Data Science
1,827 students earn a data science credential each year across 109 US colleges. Earnings below are the median for each school's graduates one and five years after finishing; debt is the median federal loan balance at completion.
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Bachelor's programs — 98 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin323—1 year out——2Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg, Virginia173—1 year out——3Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park, Pennsylvania158—1 year out——4University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor, Michigan144—1 year out——5Smith CollegeNorthampton, Massachusetts62—1 year out——6The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas54—1 year out——7William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia49—1 year out——8Worcester Polytechnic InstituteWorcester, Massachusetts47—1 year out——9Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona38—1 year out——10Denison UniversityGranville, Ohio34—1 year out——11Northwestern UniversityEvanston, Illinois30—1 year out——12Drexel UniversityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania26—1 year out——13University of OregonEugene, Oregon19—1 year out——14Middle Tennessee State UniversityMurfreesboro, Tennessee19—1 year out——15Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas19—1 year out——16Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri18—1 year out——17John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights, Ohio18—1 year out——18University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas17—1 year out——19Winona State UniversityWinona, Minnesota16—1 year out——20Colorado State University-Fort CollinsFort Collins, Colorado15—1 year out——21University of VermontBurlington, Vermont15—1 year out——22University of Wisconsin-River FallsRiver Falls, Wisconsin15—1 year out——23College of CharlestonCharleston, South Carolina14—1 year out——24Arizona State University Digital ImmersionScottsdale, Arizona13—1 year out——25University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis, Minnesota12—1 year out——26Portland State UniversityPortland, Oregon12—1 year out——27Centre CollegeDanville, Kentucky11—1 year out——28Willamette UniversitySalem, Oregon11—1 year out——29Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley, Massachusetts9—1 year out——30Metropolitan State UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota9—1 year out——31William Jewell CollegeLiberty, Missouri9—1 year out——32Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland, Ohio9—1 year out——33Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis, Missouri8—1 year out——34Bellevue UniversityBellevue, Nebraska8—1 year out——35Dartmouth CollegeHanover, New Hampshire8—1 year out——36Earlham CollegeRichmond, Indiana7—1 year out——37University of IowaIowa City, Iowa7—1 year out——38The College of WoosterWooster, Ohio7—1 year out——39Western Washington UniversityBellingham, Washington7—1 year out——40Carthage CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin7—1 year out——41Bellarmine UniversityLouisville, Kentucky6—1 year out——42Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York, New York6—1 year out——43Florida Polytechnic UniversityLakeland, Florida6—1 year out——44Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona5—1 year out——45Loyola University ChicagoChicago, Illinois5—1 year out——46Rose-Hulman Institute of TechnologyTerre Haute, Indiana5—1 year out——47Coe CollegeCedar Rapids, Iowa5—1 year out——48Salisbury UniversitySalisbury, Maryland5—1 year out——49Siena UniversityLoudonville, New York5—1 year out——50Pacific UniversityForest Grove, Oregon5—1 year out——51Mercyhurst UniversityErie, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——52Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania5—1 year out——53Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas5—1 year out——54Post UniversityWaterbury, Connecticut4—1 year out——55Knox CollegeGalesburg, Illinois4—1 year out——56Olivet Nazarene UniversityBourbonnais, Illinois4—1 year out——57Dordt UniversitySioux Center, Iowa4—1 year out——58Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids, Michigan4—1 year out——59St Lawrence UniversityCanton, New York4—1 year out——60Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown, Pennsylvania4—1 year out——61The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas4—1 year out——62Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont4—1 year out——63Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida3—1 year out——64Loras CollegeDubuque, Iowa3—1 year out——65Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport, Iowa3—1 year out——66Eastern Michigan UniversityYpsilanti, Michigan3—1 year out——67St Catherine UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota3—1 year out——68University of ToledoToledo, Ohio3—1 year out——69College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick, Georgia2—1 year out——70Butler UniversityIndianapolis, Indiana2—1 year out——71Purdue University Fort WayneFort Wayne, Indiana2—1 year out——72Morgan State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland2—1 year out——73Andrews UniversityBerrien Springs, Michigan2—1 year out——74Bethel UniversitySaint Paul, Minnesota2—1 year out——75Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, New Jersey2—1 year out——76University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma2—1 year out——77Arcadia UniversityGlenside, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——78Roanoke CollegeSalem, Virginia2—1 year out——79Pacific Union CollegeAngwin, California1—1 year out——80Point Loma Nazarene UniversitySan Diego, California1—1 year out——81Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga, California1—1 year out——82Quinnipiac UniversityHamden, Connecticut1—1 year out——83Southern Connecticut State UniversityNew Haven, Connecticut1—1 year out——84University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida1—1 year out——85Cornell CollegeMount Vernon, Iowa1—1 year out——86Xavier University of LouisianaNew Orleans, Louisiana1—1 year out——87Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette, Michigan1—1 year out——88Westminster CollegeFulton, Missouri1—1 year out——89Clarkson UniversityPotsdam, New York1—1 year out——90Eastern UniversitySaint Davids, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——91University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——92Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, Pennsylvania1—1 year out——93Winthrop UniversityRock Hill, South Carolina1—1 year out——94University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas1—1 year out——95Bennington CollegeBennington, Vermont1—1 year out——96City University of SeattleSeattle, Washington1—1 year out——97University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee, Wisconsin1—1 year out——98University of Wisconsin-PlattevillePlatteville, Wisconsin1—1 year out——
Associate programs — 6 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1Miami Dade CollegeMiami, Florida11—1 year out——2Gateway Technical CollegeKenosha, Wisconsin9—1 year out——3St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg, Florida7—1 year out——4Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville, Florida4—1 year out——5Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown, Pennsylvania2—1 year out——6Fox Valley Technical CollegeAppleton, Wisconsin1—1 year out——
Certificate programs — 8 colleges
CollegeGrads / yearEarnings 1 yearEarnings 5 yearsDebt
1University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison, Wisconsin105—1 year out——2Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale, Florida17—1 year out——3Regis UniversityDenver, Colorado8—1 year out——4Maryville University of Saint LouisSaint Louis, Missouri6—1 year out——5University of North TexasDenton, Texas6—1 year out——6Champlain CollegeBurlington, Vermont5—1 year out——7Ohio Dominican UniversityColumbus, Ohio4—1 year out——8Washtenaw Community CollegeAnn Arbor, Michigan3—1 year out——
US Department of Education College Scorecard field-of-study data (4-digit CIP). Graduates are conferrals in the most recent IPEDS year; earnings cover federally-aided completers who are working and not enrolled; medians for small programs are privacy-suppressed (—).