Spike Rankings 2027
Best Colleges for Data Science in America
Strong colleges that graduate at least 10 students a year in Data Science. How Spike ranks
How this list is ranked.
The Best Colleges score 75%, the size of the data science program 25%.
47 colleges qualify from Spike’s guide of 233. At least 10 bachelor’s degrees a year in the field. Colleges without enough reported data are left out.
Guide updated . Data snapshot: . Sources and data years.
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Number 1: University of Pennsylvania- 380 grads a year in the field
- 97% graduate
- $122k after 10 years
Number 2: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor- 147 grads a year in the field
- 93% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 3: Northwestern University- 54 grads a year in the field
- 96% graduate
- $104k after 10 years
Number 4: University of Wisconsin-Madison- 408 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $80k after 10 years
Number 5: Dartmouth College- 17 grads a year in the field
- 95% graduate
- $111k after 10 years
Number 6: William & Mary- 52 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 7: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University- 158 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 8: Drexel University- 145 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $92k after 10 years
Number 9: New York University- 178 grads a year in the field
- 88% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 10: Lehigh University- 27 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $116k after 10 years
Number 11: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign- 22 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $88k after 10 years
Number 12: The University of Texas at Dallas- 59 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $75k after 10 years
Number 13: New Jersey Institute of Technology- 27 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $91k after 10 years
Number 14: Worcester Polytechnic Institute- 50 grads a year in the field
- 90% graduate
- $114k after 10 years
Number 15: University of Delaware- 48 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 16: The University of Texas at Austin- 22 grads a year in the field
- 89% graduate
- $82k after 10 years
Number 17: Southern Methodist University- 49 grads a year in the field
- 84% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 18: Fordham University- 67 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $93k after 10 years
Number 19: Tufts University- 17 grads a year in the field
- 94% graduate
- $89k after 10 years
Number 20: Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus- 122 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 21: Bucknell University- 25 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $110k after 10 years
Number 22: Syracuse University- 137 grads a year in the field
- 82% graduate
- $85k after 10 years
Number 23: Arizona State University Campus Immersion- 47 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 24: Ohio University-Main Campus- 170 grads a year in the field
- 65% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 25: Marquette University- 16 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $84k after 10 years
Number 26: University of Oregon- 35 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 27: Drake University- 43 grads a year in the field
- 72% graduate
- $79k after 10 years
Number 28: University of San Francisco- 24 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $95k after 10 years
Number 29: Case Western Reserve University- 13 grads a year in the field
- 87% graduate
- $90k after 10 years
Number 30: Denison University- 41 grads a year in the field
- 79% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 31: Mount Holyoke College- 15 grads a year in the field
- 83% graduate
- $66k after 10 years
Number 32: University of Central Florida- 15 grads a year in the field
- 78% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 33: Centre College- 10 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 34: University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus- 14 grads a year in the field
- 86% graduate
- $73k after 10 years
Number 35: Portland State University- 17 grads a year in the field
- 53% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 36: Dickinson College- 14 grads a year in the field
- 77% graduate
- $83k after 10 years
Number 37: University of Iowa- 13 grads a year in the field
- 75% graduate
- $71k after 10 years
Number 38: University of Vermont- 15 grads a year in the field
- 80% graduate
- $68k after 10 years
Number 39: The University of Texas at San Antonio- 18 grads a year in the field
- 52% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 40: Willamette University- 13 grads a year in the field
- 71% graduate
- $62k after 10 years
Number 41: Colorado State University-Fort Collins- 16 grads a year in the field
- 67% graduate
- $67k after 10 years
Number 42: Baylor University- 16 grads a year in the field
- 81% graduate
- $72k after 10 years
Number 43: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College- 16 grads a year in the field
- 68% graduate
- $64k after 10 years
Number 44: Florida Atlantic University- 12 grads a year in the field
- 63% graduate
- $61k after 10 years
Number 45: Xavier University- 15 grads a year in the field
- 70% graduate
- $69k after 10 years
Number 46: College of Charleston- 10 grads a year in the field
- 66% graduate
- $63k after 10 years
Number 47: Boise State University- 12 grads a year in the field
- 61% graduate
- $60k after 10 years
How to use this ranking.
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What the rank does not tell you.
This combines college-wide results with the number of degrees awarded in the field. It does not measure teaching quality or earnings in this major. A larger program is not automatically a better choice for you.
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