2025 Best Data Science Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Data Sciencebachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #271 out of the 363 majors we look at each year. 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 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to determine which ones were the best for data science students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 631 bachelor's degrees in data science during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Bachelor’s Degree Schools List

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to data science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other data science students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for data science to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized data science related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for data science students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Data Science Schools

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Data Science in the Great Lakes Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in data science.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Data Science

1

University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
Ann Arbor, MI

144 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat University of Michigan - Ann Arbor if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in data science. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

2

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

323 Annual Graduates

University of Wisconsin - Madison is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in data science. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a bachelor’s in data science from University of Wisconsin - Madison

Best Data Science Colleges by State

Explore the best data science schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	261	5
Ohio	252	22
Illinois	241	5
Indiana	235	4
Wisconsin	213	20

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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	630
Data Science, Other	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Data Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	1,306
International Studies	718
Data Analytics	361
Sustainability Science	343
Interdisciplinary Studies	327
Mathematics & Computer Science	232
Cognitive Science	228
Nutrition Science	200
Biological & Physical Science	196
Human Biology	130

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.