2025 Best Data Science Schools in California

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.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in California to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of data science. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 106 degrees in data science annually.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Data Science Schools List

Pick Your Data Science Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Data Science Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. 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 California

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 California Schools in Data Science

1

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Santa Barbara is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in data science. UCSB is a very large public university located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.More information about a degree in data science from University of California - Santa Barbara

2

University of the Pacific
Stockton, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

31 Data Science Degrees Awarded

Every student pursuing a degree in data science has to take a look at University of the Pacific. Located in the large city of Stockton, Pacific is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a degree in data science from University of the Pacific

Best Data Science Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	300	0
Oregon	266	1

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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	81
Data Science, Other	25

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Majors Similar to Data Science

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Biological & Physical Science	19,259
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	3,747
Cognitive Science	1,815
International Studies	1,305
Nutrition Science	1,251
Human Biology	678
Mathematics & Computer Science	563
Behavioral Science	558
Gerontology	236
Interdisciplinary Studies	204

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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.