Quick answer: The 10 schools below lead this site’s BOC Score ranking of online data science degrees - graduation rate, graduate earnings, cost and retention, computed from federal IPEDS (2024) and College Scorecard data under a published methodology. Advertising plays no part in the order.
The BOC Score weighs graduation rate (30%), median graduate earnings ten years after entry (25%), average net price - lower ranks higher (20%), retention (15%) and fully online availability (10%), all from published federal data. Schools without enough federal outcome data to score appear last rather than being hidden, and sponsored listings are labelled and separate. Read the full methodology.
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Every school listed is verified in federal IPEDS data both to award this degree and to offer programs that can be completed entirely by distance education at this level. Whether this exact degree is delivered fully online varies by school, so confirm the format before you apply.
This page lists 10 schools, closest group first, then ordered by BOC Score with the highest at the top. 10 of them carry a score.
Scores come from IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Earnings are for all graduates of a school, not one program, so treat them as a signal about the institution rather than about this subject. Sponsored listings are paid placements and are labelled as such; they are separate from this ranking and never change it. Read the full methodology.
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
Source: ACCSC IPEDS College Scorecard
By BOC Score - an independent ranking built from federal outcome data: graduation rate (30%), median graduate earnings ten years after entry (25%), average net price (20%), retention (15%) and fully online availability (10%). Sources are IPEDS (2024) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Sponsored placements are labelled separately and never affect the ranking.
Every school listed holds institutional accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education - that is a condition of appearing in the federal data this ranking is built from. Programmatic accreditation varies by field and school, so verify the specific program's status with the school and the accreditor's public directory before enrolling.
Most degree rankings weight reputation surveys or accept payment for placement. This one uses only published federal outcome data, weights are disclosed, and the methodology page shows the full calculation. A school cannot pay its way on, off, up or down this list.
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