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2025 Best Data Science Schools in Texas

6 Colleges in Texas
132 Data Science Degrees Awarded
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.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Texas to determine which ones were the best for data science students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 132 degrees in data science to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Data Science School

Best Data Science Schools in Texas Your choice of data science school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for data science schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Pick Your Data Science Degree Level

Bachelor's Degrees in Data Science
Master's Degrees in Data Science

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Data Science Schools in Texas list to help you make the college decision. 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 Texas

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 Texas Schools in Data Science

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Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In TX

The University of Texas at Austin is a great option for students pursuing a degree in data science. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the city of Austin. A Best Colleges rank of #46 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UT Austin is a great university overall.

There were roughly 6 data science students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent year we have data available.

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Rice University
Houston, TX
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

It is hard to beat Rice University if you wish to pursue a degree in data science. Located in the large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #48 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Rice is a great university overall.More information about a degree in data science from Rice University

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Associates Degree Type
AS in Data Analytics Program Name

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Texas A&M University - College Station is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in data science. Texas A&M College Station is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of College Station. A Best Colleges rank of #42 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Texas A&M College Station is a great university overall.More information about a degree in data science from Texas A&M University - College Station

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The University of Texas at Dallas is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in data science. UT Dallas is a fairly large public university located in the city of Richardson. This university ranks 9th out of 115 colleges for overall quality in the state of Texas.More information about a degree in data science from The University of Texas at Dallas

5
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In TX
69 Data Science Degrees Awarded

Located in the large city of Lubbock, Texas Tech is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were approximately 69 data science students who graduated with this degree at Texas Tech in the most recent year we have data available.

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Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In TX

Located in the city of Houston, UH Downtown is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 50th out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.

There were about 19 data science students who graduated with this degree at UH Downtown in the most recent data year.

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Best Data Science Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Arizona 287 0
Oklahoma 257 1

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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 132

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 7,622
Biological & Physical Science 1,585
Interdisciplinary Studies 694
Nutrition Science 587
International Studies 552
Behavioral Science 468
Data Analytics 268
Natural Sciences 267
Sustainability Science 115
Computational Science 102

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