingham, Alabama

#1 in overall quality

$19,188 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Alabama at Birmingham. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. UAB is a public institution located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school has a large population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UAB also took the #1 spot in our “Best Data Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Alabama at Birmingham are $19,188, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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