2022 Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 294 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, data science is the most popular major in the United States.

Across the Great Lakes region, there were 139 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 104 data science graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,039 and $42,488 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in data science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality data science programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the data science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 “Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region master’s degree data science students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Science in the Great Lakes Region (With Aid)

#1

University of Wisconsin - Green Bay

Green Bay, Wisconsin

#3 in overall quality

$19,126 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Green Bay landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Wisconsin - Green Bay is a public institution located in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Green Bay not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Data Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Green Bay are $19,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Data Science at UW - Green Bay

#2

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

Stevens Point, Wisconsin

#2 in overall quality

$19,178 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Stevens Point, Wisconsin, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified masters’s data science students in 2019-2020.

UW - Stevens Point did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Data Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point are $19,178, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Data Science at University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

#3

University of Wisconsin - Superior

Superior, Wisconsin

$18,376 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Superior landed the #3 spot on the list. UW - Superior is a small school located in Superior, Wisconsin that handed out 2 masters’s data science degrees in 2019-2020.

UW - Superior not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Data Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Wisconsin - Superior are $18,376, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Data Science at University of Wisconsin - Superior

#4

Western Michigan University

Kalamazoo, Michigan

#1 in overall quality

$31,355 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Data Science Schools for a Master’s in the Great Lakes Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Michigan University landed the #4 spot on the list. WMU is a public institution located in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

WMU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Data Science Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Western Michigan University are $31,355, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Data Science at Western Michigan University

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Data Science (With Aid)

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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