2025 Best Data Science Schools in the New England Region

Data Science degree programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major ranks #282 out of the 395 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Data Science Schools in the New England Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 184 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 New England Region. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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More information on how we come up with our rankings can be found here: College Factual's Data Methodology.

Best Schools for Data Science in the New England Region

Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the data science degree levels they offer.

Top New England Region Schools in Data Science

1

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you want to pursue a degree in data science. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public university located in the city of Amherst.More information about a degree in data science from University of Massachusetts Amherst

2

University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

44.4% Growth in Graduates

University of Vermont is a good decision for students interested in a degree in data science. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public university with a large student population.More information about a degree in data science from University of Vermont

Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science colleges for a specific state in the New England Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	301	7
Connecticut	241	0
Rhode Island	200	0
Vermont	194	10

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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	180
Data Science, Other	4

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Majors Similar to Data Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,038
Data Analytics	603
Nutrition Science	516
Sustainability Science	507
International Studies	501
Interdisciplinary Studies	415
Systems Theory	197
Behavioral Science	189
Cognitive Science	176
Natural Sciences	150

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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.